Why do I unexpectedly observe intermittent DDM Errors?
Description Beginning January 10, 2026, executing commands in the terminal or GUI of Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software, Quartus Embedded Edition software or select standalone tools may cause the software or tool to crash with an error similar to the crash signature shown below. This error affects: Quartus Prime Pro Software versions v23.3 through v25.3.1 Standalone Quartus Prime Pro Programmer v23.3 through v25.3.1 Standalone Quartus Prime Pro Embedded Edition v25.3 and v25.3.1 Standalone Quartus Prime Pro Power Thermal Analyzer v25.3 through v25.3.1 This issue is not observed in Quartus Prime Pro Edition versions 23.2 or prior or Quartus Prime Standard Edition. Crash Signature: Error (22912): Unhandled exception: Fatal Error: Assertion failed tools/cpp/ddm/ddm_assessor.cpp:53: DDM_T::verify_token(token) : Cannot identify the client from function assertion_error in tools/cpp/ddm_report/ddm_report_msg.cpp@465 *** Fatal Error: Program termination requested *** *** Below is the stack trace at the time the error occurred. *** The lines beginning "Err Handler" represent frames relating *** to generating this report. *** The point at which the error occurred is somewhere after these lines. *** There may be a few frames representing standard/library code *** before the Quartus frames begin. *** The search for the error should begin with the Quartus frames. *** Unwinder: libunwind *** Stack depth: 15 Quartus 0x24e67: err_terminator() + 0x1bc (ccl_err) Quartus 0xb036a: __cxxabiv1::__terminate(void (*)()) + 0xa (stdc++) Quartus 0xb03d5: (stdc++) Quartus 0xb0628: (stdc++) Quartus 0x1680d: void ddm_throw<DDM_RUNTIME_ERROR>(std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > const&) + 0x26d (ddm_report) Quartus 0x13fae: DDM_REPORT::DDM_ASSERTION_HANDLER::assertion_error(std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >) const + 0xde (ddm_report) Quartus 0x12a52: DDM_REPORT::ASSERTION_HANDLER::error(std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >) + 0x72 (ddm_report) Quartus 0x13e64: DDM_REPORT::detail::assert_at_line(char const*, char const*, int, char const*, ...) + 0x1b4 (ddm_report) Quartus 0x205fb0: ddm_set_lassessor(DDM_T_ASSESSOR*, std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > const&) + 0x60 (ddm) Quartus 0xf4445: DMS_MANAGER::DMS_MANAGER() + 0x5c5 (dni_dms) Quartus 0xf45b2: DMS_MANAGER::get() + 0x7a (dni_dms) Quartus 0xf6db4: _GLOBAL__sub_I_dms_manager.cpp + 0x58 (dni_dms) Quartus 0x647e: (ld-linux-x86-64) Quartus 0x6568: (ld-linux-x86-64) Quartus 0x202ca: (ld-linux-x86-64) Resolution To work around this problem: For Windows machines Download and unzip the Quartus Prime Pro version zip file that matches your Quartus Prime Pro version from this KDB. Double click on the executable ending in “windows.exe”. When the GUI pops up, press Next. Note that the GUI may look slightly different depending on the version of Quartus you are using. Accept the license agreement Specify the directory where the patch needs to be applied which may be a different location than Quartus install if you have standalone tools in a different directory from your Quartus Prime Pro software installation. Keep “Allow Patch to be uninstalled” selected. Select the software in which to install the patch: The patch will install in the directory of the software or tool you have selected. You will see an uninstall directory for the patch in your software or tool folder where patch is installed; it will contain an executable to uninstall the patch if required for any reason. To confirm patch is installed, you can run quartus_sh -v or corresponding version command for your tool via command line. Alternatively, you can Open Quartus in the GUI and select Help → About Quartus Prime in the main menu. If you are opening up a standalone tool you will navigate to Help-> About <tool_name>. For the Command Line Implementation of the patch in Windows, use the following command: <patch_filename.exe> --mode unattended --installdir <your_install_directory> --accept_eula 1 --patch_to [quartus|qprogrammer|qemb|pta] # An example to patch Quartus Prime Pro Edition Software v25.3: quartus-25.3-0.27-windows.exe --mode unattended --installdir /tmp/altera_pro/25.3 --accept_eula 1 # An example to patch the Standalone Programmer for Quartus Prime Pro Software v25.3: quartus-25.3-0.27-windows.exe --mode unattended --installdir /tmp/altera_pro/25.3 --accept_eula 1 --patch_to qprogrammer For Linux machines: Download and unzip the Quartus Prime Pro version zip file that matches your Quartus Prime Pro version from this KDB. Ensure you run chmod +x on the file ending with linux.run. Run in the command line: ./<installation_patch_run_file>. When GUI pops up, press Next. Note that the GUI may look slightly different depending on the version of Quartus you