Intel Quartus Prime Standard Edition: Version 20.1 Software and Device Support Release Notes
Version Information
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| Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Suite 20.1 |
1. Intel Quartus Prime Standard Edition Version 20.1 Software and Device Support Release Notes
For additional information about this software release, refer to the Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition README file in the following location: <installation directory>/quartus/readme.txt
For information about operating system support, refer to the following web page: Intel FPGA Operating System Support.
1.1. New Features and Enhancements
Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software Version 20.1 includes functional and security updates. Keep your software up-to-date and follow the technical recommendations that help improve the security of your Intel® Quartus® Prime installation.
1.2. Changes to Software Behavior
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Support for the following software has been
removed from
Intel®
Quartus® Prime Standard Edition:
- DSP Builder for Intel FPGAs
- Intel® FPGA SDK for OpenCL™ *
- Intel® FPGA RTE for OpenCL™
- Intel® High-Level Synthesis (HLS) Compiler
- Mentor Graphics* ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition included with Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition requires licensing daemon version 11.16.4.0 (or later). You can obtain the licensing daemon from the Intel FPGA License Daemon Downloads web page.
1.3. Operating System Support
Information about operating system support for the Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Suite is available on the Operating System Support page of the Intel® FPGA website.
1.4. Memory Recommendations
Intel recommends that your system be configured to provide virtual memory equal to the recommended physical RAM that is required to process your design.
| Family | Device | Recommended Physical RAM |
|---|---|---|
| Intel® Arria® 10 | 10AT115, 10AX115 | 48 GB |
| 10AT090, 10AX090 | 44 GB | |
| 10AS066, 10AX066 | 32 GB | |
| 10AS057, 10AX057 | 30 GB | |
| 10AS048, 10AX048 | 28 GB | |
| 10AX032, 10AS032 | 24 GB | |
| 10AX027, 10AS027 | 22 GB | |
| 10AX022, 10AS022 | 20 GB | |
| 10AX016, 10AS016 | 18 GB | |
| Arria® V | 5AGXB5, 5AGTD7, 5AGXB7, 5ASXB5, 5ASTD5 | 16 GB |
| 5AGXB1, 5AGXB3, 5AGTD3, 5ASTD3, 5ASXB3 | 12 GB | |
| 5AGXA7, 5AGTC7 | 10 GB | |
| 5AGTC3, 5AGXA3, 5AGXA5 | 8 GB | |
| 5AGXA1 | 6 GB | |
| Arria® V GZ | 5AGZE7 | 16 GB |
| 5AGZE3, 5AGZE5 | 12 GB | |
| 5AGZE1 | 8 GB | |
| Arria® II GX | EP2AGX260 | 6 GB |
| EP2AGX95, EP2AGX125, EP2AGX190 | 4 GB | |
| EP2AGX65 | 2 GB | |
| EP2AGX45 | 1.5 GB | |
| Arria® II GZ | EP2AGZ350 | 8 GB |
| EP2AGZ300 | 6 GB | |
| EP2AGZ225 | 4 GB | |
| Intel® Cyclone® 10 LP | 10CL120 | 1.5 GB |
| 10CL080, 10CL055 | 1 GB | |
| 10CL006, 10CL010, 10CL016, 10CL025, 10CL040 | 512 MB | |
| Cyclone® V | 5CEA9, 5CGTD9, 5CGXC9 | 8 GB |
| 5CEA2, 5CGXC3, 5CEA4, 5CGXC4, 5CEA5, 5CGTD5, 5CGXC5, 5CSEA5, 5CSTD5, 5CSXC5, 5CSEA6, 5CSXC6, 5CEA7, 5CGTD7, 5CGXC7, 5CSEA2, 5CSEA4, 5CSXC2, 5CSXC4, 5CSTD6 | 6 GB | |
| Cyclone® IV GX | EP4CGX110, EP4CGX150 | 2 GB |
| EP4CGX50, EP4CGX75 | 1.5 GB | |
| EP4CGX15, EP4CGX22, EP4CGX30 | 512 MB | |
| Cyclone® IV E | EP4CE115 | 1.5 GB |
| EP4CE55, EP4CE75 | 1 GB | |
| EP4CE6, EP4CE10, EP4CE15, EP4CE22, EP4CE30, EP4CE40 | 512 MB | |
| Intel® MAX® 10 | 10M50 | 2 GB |
| 10M16 | 2 GB | |
| 10M25 | 2 GB | |
| 10M40 | 2 GB | |
| 10M04, 10M08 | 1 GB | |
| 10M02 | 512 MB | |
| MAX® V | All | 512 MB |
| MAX® II | All | 512 MB |
| Stratix® V | 5SEEB, 5SGXAB, 5SGXB9, 5SGXBB | 28 GB |
| 5SGXA9, 5SEE9 | 24 GB | |
| 5SGTC7, 5SGXA7, 5SGSD8 | 20 GB | |
| 5SGSD5, 5SGXA5, 5SGXB5, 5SGSD6, 5SGXB6 | 16 GB | |
| 5SGXA3, 5SGSD4, 5SGXA4, 5SGTC5 | 12 GB | |
| 5SGSD3 | 8 GB | |
| Stratix® IV | EP4SGX530, EP4SE530, EP4SE820, EP4S40G5, EP4S100G5 | 12 GB |
| EP4SE360 EP4SGX360, EP4S100G3, EP4S100G4 | 8 GB | |
| EP4SGX290 | 6 GB | |
| EP4SE230 EP4SGX110, EP4SGX230, EP4S40G2, EP4S100G2 | 4 GB | |
| EP4SGX70 | 2 GB |
1.5. Device Support and Pin-Out Status
All production devices currently have full compilation, simulation, timing analysis, and programming support.
