Article ID: 000076499 Content Type: Troubleshooting Last Reviewed: 02/14/2023

Why do I see an error when running the Design Assistant on the HDMI design in Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software?

Environment

  • Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition
  • HDMI
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    Critical Issue

    Description

    When running Design Assistant on the HDMI design in the Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software, you will encounter an error with the following message: 

    Info: Reading SDC File: 'hdmi_tx/hdmi_tx/synthesis/submodules/bitec_hdmi.sdc'

    Error: ERROR: Quartus Prime Tcl package "::quartus::design" is only available for use in the following executables

    This is due to get_entity_instances being used within the HDMI .sdc file. This command is not supported in the Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software version of the Design Assistant.

    The command is supported in the Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software Fitter and Timequest.

     

     

    Resolution

    To work around this problem, Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software can be used.

     

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