Quartus® Prime Pro Edition User Guide: Platform Designer

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Date 4/01/2024
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1.3.3. Synchronizing IP File References

When you open a system containing IP components, Platform Designer confirms that the list of IP files in your Platform Designer system matches the list of IP files included in the corresponding Quartus® Prime project.

The IP Synchronization Result dialog box automatically displays any discrepancies between these IP file references in the system.

To manually start a check for IP reference mismatches between the system and corresponding Quartus® Prime project:

  1. In Platform Designer, click File > Synchronize IP File References.
  2. View the results of the synchronization. Platform Designer identifies the following types of mismatches with the IP synchronization:
    Table 2.  IP Synchronization Results
    Mismatch Type Description
    Duplicate IP files
    The IP files references in the Platform Designer system and the associated Quartus® Prime project match. These IP files contain the same name, but are present in different locations. In such cases, the IP files referenced in the Quartus® Prime project takes precedence. Platform Designer replaces the IP file reference in the system with the one in the Quartus® Prime project during compilation.
    Note: If the Quartus® Prime project contains more than one IP of the same file name, Platform Designer retains the first instance and removes all other occurrences of the IP file with the specific name.
    Missing IP files

    Lists the IP file references missing from Platform Designer system and the corresponding Quartus® Prime project. In such cases, Platform Designer allows you to specify the active IP file.

    Missing Platform Designer IP files

    Lists the IP file references missing from your Platform Designer system that the Quartus® Prime project references. If Platform Designer locates a valid reference in the Quartus® Prime project, it replaces the missing reference in the Platform Designer system with IP file reference from the Quartus® Prime project.

    Missing Quartus IP files

    Lists the IP file references missing from your Quartus® Prime project that the Platform Designer system references. Platform Designer adds the missing IP file reference to the Quartus® Prime project. If the project's .qsf file already contains reference to the missing IP file, but the file cannot be located in the specified path, Platform Designer removes the reference in the .qsf file, and adds the reference to the IP file in the Platform Designer system.