1.5.1. Changes in Device Support
For Cyclone® V devices, an updated IBIS model package is available online at the following web page: IBIS Models for Intel® Devices. This updated IBIS model adds an S-parameter file. You must have the S-parameter file to perform IBIS simulation for Active Serial interfaces when you use a Cyclone® V QS device.
For information about known device issues and workarounds, refer to the following web page: Intel FPGA Knowledge Base.
1.6. Timing Model, Power Model, and Device Status
| Device Family | Device | Timing Model Status | Power Model Status | Device Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel® Arria® 10 | 10AX016, 10AS016, 10AX022, 10AS022, 10AX027, 10AS027, 10AX032, 10AS032 | Final – 16.1 2 3 | Final – 17.0 | Final – 17.0 |
| 10AX048, 10AS048 | Final – 16.0.2 3 | |||
| 10AX057, 10AS057, 10AX066, 10AS066, 10AT090, 10AX090 | Final – 16.0.1 3 | Final – 16.0.1 | Final – 16.0.1 | |
| 10AX115, 10AT115 | Final – 16.0 3 | Final – 16.0 | Final – 16.0 | |
| Intel® Cyclone® 10 LP | 10CL006, 10CL010, 10CL016, 10CL025, 10CL040, 10CL055, 10CL080, 10CL120 | Final – 17.0 | Final – 17.1 | Final – 17.1 |
| Intel® MAX® 10 | 10M02, 10M04, 10M08 | Final – 15.1 4 | Final – 15.1 | Final – 15.1 |
| 10M16, 10M25, 10M40, 10M50 | Final – 15.1.2 | Final – 15.1 | Final – 15.1 |
The current version of the Intel® Quartus® Prime software also includes final timing and power models for the Arria II GX, Arria II GZ, Arria V, Arria V GZ, Arria V SoC, Cyclone IV E, Cyclone IV GX, Cyclone V, Cyclone V SoC, MAX II, MAX II Z, MAX V, Stratix IV, and Stratix V device families. Timing models for these device families became final in the Intel® Quartus® Prime software versions 11.1 or earlier.
1.7. IBIS Models
| Device Family | IBIS Model Status |
|---|---|
| Intel® Arria® 10 | Final – 16.1.2 |
| Arria® V | Correlated with PHY device operation – 14.0 |
| Arria® II GX | Correlated with PHY device operation – 11.1 |
| Arria® II GZ | Correlated with PHY device operation – 11.1 |
| Intel® Cyclone® 10 LP | Final – 17.0 |
| Cyclone® V | Correlated with PHY device operation – 14.0 |
| Cyclone® IV E | Correlated with PHY device operation – 11.1 |
| Cyclone® IV GX | Correlated with PHY device operation – 11.1 |
| Intel® MAX® 10 | Final – 16.0 |
| MAX® V | Correlated with PHY device operation – 11.1 |
| Stratix® V | Correlated with PHY device operation – 13.0 SP1 |
| Stratix® IV | Correlated with PHY device operation – 11.1 |
Updated IBIS models are available online at the following web page: IBIS Models for Intel® Devices. This page is updated as IBIS models for devices become available or are updated.
1.8. EDA Interface Information
| Synthesis Tools | Version |
|---|---|
| Mentor Graphics* Precision* | Mentor Graphics* Precision* versions that support the Intel® Quartus® Prime software are typically released after the release of the Intel® Quartus® Prime software. Contact Mentor Graphics for versions of Mentor Graphics* Precision* that support Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software Release Version 20.1. |
| Synopsys* Synplify*, Synplify Pro*, and Synplify* Premier | Synopsys* Synplify*, Synplify Pro*, and Synplify* Premier versions that support the Intel® Quartus® Prime software are typically released after the release of the Intel® Quartus® Prime software. Contact Synopsys for versions of Synopsys* Synplify*, Synplify Pro*, and Synplify* Premier that support Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software Release Version 20.1. |
| Simulation Tools | Version | NativeLink Support |
|---|---|---|
|
Aldec* Riviera-PRO* |
10.3 (32-bit Windows only) | Yes |
|
Cadence* Incisive* Enterprise Simulator (IES) |
2015.10 (64-bit only) | Yes |
| Cadence* Xcelium* Parallel Logic Simulation | 14.20 (64-bit Linux only) | Yes |
|
Mentor Graphics* ModelSim* PE |
10.4d (32-bit Windows only) | Yes |
|
Mentor Graphics* ModelSim* SE |
10.4d (64-bit only) | Yes |
|
Mentor Graphics* ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition* |
2020.1 (32-bit only) | Yes |
|
Mentor Graphics* Questa* Advanced Simulator |
10.4d (64-bit only) | Yes |
|
Synopsys* VCS* and VCS* MX |
2014.12-SP1 (64-bit Linux only) | Yes |
*Mentor Graphics* ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition requires licensing daemon version 11.16.4.0 (or later). You can obtain the licensing daemon from the Intel FPGA License Daemon Downloads web page.
