Couldn't access HLS in Quartus 19.1 Standard Edition

[MPH23]

Couldn't access HLS in Quartus 19.1 Standard Edition

I have done the steps:

On Windows systems, initialize your environment as follows:

1. Start a Visual Studio x64 Win64 Command Prompt session.
   For example, C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\bin\amd64\vcvars64.bat.
2. In your x64 Win64 Command Prompt session, change directories to the hls directory in your Intel® Quartus® Prime installation directory.
   For example, C:\intelFPGA_standard\19.1\hls
3. Run the following command from the hls directory to set the environment variables for the i++ command in the current terminal session:

   init_hls.bat

   The command prints out the modified environment variable settings.

The environment initialization script shows the environment variables that it set, and you can now run the i++ command from this command prompt session.

But I am not able to access HLS , please help me in this regard.

Attatchment: The screenshot of the command prompt is attached.

[BoonBengT_Altera]

Hi @MPH23,

Thank you for posting in Intel community forum and hope all is well.

Based on the screenshot provided, it does seems that the initialization has been done with some minor complain on quartus not found.

However the i++ command should be working, the error in the screenshot seems to be complaining about the missing param. You can run the i++ -help command to check on the required param and also refer to the link below to run some example design that comes with HLS.

- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/docs/programmable/683053/19-1/high-level-synthesis-hls-design-examples.html

Hope that clarify.

Best Wishes

BB

[MPH23]

I have tried but couldn't , can you please help with some videos of how to open hls after installation of the software.

[BoonBengT_Altera]

Hi @MPH23,

Greetings, just checking in to see if there is any further doubts in regards to this matter.

Hope your doubts have been clarified.

Best Wishes

BB

[BoonBengT_Altera]

Hi @MPH23,

Sure, there are a video in the link below which will guide you through running some example after the installation.

Hope that would be helpful.

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQKVQjJnIzA

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHffcN5YVoI

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ40RUe46zY

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYbw9k7KNJ4&list=PLAena1NL3u0KSkzI2EjsWhv8FX9Q7ARnY

Best Wishes

BB

[BoonBengT_Altera]

Hi @MPH23,

Greetings, just checking in to see if there is any further doubts in regards to this matter.

Hope your doubts have been clarified.

Best Wishes

BB

[MPH23]

No still I cannot initialize the hls environment. Can you please access my PC with AnyDesk or TeamViewer and initialize the hls environment.

[BoonBengT_Altera]

Hi @MPH23,

As mention earlier after setting up the environment and required library, just by running the i++ command if not sufficient as you would need to mention the required param.

Would suggest to go to the example design that comes with the installation under the path <hls installation path>/hls/examples.

From there you can compile the .cpp code via the command below:

- i++ counter.cpp -march=x86-64 -o counter-x86-64

Hope that clarify.

Best Wishes

BB

[BoonBengT_Altera]

Hi @MPH23,

Greetings, following up did you managed to try on above steps.

Hope your doubts have been clarified.

Best Wishes

BB

[BoonBengT_Altera]

Hi @MPH23,

Greetings, as we do not receive any further clarification/updates on the matter, hence would assume challenge are overcome. Please login to ‘https://supporttickets.intel.com’, view details of the desire request, and post a feed/response within the next 15 days to allow me to continue to support you. After 15 days, this thread will be transitioned to community support. For new queries, please feel free to open a new thread and we will be right with you. Pleasure having you here.

Best Wishes

BB

[MPH23]

Thank you for your support 

I have tried to create the HLS environment a lot in Quartus 19.1 Standard Edition but couldn't then I installed Quartus 23.1 Standard Edition where I am able to create the HLS environment through the command prompt and had executed the QRD example which is already present in the HLS installation.

Now I want to know that at present I have execute the examples that are already present but if I want to create my own HLS file in which software I will build or how I will build the .cpp and .h and verify or debug my code as I have seen the HLS is executing directly from the command prompt, it is not opening as an interface where I can write my HLS code as like I can write the VHDL or Verilog code in the Quartus interface but I have not found any interface for HLS.

Attachment: Execution of the QRD Example 

Please help me in this regard.

Thanking you