Quartus® Prime Pro Edition User Guide: Partial Reconfiguration

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Date 10/23/2024
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1.15. Exporting a Version-Compatible Compilation Database for PR Designs

Using version-compatible databases, you can import the base revision of a PR design to a later version of the Quartus® Prime software, and then compile the PR revisions in the later version of software, without recompiling the static region.

This technique is helpful when you want to compile and generate bitstreams for the PR implementation revisions with a later version of the Quartus® Prime software. Configuration bitstreams are not version-compatible, and you must generate all bitstreams from the same version of the Quartus® Prime software.

After migrating the base revision to a later version of the Quartus® Prime software, the bitstream you generate is only compatible with bitstreams from PR implementation compilations using that same Quartus® Prime software version. Such a bitstream is incompatible with the PR bitstreams from an earlier version of the Quartus® Prime software.

The Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software supports version-compatible databases for PR designs for the following software versions and devices:

Table 10.  Version-Compatible Compilation Database SupportThe first table column indicates the first version to support version-compatible compilation database export for the specified devices.
Note:
  • Database import supports two major versions back. For example, a database that you export from version 23.1, you can then import using version 23.1, 23.3, and 24.1. However, you cannot import version 22.3 to 24.1.
  • You can export from any version that follows a supported version, if the version still supports the devices.
First Version with 'Export Design' Support Stratix® 10 and Agilex™ Family Devices Arria® 10 and Cyclone® 10 GX Devices
18.0 No Support. Supports all devices.
18.1
  • 1SG250L
  • 1SG280H_S2
  • 1SG280L
  • 1SG280L_S3
  • 1SX250L
  • 1SX280L
  • 1SX280L_S3
Supports all devices.
19.1
  • 1SM16BH
  • 1SM21BH
  • 1SM16CH
  • 1SM21CH
  • 1SM21KH
  • 1SM16KH
  • 1SM21LH
  • 1SM16LH
Supports all devices.
19.3
  • 1SG10MH_U1
  • 1SG10MH_U2
  • 1ST250E
  • 1ST280E
  • 1SM16E
  • 1SM21E
  • 1ST165E
  • 1ST210E
  • 1SG166H
  • 1SG211H
Supports all devices.
20.1
  • 1SD280P
  • 1ST040E
  • 1ST085E
  • 1ST110E
Supports all devices.
20.3
  • 1SD21BP
  • 1SG040H
  • 1SX040H
Supports all devices.
20.4
  • 1SN21BH
  • 1SN21CE
Supports all devices.
21.1 -  
21.2
  • 1SG065HH
  • 1SX065HH
No support
21.3
  • AGFA012R24A
  • AGFA014R24A
  • AGFA022R25A
  • AGFA027R25A
No support
22.2
  • AGFA023R25A
  • AGFB023R25A
  • AGFC023R25A
  • AGFD023R25A
  • AGFA019R25A
  • AGFB019R25A
  • AGFC019R25A
  • AGFD019R25A
No support
22.3
  • AGFC023R25A
  • AGFD023R25A
No support
23.3
  • 1SG280HU1
  • 1SG210HU1
  • 1SG200HN1
No support
23.4
  • AGRW014R17B
No support

The following topics describe the version-compatible database generation flow and steps.