Internal Error: Sub-system: PAT, File: /quartus/power/pat/pat_env.cpp, Line: 739 Cannot load library power_patfam_nightfury.dll:

Description

Due to a problem in the Intel® Quartus® Prime Software version 15.1 Update 1 and earlier, you might see this internal error when running the Power Analyzer on a Windows operating system.

Resolution

To work around this problem, download and install patch 1.11 from the following links. You must install the Intel Quartus Prime Software version 15.1 Update 1 before installing these patches.

• Intel Quartus Prime Software v15.1.1 patch 1.11 for Windows (.exe)
• Readme for the Quartus Prime software version 15.1.1 patch 1.11 (.txt)

This problem is fixed in the Intel Quartus Prime Software v15.1.2.