When using the R-Tile Avalon Streaming IP for PCI Express* how should the CPL Always Grant option be used?
Description CPL Always Grant is a new option in the GUI for the R-Tile Avalon Streaming IP for PCI Express. If the parameter is turned on, internally generated TLPs (completion and message) will check for available credits at the link partner (i.e., total credit) and will not be limited to the locally allocated credit of 1, 4, or 16, depending on the scale factor used. If the parameter is turned off, which is the default: Consider that there are 100 completion credits available and we allocated 4 credits for internally generated completions. After 4 config reads are received and after the Hard IP has sent 4 completions in response, the 5th config read received will not result in a completion being transmitted by the Hard IP until a credit update is received from the Root Port, even though the Hard IP still has 96 credits available for completions. This behaviour applies only to configuration requests which require completions to be generated by the PCIe Hard IP. Internally generated messages are posted and do not require completions to be generated. The FC_Update check is not bypassed when the CPL Always Grant option is turned on. The Hard IP keeps track of available credits at the link partner and prevents any TLPs (internal or user- generated) from being transmitted through the link enough credits are not available. For header and data, the credits reserved for internal IP usage are 1, 4, and 16 for scaling factors of 1, 4, and 16 respectively. Header credits and data credits have their own allocation. For new designs targeting an interoperable vendor-neutral system architecture, Altera recommends that this option be enabled. Resolution This information is scheduled to be included in a future release of the R-Tile Avalon Streaming IP for PCI Express User Guide.Does the Agilex® 7 FPGA F-Series (2 × F-Tiles) Development Kit support CvP over the PCIe* 4.0x16 Gold Fingers?
Description The Agilex® 7 FPGA F-Series Development Kit (2x F-Tile) (AGF023) do not support CvP over the PCIe* 4.0x16 Gold Finger Card Edge connector. CvP is supported over the MCIO x4 interface. Resolution CvP is not supported over the PCIe* 4.0x16 Gold Finer Card Edge Connector on the Agilex® 7 FPGA F-Series Development Kit (2x F-Tile) (AGF023). This problem will not be fixed in a future release as the problem is due to the physical location of the PCIe* 4.0x16 F-Tile being located on the Right Hand Side of the device. CvP is only supported on the Left Had Side Tile of this device.
CONSTRA error: Failed to open file 'C:\altera_pro\26.1\devices/10nm/sm7revb/hviowr_pllwrap_bf_rbc_constraints.ddb'
Description Due to a problem in the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 26.1 and earlier, you might see the following or similar simulation error message when simulating a design targeting an Agilex® 7 FPGA M-Series device or an Agilex® 3 FPGA C-Series device: CONSTRA (ed_sim.phylite_ph2_0_example_design.phylite_ph2_0_example_design.core.arch_inst.phylite_clocking_inst.iopll_inst.tennm_ph2_iopll_encrypted_inst): error: Failed to open file 'C:\altera_pro\26.1\devices/10nm/sm7revb/hviowr_pllwrap_bf_rbc_constraints.ddb' This CONSTRA error occurs because the SystemVerilog Constraint Solver executable file cannot find simulation files due to missing directories from the Quartus installation path, under the directory <Quartus_version>/devices/10nm. The missing directories are part of the Agilex® 5 FPGA device support files. Resolution To work around this problem: Download the Agilex® 5 FPGA device support file, according to the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version and operating system. Install the downloaded Agilex® 5 FPGA device support file. Simulate your design again using a fresh simulation directory. This problem is scheduled to be fixed in a future release of the Quartus Prime Pro Edition Software.Why do I see SEU errors being detected consistently on my Agilex® 7 FPGA F-Series Development Kit (2x F-Tile) (DK-DEV-AGF023FA)?
Description Due to an issue with the settings of the Voltage Regulator LTC3888 used on the Agilex™ 7 FPGA F-Series Development Kit (2x F-Tile) (DK-DEV-AGF023FA), you may see SEU error being detected regularly when you enable SEU error check. The behavior occurs because the voltage required by Agilex™ 7 devices during operation, which can be between 0.7 V and 0.9 V, is over the VOUT_OV_WARN_LIMIT value programmed on LTC3888. Triggering the LTC388 to report an error back to the FPGA SDM. The SDM queues this error on the Error Message Queue (EMQ) which then asserts the SEU Error check. Resolution To solve this problem, you will need to reconfigure the Non-Volatile Memory registers of the Voltage Regulator using a Linear Technologies USB-to PMBus Controller (DC1613A) and Programming Adapter (DC2086A) and the Linear Technologies LTpowerPlay Software. Using the PMBus Controller and the LTpowerPlay software, configure the following Voltage Regulator configuration file linked at the bottom of this article and follow the steps lay out below: 1. Open the LTpowerPlay on a Windows computer. 2. Connect dongles as shown in picture, power up the board 3. Start LTpowerPlay. It will show a window like below: 4. Click "Open Project", browse to the project file, select it and click "Open". 5. Go to Utilities > Programming Utility. 6. Press OK when asked 7. In the LT Device Programmer, browse again for the project file: 8. Click "Program and Verify System" 9. Application will confirm all was programmed fine: Loading this file will configure the LTC3888 Voltage Regulator to operate within the required voltage range and allow the Agilex™ 7 device to operate with getting assertions from false errors.
What is the latest device firmware for the Agilex® FPGA and Stratix®10 FPGAs?
