Quartus II 9.0/SoPC support Options

[sousseth]

Hi,

I'm trying to develop a video processing system on FPGA. I read many tutorials (hardly all of them!), but I've a problem with the "HelloWorld on NIOS II" tutorial:
when I try to add the helloWorld_arch module to my system in SOPC Builder, it returns an error : The module could not be edited.
And so the module isn't added to my system...
Is there a problem with the ptf file?
By the way, I'm working on XP SP3, with QUARTUS II 9.0 Web Edition and SOPC Builder 9.0sp2 build 235.

I hope someone could help me.
And sorry for my poor English.

Thomas.

[meix]

Impulse C generates "classic components" to be used in the SOPC Builder. The classic components are compatible with the SOPC 9.0 with some limitations. Although you cannot edit the component, you can still add it to the system in the SOPC. Here is an excerpt from the Quartus II Handbook Version 9.0 Volume 4: SOPC Builder.

Classic Components in SOPC Builder

If you use classic components created with an earlier version of SOPC Builder, read
through this section to familiarize yourself with the differences. This document uses
the term classic components to refer to class.ptf-based components created with a
previous version of the Quartus II software.

Classic components are compatible with newer versions of SOPC Builder, but be
aware of the following caveats:
■ Classic components configured with the More Options tab in SOPC Builder, such
as complex IP components provided by third-party IP developers, are not
supported in the Quartus II software in version 7.1 and beyond. If your
component has a bind program, you cannot use the component without recreating
it with the component editor or with Tcl scripting.
■ To make changes to a classic component with the component editor, you must first
upgrade the component by editing the classic component and saving it in the
_hw.tcl component format in the component editor.

Hope this helps.

Mei

[genaoueg]

Hi,
I am working with Quartus 9.0/SOPC :
■ When I try to edit my component as in http://www.altera.com/support/software/sys...-component.html, it is not only running slower but I can't get the editor interface at all.
■ Then, while I am trying to upgrade it to a tcl component, when I try to open the ptf file in the component editor, I get the following error :

CODE

An unexpected error occurred during Loading HDL Component: java.lang.NullPointerException
java.lang.NullPointerException
    at com.altera.componenteditor.util.ClassPtfImporter.resolveContextAssignments(ClassPtfImporter.java:499)
    at com.altera.componenteditor.util.ClassPtfImporter.convertWizardScriptArgumentsToP
arameters(ClassPtfImporter.java:315)
    at com.altera.componenteditor.util.ClassPtfImporter.createHdlProfileFromClassPtf(ClassPtfImporter.java:285)
    at com.altera.componenteditor.tools.file.LoadTask.loadPtf(LoadTask.java:112)
    at com.altera.componenteditor.tools.file.LoadTask.run(LoadTask.java:50)
    at com.altera.ui.app.base.EditorTaskRunner$9.run(EditorTaskRunner.java:383)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

Thanks for any help...

[rosj]

if the module was not added to the system. i think you may not have linked the module before compiling.

try this. on the top left hand panel, change the thing from components to files, locate the file of the module you are trying to compile and right click, select update symbol block, then compile. not sure if it works though