Platform Designer Output Mismatch in Simulation Generator

dnortm · ‎09-25-2018

I just created my first Qsys file with my own component and wanted to simulate this design with my own testbench file (Quartus Prime Pro 18.1). When calling "com" in msim_setup.tcl, I get an error saying:

Could not find rdma_10.test_rdma_0_rdma_10_fwzwsoq.

When looking in the generated sim-file, I see this:

...
	end component test_rdma_0_rdma_10_fwzwsoq_cmp;
 
	for rdma_0 : test_rdma_0_rdma_10_fwzwsoq_cmp
		use entity rdma_10.test_rdma_0_rdma_10_fwzwsoq;
begin
 
	rdma_0 : component test_rdma_0_rdma_10_fwzwsoq_cmp
		generic map (
			IMAGE_MAX_WIDTH  => 1024,
			IMAGE_MAX_HEIGHT => 1024,
			IMAGE_PITCH      => 1024,
			BURST_BITS       => 8
		)

The same file, but in the synth-folder looks like this:

	end component input_rdma_cmp;
 
	for rdma_0 : input_rdma_cmp
		use entity rdma_10.input_rdma;
begin
 
	rdma_0 : component input_rdma_cmp
		generic map (
			IMAGE_MAX_WIDTH  => 1024,
			IMAGE_MAX_HEIGHT => 1024,
			IMAGE_PITCH      => 1024,
			BURST_BITS       => 8
		)

TL;DR: Synthesis works, simulation doesn't. Simulation wants to use "rdma_10.test_rdma_0_rdma_10_fwzwsoq", but this isn't defined anywhere. It should be "rdma_10.input_rdma", like in the synthesis file.

Is there some kind of hidden feature or a bug?

Thanks in advance, Dominik

dnortm · ‎09-26-2018

Small update: Found a solution to the upper problem.

In the Component Editor one of my three files was marked with the attribute "Top-level file", but the "Top-level Module" field was grey. After clicking on "Analyze HDL files" the "Top-level Module" has been updated and the files have been generated correctly! I'd still say, that this is an undefined behaviour and a bug, but there seems to be a solution for this.

Vicky1 · ‎09-26-2018

Hi,

It was an issue with v16.1 pro but it has been fixed in v17.1,

https://www.intel.com/content/altera-www/global/en_us/index/support/support-resources/knowledge-base/tools/2017/error--no-modules-found-when-analyzing-null.html

will conform with v18.1pro.

Best Regards

Vikas Jathar

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