are using. Accept the license agreement Specify the directory where the patch needs to be applied which may be a different location than Quartus install if you have standalone tools in a different directory from your Quartus Prime Pro software installation. Keep “Allow Patch to be uninstalled” selected. Select the software in which to install the patch: The patch will install in the directory of the software or tool you have selected. You will see an uninstall directory for the patch in your software or tool folder where patch installed; it will contain an executable to uninstall the patch if required for any reason. To confirm patch is installed, you can run ./quartus_sh -v or corresponding version command for your tool via command line. Alternatively, you can Open Quartus in the GUI and select Help → About Quartus Prime in the main menu. If you are opening up a standalone tool you will navigate to Help-> About <tool_name>. For the Command Line Implementation of the patch in Linux, use the following command: ./<patch_filename.run> --mode unattended --installdir <your_install_directory> --accept_eula 1 --patch_to [quartus|qprogrammer|qemb|pta] # An example to patch Quartus Prime Pro Edition v25.3: ./quartus-25.3-0.27-linux.run --mode unattended --installdir /tmp/altera_pro/25.3 --accept_eula 1 # An example to patch the Standalone Programmer for Quartus Prime Pro Software v25.3: ./quartus-25.3-0.27-linux.run --mode unattended --installdir /tmp/altera_pro/25.3 --accept_eula 1 --patch_to qprogrammer This problem has been fixed in Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 26.1. The below table lists the patches that are available and the associated patch number. The patch zip files are attached to the KDB below: Quartus Prime Pro Edition Version Patch Number 23.3 0.52 23.4 0.70 23.4.1 1.01 24.1 0.52 24.2 0.64 24.3 0.35 24.3.1 1.29 25.1 0.36 25.1.1 1.31 25.3 0.27 25.3.1 1.02Which Protocols Support Spread Spectrum Clocking (SSC) on Agilex® 5 and Agilex® 3 FPGA Devices?
Description In the Agilex® 5 and Agilex® 3 FPGA device families, the Spread Spectrum Clocking (SSC) feature is supported only for specific protocol-based applications and can be optionally enabled for the following protocols: PCI Express (PCIe*) DisplayPort Hard Processor System (HPS) USB 3.1 Gen1 SATA/SAS (configured through the PMA/FEC Direct PHY IP) When using GTS transceivers, SSC is enabled by setting the "Spread Spectrum" option to "ENABLE", while keeping the “Enable TX FGT PLL fractional mode” option disabled in the GTS PMA/FEC Direct PHY IP. Resolution N/AWhy does Agilex® 5 FPGA fail to boot Linux* from eMMC when using the ATF-to-Linux direct boot flow in the 26.1 release?
Description Due to an issue with the SDRAM memory configuration in the Linux device tree, the Agilex® 5 FPGA HPS fails to boot Linux* from eMMC when using the ATF-to-Linux direct boot flow in the 26.1 release (Linux branch socfpga-6.18.2-lts). This issue is not observed in the U-Boot–to-Linux boot flow, as U-Boot patches the Linux device tree with the correct memory configuration. In the ATF-to-Linux direct boot flow, ATF does not perform this patching; therefore, the memory configuration must be correctly defined in the device tree. Resolution To work around this issue, the Linux device tree used for booting from eMMC in the ATF-to-Linux direct boot flow must be updated with the correct memory configuration. For the Premium Development Kit (ES and production), this requires updating the file arch/arm64/boot/dts/intel/socfpga_agilex5_socdk_emmc_atfboot.dts with the following fix: memory { device_type = "memory"; reg = <0 0x80000000 0 0x80000000>; }; Refer to the following build instructions for the workaround implementation: PDK 065B ES PDK 065B PDK 065A This problem is scheduled to be fixed in a future release of the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software.Error(22650): File <filename>.jic is corrupted. DCIO/Main section data information is not found
Description Due to a bug in Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 25.3.1 or earlier, when using Agilex® 5 FPGA or Agilex® 7 FPGA series devices, you may see this error when examining a JIC file (using quartus_pfg --info or the Configuration Debugger tool) that has been generated where the Direct Factory Image Fallback flag has been enabled on a signed BOOT_INFO .rbf image. This error occurs because this setting needs to be applied before the image is signed.. Resolution A future update of the quartus_pfg flow in the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software will include a method to generate .rbf files with the Direct Factory Image Fallback flag set to a user-desired value before encryption and signing.Why does marginal degradation of 1.8V VIL I/O standard occur on Stratix® 10 FPGAs and Agilex™ FPGAs family SDM I/O pins after long-term operation?
