Due to a problem in Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 21.2, this error is issued during compilation when the following two options in the Device and Pin Options are used together. Affected devices: Intel® Arria® 10 device and Intel® Cyclone® 10 GX device.
- The Configuration clock source in General category is other than Internal Oscillator.
- The Configuration scheme in Configuration category is other than Active Serial x1 and Active Serial x4.
You can also check the following global assignments in the Quartus Settings File (.qsf).
- set_global_assignment -name DEVICE_INITIALIZATION_CLOCK <configuration clock source name>
When <configuration clock source name> is other than INIT_INTOSC - set_global_assignment -name STRATIXV_CONFIGURATION_SCHEME <configuration scheme>
When <configuration scheme> is other than ACTIVE SERIAL X4 and ACTIVE SERIAL X1
To work around this problem, follow these steps:
- Open the the Quartus Settings File (.qsf) with a text editor
- Add the following global assignment
set_global_assignment -name ACTIVE_SERIAL_CLOCK CLKUSR - Save and close the the Quartus Settings File (.qsf)
This problem is fixed starting with the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 21.3.