Quartus Prime software might ignore QSF assignments and SDC constraints with modified PLL names during Altera IOPLL IP core regeneration

When you regenerate the Altera^® I/O Phase-Locked Loop (Altera IOPLL) IP core in the Quartus^® Prime software version 15.1, the name of a PLL in the netlist might change. As a result, the Quartus Prime software might ignore any Quartus Prime Settings File (QSF) assignments or Synopsys Design Constraint (SDC) constraints containing the modified PLL name.

For example, the name of the PLL might change from

to

If your design contains any QSF assignments or SDC constraints that target I/O PLL nodes, check the names of the PLLs and make any necessary updates.

In the Altera IOPLL IP parameter editor, ensure that you fill in the Clock Name field for the output clock. The PLL name change issue does not affect the SDC clock names produced by derive_pll_clocks as long as the Clock Name field is not blank.

Altera recommends checking the clock names to make sure they remain consistent when you migrate your design to the Quartus Prime software version 15.1.