Does Quartus Pro v20.1 provide a10_ref and s10_ref board support packages for the Arria 10 and Stratix 10 GX Reference Development Kits?

[FRen0]

We recently installed the Quartus Pro v20.1 and found that the board support packages (a10_ref and s10_ref) for the Arria 10 and Stratix 10 GX Reference Development Kits are no longer available under INTELFPGAOCLSDKROOT/hld/board. These BSPs were provided under this installation folder in the pro v19.1 version of Quartus Pro. Based on the information in this Guide (https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/programmable/us/en/pdfs/literature/hb/opencl-sdk/aocl_programming_guide.pdf), these BSPs should also be provided with v20.1. Can someone please explain why they are not provided in v20.1? Will they become available soon?

[MEIYAN_L_Intel]

Hi,

Based on the document the BSP for a10_ref, s10_ref should be provided.

May I know do you download the combined .tar file in the link: https://fpgasoftware.intel.com/20.1/?edition=pro?

I am trying to install OpenCL SDK software and checking internally. I will reply here after done the installation.

Thanks

[FRen0]

Yes, I downloaded the complete .tar file for installation and it doesn't seem to include any BSP. Please do verify on your end. Thank you!

[FRen0]

Any update on this? Have your tried the installation on your side?

[MEIYAN_L_Intel]

Hi,

I had installed on my side with Quartus Prime Pro v20.1 in Window 10 and I saw this problem as well.

Upon checking, the BSP no longer part in the stack. You have to download and install it manually in the download page in BSP tab:

https://fpgasoftware.intel.com/opencl/

Thanks

[FRen0]

Also, is the Intel FPGA Runtime Environment (RTE in the OpenCL SDK page) for OpenCL files included in the Quartus complete installation?

[FRen0]

Thank you for the information! The exclusion of BSPs in the stack starts from v20.1, right?

[MEIYAN_L_Intel]

Hi,

Runtime Environment is part of OpenCL SDK. Only the BSP folder is moved out. The exclusion of BSP in the stack start from v20.1.

Thanks

[FRen0]

Hi,

I would like to follow up on this thread. We recently installed Quartus Prime Pro v20.4 and found the a10_ref and s10_ref BSPs for v20.4 are no longer available for download (no BSP tab anymore for v20.3 and v20.4 version of the Intel FPGA SDK for OpenCL) at https://fpgasoftware.intel.com/opencl/.

Could you please advise how we can access the reference BSPs of  a10_ref and  s10_ref for v20.4?

Thanks,