Article ID: 000093951 Content Type: Error Messages Last Reviewed: 03/03/2023

Why does Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software crash in Convert Programming Files GUI while converting .sof file + .hex file to .jic file?

Environment

  • Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition
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    Description

    Due to a bug in Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 21.3 and below, the .hex file that contains no memory cell values which is empty will causes Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software to crash.

     

     

    Resolution

    Use a valid .hex file to generate the .jic file.

     

    This is scheduled to be fixed in the future release of Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software.

    Related Products

    This article applies to 3 products

    Intel® Arria® 10 FPGAs and SoC FPGAs
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    Intel® Stratix® 10 FPGAs and SoC FPGAs