There is an issue while using the CSR interface to read and write DDR3 hard memory controller (HMC) control registers in both simulation and lab for the Cyclone® V and Arria® V devices. Some DDR3 HMC control registers can't be read back or written in.
The Controller Register map in table 5-18 in the external memory interface handbook is for the DDR3 soft memory controller, and not for the DDR3 HMC.