Quartus 21.1 crashing when using the Quartus Programmer to program external QSPI

[Sho2301]

Hi

I'm having a problem where if try to program a .pof file into a external flash ,which was obtained by converting a .hex file in Quartus, containing the app code for a nios 2 porcessor Quartus repeadetly crashes. This is the problem report i'm getting:

Problem Details
Error:
Internal Error: Sub-system: PGMWQ, File: /quartus/pgm/pgmwq/pgmwq_device_chain.cpp, Line: 2284

element->is_multiple_flash()

Stack Trace:

    0x597e2: PGMWQ_DEVICE_CHAIN::find_total_cfi_device + 0x2a2 (pgm_pgmwq)

    0x7ca2a: PGMWQ_DEVICE_CHAIN::on_update_device_chain + 0x37a (pgm_pgmwq)

    0x8802a: PGMWQ_DEVICE_CHAIN::qt_static_metacall + 0xca (pgm_pgmwq)

   0x1fa79f: QMimeData::urls + 0x13af (Qt5Core)

    0x8f51b: PGMWQ_MANAGER::set_device_chain + 0x5b (pgm_pgmwq)

    0x41311: PGMWQ_DEVICE_TREE::change_file_confirm + 0x8a1 (pgm_pgmwq)

    0x4090e: PGMWQ_DEVICE_TREE::change_file + 0x38e (pgm_pgmwq)

    0x6f216: PGMWQ_FRAME_WND::on_change_file_action + 0x36 (pgm_pgmwq)

   0x1fa79f: QMimeData::urls + 0x13af (Qt5Core)

     0x7116: QAction::activate + 0x136 (Qt5Widgets)

   0x161ee7: QMenu::actionGeometry + 0x457 (Qt5Widgets)

   0x161d55: QMenu::actionGeometry + 0x2c5 (Qt5Widgets)

   0x167348: QMenu::mouseReleaseEvent + 0xb8 (Qt5Widgets)

    0x3a0a5: QWidget::event + 0x145 (Qt5Widgets)

   0x1635bb: QMenu::event + 0x17b (Qt5Widgets)

    0x179ec: QApplicationPrivate::notify_helper + 0x13c (Qt5Widgets)

    0x156f0: QApplication::notify + 0x7d0 (Qt5Widgets)

   0x1da558: QCoreApplication::notifyInternal2 + 0xb8 (Qt5Core)

    0x18d51: QApplicationPrivate::sendMouseEvent + 0x331 (Qt5Widgets)

    0x62022: QSizePolicy::QSizePolicy + 0x2792 (Qt5Widgets)

    0x60276: QSizePolicy::QSizePolicy + 0x9e6 (Qt5Widgets)

    0x179ec: QApplicationPrivate::notify_helper + 0x13c (Qt5Widgets)

    0x1598e: QApplication::notify + 0xa6e (Qt5Widgets)

   0x1da558: QCoreApplication::notifyInternal2 + 0xb8 (Qt5Core)

    0x5b733: QGuiApplicationPrivate::processMouseEvent + 0x723 (Qt5Gui)

    0x46e0a: QWindowSystemInterface::sendWindowSystemEvents + 0x9a (Qt5Gui)

   0x2273bd: QEventDispatcherWin32::processEvents + 0xbd (Qt5Core)

    0x59b48: qt_plugin_query_metadata + 0x1db8 (qwindows)

   0x1d63b0: QEventLoop::exec + 0x1a0 (Qt5Core)

   0x163af7: QMenu::exec + 0x1c7 (Qt5Widgets)

   0x1638ea: QMenu::exec + 0x1a (Qt5Widgets)

    0x4a1e6: PGMWQ_DEVICE_CHAIN::contextMenuEvent + 0xe6 (pgm_pgmwq)

   0x2e1848: QGraphicsScene::event + 0xe8 (Qt5Widgets)

    0x179ec: QApplicationPrivate::notify_helper + 0x13c (Qt5Widgets)

    0x1598e: QApplication::notify + 0xa6e (Qt5Widgets)

   0x1da558: QCoreApplication::notifyInternal2 + 0xb8 (Qt5Core)

   0x2f88aa: QGraphicsView::contextMenuEvent + 0x16a (Qt5Widgets)

    0x3a694: QWidget::event + 0x734 (Qt5Widgets)

    0xdcf76: QFrame::event + 0x36 (Qt5Widgets)

   0x302363: QGraphicsView::viewportEvent + 0xa3 (Qt5Widgets)

   0x1dcf03: QCoreApplicationPrivate::sendThroughObjectEventFilters + 0xe3 (Qt5Core)

    0x179d8: QApplicationPrivate::notify_helper + 0x128 (Qt5Widgets)

    0x15f26: QApplication::notify + 0x1006 (Qt5Widgets)

   0x1da558: QCoreApplication::notifyInternal2 + 0xb8 (Qt5Core)

    0x6286e: QSizePolicy::QSizePolicy + 0x2fde (Qt5Widgets)

    0x60276: QSizePolicy::QSizePolicy + 0x9e6 (Qt5Widgets)

    0x179ec: QApplicationPrivate::notify_helper + 0x13c (Qt5Widgets)

    0x1598e: QApplication::notify + 0xa6e (Qt5Widgets)

   0x1da558: QCoreApplication::notifyInternal2 + 0xb8 (Qt5Core)

    0x5b733: QGuiApplicationPrivate::processMouseEvent + 0x723 (Qt5Gui)

    0x46e0a: QWindowSystemInterface::sendWindowSystemEvents + 0x9a (Qt5Gui)

   0x2273bd: QEventDispatcherWin32::processEvents + 0xbd (Qt5Core)

    0x59b48: qt_plugin_query_metadata + 0x1db8 (qwindows)

   0x1d63b0: QEventLoop::exec + 0x1a0 (Qt5Core)

   0x1d924a: QCoreApplication::exec + 0x14a (Qt5Core)

     0x10bb: qgq_main + 0x8b (quartus)

    0x13638: msg_main_thread + 0x18 (CCL_MSG)

    0x1494e: msg_thread_wrapper + 0x6e (CCL_MSG)

    0x18520: mem_thread_wrapper + 0x70 (ccl_mem)

    0x12df1: msg_exe_main + 0xa1 (CCL_MSG)

     0x20c6: WinMain + 0x156 (quartus)

     0x16d2: __scrt_common_main_seh + 0x116 (quartus)

    0x1257c: BaseThreadInitThunk + 0x1c (KERNEL32)

    0x5af27: RtlUserThreadStart + 0x27 (ntdll)

End-trace

Executable: quartus
Comment:
None

System Information
Platform: windows64
OS name: Windows 10
OS version: 10.0

Quartus Prime Information
Address bits: 64
Version: 21.1.0
Build: 842
Edition: Standard Edition

Thanks

[FvM]

Hi,
I'm not aware of a method to program QSPI flash other than through indirect JTAG method from .jic file. Or in standard SPI mode through AS programming, if your programming adapter support it.

I might be missing something.

How are you connecting QSPI flash? Which programming adapter and programmer mode is used?

[FvM]

Hi,
I reviewed your other threads, seems like you are connecting the flash through PFL design in MAX10. 
https://community.intel.com/t5/Programmable-Devices/External-Flash-not-recognized-by-PFL-and-Quartus-Programmer/m-p/1614195
https://community.intel.com/t5/Programmable-Devices/Programming-external-QSPI-Flash-with-PFL-IP-on-MAX-10-FPGA/m-p/1613580

The relation to your other threads is however unclear, You previously reported "flash not recognized", what has changed inbetween?

It would be much better to append your new findings to the old thread or at least give a link.