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Stratix 10 GX Dev Kit (L Tile) Programming Issues

DLync7
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Hi,

 

I am having trouble compiling .sof files to program the Dev kit.

 

I am able to use the BTS program and program provided .sof files using the BTS and Quartus programmer. However when I try to compile my own they fail on programming. The fail occurs at 12/13% every time and does not give me any error messages as to why it failed.

 

I am using Quartus 18.1. I'm trying to compile with projects in the examples folder from the FPGA Development Kit package (the production L tile package). I am also trying to create projects from scratch but I get the same result.

 

Are these provided projects for a different revision of the board? Or are the extra steps that need to be taken when using the example projects?

 

Thanks

 

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DLync7
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As an update, I found some settings in a qsf file on the intel github page. Some key differences I think I have found are in the FPGA device numbers:

From Intel Github qsf:

#############################################################

# Device setup

#############################################################

set_global_assignment -name FAMILY "Stratix 10"

set_global_assignment -name DEVICE 1SG280LU3F50E3VG

 

From board package:

set_global_assignment -name FAMILY "Stratix 10"

set_global_assignment -name DEVICE 1SG280LU2F50E2VG

 

 

 

and in the VID settings:

 

From the Intel Github qsf:

#############################################################

# VID

#############################################################

set_global_assignment -name USE_PWRMGT_SCL SDM_IO14

set_global_assignment -name USE_PWRMGT_SDA SDM_IO11

set_global_assignment -name VID_OPERATION_MODE "PMBUS MASTER"

set_global_assignment -name PWRMGT_BUS_SPEED_MODE "400 KHZ"

set_global_assignment -name PWRMGT_SLAVE_DEVICE_TYPE LTM4677

set_global_assignment -name PWRMGT_SLAVE_DEVICE0_ADDRESS 4F

set_global_assignment -name PWRMGT_SLAVE_DEVICE1_ADDRESS 00

set_global_assignment -name PWRMGT_SLAVE_DEVICE2_ADDRESS 00

set_global_assignment -name PWRMGT_SLAVE_DEVICE3_ADDRESS 00

set_global_assignment -name PWRMGT_SLAVE_DEVICE4_ADDRESS 00

set_global_assignment -name PWRMGT_SLAVE_DEVICE5_ADDRESS 00

set_global_assignment -name PWRMGT_SLAVE_DEVICE6_ADDRESS 00

set_global_assignment -name PWRMGT_SLAVE_DEVICE7_ADDRESS 00

set_global_assignment -name PWRMGT_PAGE_COMMAND_ENABLE ON

set_global_assignment -name PWRMGT_VOLTAGE_OUTPUT_FORMAT "AUTO DISCOVERY"

set_global_assignment -name PWRMGT_TRANSLATED_VOLTAGE_VALUE_UNIT VOLTS

 

and from memory the board package had the same settings in the Quartus project but the slave device 0 address being either 55 or 5F.

 

Would these discrepancies be the cause of my compiling/programming issues? Is there any other settings other than pin assignments that need to be addressed before compiling the .sof files (no IP cores involved)?

 

 

 

DLync7
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Using the settings from the Intel Github resolved my issue

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