System Console under Linux (Quartus Prime Programmer and Tools package)

Altera_Forum · ‎07-15-2016

Hello, I need to launch System Console under Linux , so I've installed a "quartus prime programmer and tools" package (QuartusProgrammerSetup-16.0.0.211-linux.run)

However, there is no system-console binary. Installation wizard offers to launch it and fails. I've checked installed files and indeed it is not there.

Do you know if it is supported under Linux ? And how can I install it?

Thanks,

Roman

Altera_Forum · ‎07-15-2016

I was able to install system-console as a part of Full Quartus Prime package.

However it hangs during startup:

I start it from console using command:


system-console -debug -cli

Here is what I'm seeing in log tail:


...
Jul 15, 2016 3:48:24 PM com.altera.systemconsole.internal.core.SystemConsole$PluginDiscovery run
INFO: Finished initialization
Jul 15, 2016 3:48:24 PM com.altera.systemconsole.internal.core.SystemConsole logWarning
WARNING: Could not register IService packet
Jul 15, 2016 3:48:24 PM com.altera.systemconsole.internal.core.SystemConsole logWarning
WARNING: A service named 'packet' is already registered.
Jul 15, 2016 3:48:24 PM com.altera.systemconsole.internal.core.SystemConsole logFine
FINE: Native library path is /home/ripopov/apps/altera/16.0/quartus/linux64
Jul 15, 2016 3:48:24 PM com.altera.systemconsole.internal.core.SystemConsole logFine
FINE: Connection type USB hash 9DE6D87621243DDC1327 index 1 device 1
Jul 15, 2016 3:48:24 PM com.altera.systemconsole.internal.core.SystemConsole logInfo
INFO: Finished discovering JTAG connections
Jul 15, 2016 3:48:24 PM com.altera.systemconsole.internal.core.SystemConsole logFine
FINE: Connection type JTAG hash NULL index null device 2
Jul 15, 2016 3:48:30 PM com.altera.systemconsole.internal.core.SystemConsole logInfo
INFO: Finished discovering USB connections

There should be a TCL command promt, but it hangs ..

Altera_Forum · ‎07-15-2016

After some random experiments I've found out that System Console hangs when design "USB Debug master" is loaded on FPGA.

If I reset FPGA, System Console starts and I can see a TCL promt.

Howver, after programming FPGA from System Console I still can't access a USB Debug master:

when I try:

% get_service_paths master

I got:

error: Filesystem is not ready
    while executing
"get_service_paths master"

I've checked the same design on Windows 8.1 and it works, I'm able to explore same FPGA design using System Console.

does a "usb debug master" requires some additional driver installation on linux ?

I've used this howto http://www.fpga-dev.com/altera-usb-blaster-with-ubuntu/ to enable on-board Byte Blaster II on my stratix-v gx board.

Altera_Forum · ‎07-17-2016

Probably the source of issue is my Linux distro: I use Ubuntu 14.04 and Altera supports only RHEL 6 and 5.

Did someone managed to work with System Console and USB Debug master on RHEL?