Article ID: 000076151 Content Type: Troubleshooting Last Reviewed: 08/12/2014

Why does my ARRIA II GX Nios II design fail to boot up in V13.1 and V14.0

Environment

  • Quartus® II Subscription Edition
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    Description Due to a problem in the Quartus® II software versions 13.1 and 14.0,  Nios® II designs targeting ARRIA II GX devices using the EPCS IP may not boot correctly.
    Resolution

    To work around this problem follow the steps below:

    1. Open /ip/altera/sopc_builder_ip/altera_avalon_epcs_flash_controller/em_epcs_qsys.pm file in a text editor
    2. Add the ARRIAIIGX device into the condition check logic at line 704
      • Before: ( eq "CYCLONEIVE"))
      • After: ( eq "CYCLONEIVE") || ( eq "ARRIAIIGX"))

    This problem is scheduled to be fixed in the next release of the Quartus II software.

    Related Products

    This article applies to 2 products

    Arria® II GX FPGA
    Intel® FPGA Configuration Devices

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