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Quartus Prime Lite Platform Designer Failed to find module error

CFurr1
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Hi I am new to Quartus and FPGAs. I am trying to use the Platform Designer and create a NIOS2 simple system but when I go to generate the HDL I get an error of failed to find module. I have tried different modules like memory, JTAG uart and I get the same error. What am I doing work can anyone point me in the right direction?

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MEIYAN_L_Intel
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Hi,

 

Could you try the Platform Designer Tutorial to generate HDL for Nios II processor in the link below:

 

https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/programmable/us/en/pdfs/literature/tt/tt_qsys_intro.pdf

 

Thanks

 

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CFurr1
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Does the NIOS II need a license to work and the HDL file to generate? I followed a similar tutorial with the same results. The Platform Designer shows no errors until I click the generate HDL button then I get the error of can't find module for the system I am making.

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MEIYAN_L_Intel
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Hi,

May I know the information as below:

  1. Quartus Prime edition and version
  2. Os version

Thanks

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CFurr1
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I am using the Lite Version 19.1 running on Ubuntu 16.04
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MEIYAN_L_Intel
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Hi, 

 

For the Quartus Prime Lite edition is not required license file.

 

I had try to generate HDL for a system with with step as below: 

1. New Project (in Quartus)

2. Open PLatform Designer

3. Connect the system with clock source and Avalon-MM clock crossing bridge

4. Generate HDL 

 

It is successfully generate.

 

May I have the full error message for further investigate?

 

Thanks

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CFurr1
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[image: Screenshot at 2019-12-31 10:58:26.png] [image: Screenshot at 2019-12-31 10:58:51.png] Here are some screen shots of the Platform Builder. It seems that not matter what module I connect to the NIOS-II CPU it can't find that module. I have tried FIFO's JTAG-UART, PIO, SRAM.... all have the same error of can't find the module. Thanks -Clint
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MEIYAN_L_Intel
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Hi,

I am not able to look into the screenshot. Could you try to attach the screenshot again?

Thanks

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CFurr1
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MEIYAN_L_Intel
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Hi,

I am still not able to have the zipped attachment as seen in picture below:

attachment_1.PNG

 

You may try to attach the picture as picture below: attachment_2.PNG

Thanks

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CFurr1
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This is turning out to be quite difficult lol. I made a Google share folder that has the pictures hope this does the trick. Your attached pictures did not come through as well. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12cNfsp18tlmbdomDrPXodR0ke1aM58zq?usp=sharing Thanks
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MEIYAN_L_Intel
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Hi, 

 

I have tried this system connection in Quartus Prime Pro 19.3 and the system is not allowed to connect data master to on-chip memory s1 and avalon mm pipeline bridge s0. But in your picture show no error with this connection.

I had reported this issue to the developer. 

 

Also, I had tried to used Quartus Prime Lite v18.1 to connect the system in Platform Designer as well. It does not show the error with failed to find module.

 

May you try to revert back to Quartus Prime Lite v18.1?

 

Thanks 

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CFurr1
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Thanks for all your help. I did try version 18 and it has worked so far without error. Thanks.
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MEIYAN_L_Intel
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Hi,

Glad to hear that you have success to generate HDL in Platform Designer.

Thanks

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DDoro
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To solve your problem, you need to set the "Create HDL design files for synthesis" to "None" in the generation window in Platform Designer

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