Description On all Stratix® 10 FPGA and Agilex™ FPGA devices, when the board MSEL is set to JTAG but Quartus® Prime design software is configured to AS or AVST×8, and SDM I/O pins are left unconnected (NC), long-term operation may cause the 1.8V VIL on those SDM I/O pins to degrade below the datasheet specification of 0.5985V (0.35 × 1.71V). Refer to device datasheet under Single-Ended I/O Standards Specifications section for SDM IO I/O standard specification. The degradation can lead to configuration issues. Resolution Select AVST×16 as the configuration scheme in Quartus when using JTAG MSEL with all SDM I/O pins left unconnected. AVST×16 does not use any SDM I/O pins, preventing the degradation. Refer to Configuration User Guide for the steps to enable dual-purpose pins when setting AVSTx16 mode in Quartus. Starting in Quartus® Prime Pro edition software version 26.1, a note will be updated in the Configuration User Guide and the tooltips for the Configuration scheme category under Device and Pin Options in Quartus.Why does FPGA configuration (Phase 2) fail in HPS first boot mode on Agilex™ 5 and Agilex™ 3 SoC FPGAs when using Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 25.3.1?
Description Due to a problem in Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 25.3.1, Phase 2 configuration (FPGA fabric configuration from HPS) may fail on Agilex™ 5 and Agilex™ 3FPGA devices when Phase 1 and Phase 2 bitstreams originate from different designs or design revisions. This is caused by HPS IO hash mismatches between compilations. Resolution To work around this problem, download and install the patch below. You must recompile both the design generating the Phase 1 bitstream and the design generating the Phase 2 bitstream using the patched version of Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 25.3.1. Additional Information HPS IO hash mismatches can also occur for other reasons independent of this Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software problem. For more information about other potential causes and how to avoid them, refer to the HPS IO Hash Compatibility section in the Hard Processor System Booting User Guide: Agilex™ 3 and Agilex™ 5 SoCsWhy doesn’t Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 25.3 generate programming files for my Agilex™ FPGA devices?
Description Due to a problem in the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 25.3, you might not be able to generate programming files for some Agilex™ 5/3 FPGA devices. Here is the list of impacted OPNs: A5EG005BB18AE4S A5EG005BB18AE5S A5EG005BB18AE6S A5EG005BB18AE6X A5EG005BB18AI4S A5EG005BB18AI5S A5EG005BB18AI6S A5EG005BB18AI6X A5EG007BB18AE4S A5EG007BB18AE5S A5EG007BB18AE6S A5EG007BB18AE6X A5EG007BB18AI4S A5EG007BB18AI5S A5EG007BB18AI6S A5EG007BB18AI6X A3CZ025BB18AE7S A3CZ025BB18AI7S A3CZ050BB18AE7S A3CZ050BB18AI7S A3CZ065BB18AE7S A3CZ065BB18AI7S Resolution If you are using any of the listed devices in your design, download and install the patches below to enable programming file generation in Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 25.3. This problem is scheduled to be fixed in a future release of the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software.
Is there a known issue with the behavior of the nCATTRIP signal in Agilex™ 5 FPGA and Agilex™ 3 FPGA devices?
Description Yes, due to a problem in Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software version 25.1 and earlier, if the nCATTRIP function is enabled in Agilex™ 5 FPGA or Agilex™ 3 FPGA devices, this pin will behave as expected when the FPGA is first configured after power-up, but will falsely assert low and stay low during and after any reconfiguration attempt without a power cycle. Resolution This issue is fixed starting from Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software version 25.1.1
