FPGA AI Suite: Getting Started Guide

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Date 9/06/2024
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4.5. Installing Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software

The FPGA AI Suite is compatible with Quartus® Prime Pro Edition for Linux* Versions 19.2 - 24.2. FPGA AI Suite does not support Quartus® Prime Pro Edition for Windows*.

WSL 2 Restriction: In a Windows* Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2) environment, you must install Quartus® Prime Pro Edition for Linux* in your WSL 2 environment. You cannot use a Quartus® Prime Pro Edition for Windows* installation with FPGA AI Suite in the WSL 2 environment on the same system.
Tip: When designing a solution with the FPGA AI Suite, use the latest supported version of Quartus® Prime Pro Edition.
Ensure that the QUARTUS_ROOTDIR environment variable is set correctly. For example, you can add the following to your ~/.bashrc file to set the target directory appropriately:
export QUARTUS_ROOTDIR="<quartus_install_path>/quartus/"
Important:

The FPGA AI Suite design examples require specific versions of Quartus® Prime Pro Edition. This requirement applies only to the design examples and does not apply to the FPGA AI Suite IP and compiler. For the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition requirements for the design examples, refer to the following table:

Table 4.   Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Requirements for FPGA AI Suite Design Example
Design Example Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Requirement
PCIe-based design example for Agilex™ 7 devices Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Version 22.4 or later.

This document assumes that Version 24.2 is used.

SoC-based design example for Arria® 10 SX SoC devices Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Version 24.2

( Ashling* RiscFree* IDE for Intel® FPGAs is also required)

SoC-based design example for Agilex™ 7 I-Series SoC devices Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Version 24.2

( Ashling* RiscFree* IDE for Intel® FPGAs is also required)

Next Step

After installing Quartus® Prime Pro Edition, continue your installation with Setting Required Environment Variables.