Error (16812): Verilog HDL error at altera_up_sync_fifo.v(138): port connections cannot be mixed ordered and named. Or there might be a trailing comma in named port connection.

Description

Due to a problem in the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro and Standard Edition software version 17.1 Update 1 and earlier, you might see this syntax error when compiling the RS232_UART IP generated using Platform Designer.

Resolution

To work around this problem edit the IP HDL file “\altera_up_avalon_rs232_\synth\altera_up_sync_fifo.v” to update the syntax Error in scfifo instance. Remove the "," at the end of line 129 and add it back after //synopsys translate_off on line 133

Original Code:

scfifo    Sync_FIFO
(
    // Inputs
    .clock            (clk),
    .sclr                (reset),

    .data                (write_data),
    .wrreq            (write_en),

    .rdreq            (read_en),

    // Bidirectionals
    // Outputs
    .empty            (fifo_is_empty),
    .full                (fifo_is_full),
    .usedw            (words_used),
    
    .q                    (read_data),

    // Unused
    // synopsys translate_off
    .aclr                (),
    .almost_empty    (),
    .almost_full    ()
    // synopsys translate_on
);

Modified Code:

scfifo    Sync_FIFO
(
    // Inputs
    .clock            (clk),
    .sclr                (reset),

    .data                (write_data),
    .wrreq            (write_en),

    .rdreq            (read_en),

    // Bidirectionals
    // Outputs
    .empty            (fifo_is_empty),
    .full                (fifo_is_full),
    .usedw            (words_used),
    
    .q                    (read_data)

    // Unused
    // synopsys translate_off
    ,
    .aclr                (),
    .almost_empty    (),
    .almost_full    ()
    // synopsys translate_on
);

This problem is fixed beginning with the Intel Quartus Prime Pro and Standard Edition software version 18.0