Operating System Support for Mentor Graphics* ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Edition version 2020.1 (requires 32-bit libraries)
- Windows* 10 (64-bit)
- Red Hat* Enterprise Linux*6 (64-bit)
- Red Hat* Enterprise Linux* 7 (64-bit)
- Red Hat* Enterprise Linux* 11 (64-bit)
- Red Hat* Enterprise Linux* 12 (64-bit)
1.9. Antivirus Verification
Antivirus Verification Software
McAfee VirusScan Command Line for Linux64 Version: 6.1.3.242
AV Engine version: 6010.8670 for Linux64.
Dat set version: 9562 created Mar 16 2020
1.10. Software Issues Resolved
The following customer service requests were fixed or otherwise resolved in Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Version 20.1:
| Customer Service Request Numbers | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00436358 | 00469666 | 00476701 | 00477646 | 00485378 | 04069306 | 04447787 | 11319086 |
1.11. Software Patches Included in this Release
Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Version 20.1 contains the following patches for previous versions of Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition software:
| Software Version | Patch | Customer Service Request Number |
|---|---|---|
| Intel® Quartus® Prime Version 19.1 | 0.06std | 00498574 |
| Intel® Quartus® Prime Version 19.1 | 0.05std | 00493198 |
| Intel® Quartus® Prime Version 19.1 | 0.03std | – |
| Intel® Quartus® Prime Version 19.1 | 0.02std | – |
| Intel® Quartus® Prime Version 19.1 | 0.01std | 00467083 |
| Intel® Quartus® Prime Version 19.1 | 0.37 | 00436358 |
| Intel® Quartus® Prime Version 18.1.1 | 1.23 | 00433102 |
| Intel® Quartus® Prime Version 18.1.1 | 1.04std | 00459576 |
| Intel® Quartus® Prime Version 18.1 | 0.13std | 00433102 |
| Intel® Quartus® Prime Version 18.1 | 0.07std | 1506800484 |
| Intel® Quartus® Prime Version 18.1 | 0.06std | 00398067 |
| Intel® Quartus® Prime Version 18.1 | 0.41 | – |
| Intel® Quartus® Prime Version 18.1 | 0.27 | 1506800484 |
| Intel® Quartus® Prime Version 18.0.1 | 1.59 | 00433102 |
| Intel® Quartus® Prime Version 18.0 | 0.15std | – |
| Intel® Quartus® Prime Version 18.0 | 0.13std | 00433102 |
| Intel® Quartus® Prime Version 18.0 | 0.12std | 1506800484 |
| Intel® Quartus® Prime Version 18.0 | 0.34 | 00433102 |
| Intel® Quartus® Prime Version 18.0 | 0.33 | 1506800484 |
| Intel® Quartus® Prime Version 17.1.2 | 2.22 | 00433102 |
| Intel® Quartus® Prime Version 17.1.1 | 1.42 | 00433102 |
| Intel® Quartus® Prime Version 17.1.1 | 1.20std | 00433102 |
| Intel® Quartus® Prime Version 17.1 | 0.19std | 00433102 |
| Intel® Quartus® Prime Version 17.1 | 0.15std | 00386048 |
| Intel® Quartus® Prime Version 17.0.2 | 2.15std | – |
| Intel® Quartus® Prime Version 17.0.2 | 2.14std | 00433102 |
| Intel® Quartus® Prime Version 17.0.2 | 2.13std | – |
| Intel® Quartus® Prime Version 17.0.2 | 2.08 | 00433102 |
| Intel® Quartus® Prime Version 17.0 | 0.19 | – |
1.12. Latest Known Intel Quartus Prime Software Issues
You can find known issue information for previous versions of the Quartus® Prime software on the Intel FPGA Knowledge Base web page.
Information about known software issues that affect previous versions of the Quartus® II software is available on the Intel® Quartus® Prime and Quartus II Software Support web page.
Information about issues affecting the Intel® FPGA IP Library is available in the release notes for each IP. You can find the IP release notes on the Intel® FPGAs and Programmable Devices Release Notes web page.
1.13. Document Revision History
| Document Version | Intel® Quartus® Prime Version | Changes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020.10.02 | 20.1 |
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| 2020.07.14 | 20.1 |
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| 2020.06.15 | 20.1 |
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