Article ID: 000074186 Content Type: Install & Setup Last Reviewed: 10/30/2014

Why does the VIP suite design fail to create a BSP project when using Nios II Eclipse?

Environment

    Quartus® II Subscription Edition
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Description

You will receive the following errors when creating a BSP project using Nios ® II Eclipse with Quartus® II software version 14.0.

1. “Failed to execute: ./ create-this-bsp –cpu-name cpu –no-make”

2. SEVERE: File not found "C:\altera\14.0\ip\altera\”Name of MegaCore”\..\..\component_sw\ Name of MegaCore.hpp” 

This problem will occur if your design contains any of the following MegaCore® functions:
1. Frame Reader
2. Clock video input
3. Clock video output
4. Control synchronizer
5. Switch
Resolution

To work around this problem, please remove the following 5 plugin sections in the file "<quartus_install_path>/ip/altera/altera_components.ipx", and then refresh and regenerate the Qsys® system.

  1. <plugin
      name="cti_driver"
      file="clocked_video_input/alt_vip_cti_sw.tcl"
      displayName="cti_driver"
      version="13.0"
      description=""
      tags="SW_DRIVER_OS_TYPE=hal /// SW_DRIVER_ASSOCIATED_HW_MODULE=alt_vip_cti"
      categories="driver_element"
      type="com.altera.entityinterfaces.IElementClass"
      subtype="com.altera.embeddedsw.bsp.elements.IBaseSoftwareElement"
      factory="EmbeddedSwTclDriverFactory" />
  2. <plugin
      name="cts_driver"
      file="control_synchronizer/full_ip/control_synchronizer/alt_vip_cts_sw.tcl"
      displayName="cts_driver"
      version="13.0"
      description=""
      tags="SW_DRIVER_OS_TYPE=hal /// SW_DRIVER_ASSOCIATED_HW_MODULE=alt_vip_cts"
      categories="driver_element"
      type="com.altera.entityinterfaces.IElementClass"
      subtype="com.altera.embeddedsw.bsp.elements.IBaseSoftwareElement"
      factory="EmbeddedSwTclDriverFactory" />
  3. <plugin
      name="itc_driver"
      file="clocked_video_output/alt_vip_itc_sw.tcl"
      displayName="itc_driver"
      version="13.0"
      description=""
      tags="SW_DRIVER_OS_TYPE=hal /// SW_DRIVER_ASSOCIATED_HW_MODULE=alt_vip_itc"
      categories="driver_element"
      type="com.altera.entityinterfaces.IElementClass"
      subtype="com.altera.embeddedsw.bsp.elements.IBaseSoftwareElement"
      factory="EmbeddedSwTclDriverFactory" />
  4. <plugin
      name="swi_driver"
      file="switch/full_ip/switch/alt_vip_swi_sw.tcl"
      displayName="swi_driver"
      version="13.0"
      description=""
      tags="SW_DRIVER_OS_TYPE=hal /// SW_DRIVER_ASSOCIATED_HW_MODULE=alt_vip_swi"
      categories="driver_element"
      type="com.altera.entityinterfaces.IElementClass"
      subtype="com.altera.embeddedsw.bsp.elements.IBaseSoftwareElement"
      factory="EmbeddedSwTclDriverFactory" />
  5. <plugin
      name="vfr_driver"
      file="frame_reader/full_ip/frame_reader/alt_vip_vfr_sw.tcl"
      displayName="vfr_driver"
      version="13.0"
      description=""
      tags="SW_DRIVER_OS_TYPE=hal /// SW_DRIVER_ASSOCIATED_HW_MODULE=alt_vip_vfr"
      categories="driver_element"
      type="com.altera.entityinterfaces.IElementClass"
      subtype="com.altera.embeddedsw.bsp.elements.IBaseSoftwareElement"
      factory="EmbeddedSwTclDriverFactory" />

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