Why do I see different HPS IO hashes on SDM-based FPGA designs with HPS First boot mode, where the HPS EMIF IP is not instantiated?

Description

Due to a problem in Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 24.1 and earlier, the HPS IO hash generated for Phase 1 and Phase 2 bitstreams may change between builds if the HPS EMIF is not instantiated in an HPS-enabled design. This affects designs where boot mode is set to 'HPS First'.

Resolution

You may use the QSF assignment to avoid this problem : 

set_global_assignment -name INI_VARS "asm_constant_hpsio_hash = on"

This is scheduled to be fixed in a future release of Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software.