Why is “can’t read “portNum” error” message seen when launching the P-Tile Debug Toolkit ?

Description

Due to a problem in the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 21.2, “can’t read "portNum” error” message can happen when launching the P-Tile Debug Toolkit.

Resolution

A patch is available to fix this problem for the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 21.2.

Download and install Patch 0.23 from the appropriate link below.

• Download the patch Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition version 21.2 Patch 0.23 for Windows (.exe)
• Download the patch Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition version 21.2 Patch 0.23 for Linux (.run)
• Download the Readme for Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition version 21.2 Patch 0.23 (.txt)

This problem is fixed starting with the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 21.3.