Article ID: 000074670 Content Type: Troubleshooting Last Reviewed: 04/04/2020

Why do I see Active Serial (ASx4) programming and verification failure when using Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro 18.1 or later?

Environment

    Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition
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Description

You may see ASx4 programming and verification failure on Intel® Stratix® 10 devices when using Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro 18.1 or later with the following flash devices:

Micron* N25Q
Intel® EPCQ-L

Resolution

To work around, add the following variable into your quartus.ini file within the project directory:
PGM_QSPI_FAST_PROGRAM=OFF

If you do not have a quartus.ini file, use a text editor to create it, add the above variable and save this file as quartus.ini into your project directory or \bin64 (Windows) or /linux64 (Linux).

Related Products

This article applies to 3 products

Intel® FPGA Configuration Device EPCQ-L
Intel® Stratix® 10 FPGAs and SoC FPGAs
Intel® FPGA Configuration Devices

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