Description Altera® recommends using the latest version of the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software and the latest available device firmware. Please also see the following user guides: Updating the SDM Firmware in the Agilex® 7 FPGA Configuration User Guide Updating the SDM Firmware in the Stratix® 10 FPGA Configuration User Guide Resolution The latest device firmware available for the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software can be downloaded from the following links: Quartus Prime Pro Edition Software version 25.3 What is the latest device firmware for the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 25.3? Quartus Prime Pro Edition Software version 25.1 What is the latest device firmware for the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 25.1? Quartus Prime Pro Edition Software version 24.3.1 What is the latest device firmware for the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 24.3.1? Quartus Prime Pro Edition Software version 24.3 What is the latest device firmware for the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 24.3? Quartus Prime Pro Edition Software version 24.2 What is the latest device firmware for the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 24.2? Quartus Prime Pro Edition Software version 24.1 What is the latest device firmware for the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 24.1? Quartus Prime Pro Edition Software version 23.4 What is the latest device firmware available for the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 23.4? Quartus Prime Pro Edition Software version 23.3 What is the latest device firmware available for the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 23.3? Quartus Prime Pro Edition Software version 23.2 What is the latest device firmware available for the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 23.2? Quartus Prime Pro Edition Software version 23.1 What is the latest device firmware available for the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 23.1? Quartus Prime Pro Edition Software version 22.4 What is the latest device firmware available for the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 22.4? Quartus Prime Pro Edition Software version 22.3 What is the latest device firmware available for the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 22.3? Quartus Prime Pro Edition Software version 22.2 What is the latest device firmware available for the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 22.2? Quartus Prime Pro Edition Software version 22.1 What is the latest device firmware available for the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 22.1? Quartus Prime Pro Edition Software version 21.4 What is the latest device firmware available for the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 21.4? Quartus Prime Pro Edition Software version 21.3 What is the latest device firmware available for the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 21.3? Quartus Prime Pro Edition Software version 21.2 What is the latest device firmware available for the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 21.2? Quartus Prime Pro Edition Software version 21.1 What is the latest device firmware available for the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 21.1? Quartus Prime Pro Edition Software version 20.3 What is the latest device firmware available for the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 20.3?What is the latest device firmware for the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 25.1?
Description The latest device firmware for Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 25.1 is available for download below. Fixes for the following problems are included in the latest release (The newest release contains all prior fixes and supersedes earlier device firmware releases). Change Log Firmware version 0.35fw: This patch fixes potential failures observed when loading factory image with State 0xf0040074 Error location Firmware version 0.25fw: This patch fixes a rare scenario issue where the Agilex® 7 FPGA F-series device hangs when reconfiguring back-to-back. The fix includes an update to the polling scheme in firmware to address the issue. Please also see the following links: Updating the SDM Firmware in the Agilex® 7 FPGA Configuration User Guide Updating the SDM Firmware in the Stratix® 10 FPGA Configuration User Guide Resolution Download the latest device firmware below. Note: Patches must be applied to the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software and the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software Programmer and Tools. Recompilation is not required. All programming files should be recreated. Re-run the programming file generation or conversion using the Quartus® Prime Software programming file generator.Why is there an "unrecognized device" error when using quartus_jli to configure or program a JAM file for flash devices of 2 GB or larger?
Description In any versions of Altera® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software, the quartus_jli command may report an “unrecognized device” error when a JAM file targets a flash device that is 2 GB or larger. This behavior is specific to JAM files used with large flash devices and does not occur with smaller flash sizes. Resolution Use the following workaround to avoid the error: Run the jtagconfig command to detect the connected JTAG hardware. After the hardware is detected, run quartus_jli to configure or program the JAM file. There is currently no plan to fix this behavior in a future Quartus® Prime release.Why are my high fanout cells not duplicated?
Description Due to an problem in the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software versions 24.3 and later, duplication of cells with high fanout is prevented even when duplication assignments such as DUPLICATE_REGISTER or DUPLICATE_SYNC_FANIN are defined explicitly. This behavior affects cells that have a driver in a different partition, including both signals and clocks. For example, a register in partition A that has its clock coming from the root partition will not be duplicated despite having the appropriate assignment. Resolution To work around this problem, remove the partitions or ensure that the affected cells are not driven by other cells in different partitions. If removing partitions from your design is not feasible, patches are available to work around this problem. Download and unzip the zip file that matches your Quartus® Prime Pro version and operating system from this KDB. Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Version Patch number 24.3 [0.36|^quartus-24.3-0.36.zip] 24.3.1 [1.30|^quartus-24.3.1-1.30.zip] 25.1 [0.38|^quartus-25.1-0.38.zip] 25.1.1 [1.29|^quartus-25.1.1-1.29.zip] 25.3 [0.28|^quartus-25.3-0.28.zip] 25.3.1 [1.07|^quartus-25.3.1-1.07.zip] Patches for versions 25.3 and 25.3.1 also address additional problems; refer to the README files for more information. This problem is fixed beginning with the Quartus® Prime pro Edition Software version 26.1.Error(23098): One or more blocks are configured incorrectly and will not have the desired functionality. --BCM instance name: pio_1_2
Description Due to a problem in the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 26.1 and earlier, you might see the error above when using the I/O PLL Parameterizable Macro (ipm_iopll). The error only occurs when using non-integer values for the VCO Clocks and Output Clocks in the I/O PLL Parameterizable Macro. Resolution To work around this problem, use non‑integer values for the VCO Clocks and Output Clocks in the IOPLL IP. This problem is scheduled to be fixed in a future release of the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software.drivers/src/altera_s10_mailbox_client.c:32:59: error: 'OS_FLAG_SET' undeclared (first use in this function); did you mean 'ALT_FLAG_SET'?
Description Due to a problem Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software, you might see an error when compiling Nios® V software with the mailbox Client IP and FreeRTOS because the driver software of the IP doesn't support FreeRTOS. Resolution The driver software supports Hardware Abstraction Layer(HAL) and uCOS-II. Please select one of them when generating Nios® V BSP.
