Why does the R-tile AXI Streaming IP for PCI Express* fail compilation in the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software version 25.1?

Description

Due to a problem in the 25.1 version of the R-tile AXI Streaming IP for PCI Express*, compilation will fail during the fitter stage when pin locations are assigned with the following or similar error(s):

 

Error(171016): Can't place node "hip_serial_tx_n_out0~pad" -- illegal location assignment

Resolution

To work around this problem, remove all the location assignments for the AXI Streaming IP for PCI Express* in the Assignment Editor or by editing the project .QSF file, and recompile the design.

 

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