March 2010 Altera Corporation Quartus II Software Version 9.1 SP2 Device Support Release Notes
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March 2010
Quartus II Software Version 9.1 SP2
Device Support Release Notes
This document provides late-breaking information about device support in this version of
the Altera® Quartus®II software. For information about disk space and system requirements,
refer to the readme.txt file in your altera/<version number>/quartus directory. For
information about New Features, EDA Tool version support, and existing and resolved
software issues, refer to the Quartus II Software Release Notes.
This document contains the following sections:
■“Device Support & Pin-Out Status” on page 1
■“Memory Requirements/Recommendations” on page 2
■“Timing and Power Models” on page 5
■“Changes in Device Support” on page 7
Device Support & Pin-Out Status
This section contains information about the status of support in the Quartus II software for
the devices listed.
Full Device Support
Full compilation, simulation, timing analysis, and programming support is now available for
the following new devices and device packages:
Devices with Full Support
Device Family Devices
Arria® II GX EP2AGX95 EP2AGX125
EP2AGX190 EP2AGX260
Cyclone IV E EP4CE6 EP4CE10
EP4CE15 EP4CE22
EP4CE30 EP4CE40
EP4CE55 EP4CE75
Cyclone IV GX EP4CGX15
Stratix IV EP4SE230 EP4SE360
EP4SE530 EP4SGX290
EP4SGX360 EP4SGX530
EP4S40G5 EP4S100G3
EP4S100G4 EP4S100G5
Page 2 Memory Requirements/Recommendations
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Advance Device Support
Compilation, simulation, and timing analysis support is provided for the following
devices that will be released in the near future. Although the Compiler generates
pin-out information for these devices, the Compiler does not generate programming
files for them in this release.
Devices with Advance Support
Initial Information Device Support
Compilation, simulation, and timing analysis support is provided for the following
devices that will be released in the near future. Programming files and pin-out
information, however, are not generated for these devices in this release.
Compilation Support
Compilation support with preliminary timing and power analysis support is
provided for the following HardCopy® III, HardCopy IV E, and HardCopy IV GX
devices.
Memory Requirements/Recommendations
A full installation of the Altera Complete Design Suite requires approximately 8.2 GB
of available disk space on the drive or partition where you are installing the Altera
Complete Design Suite and approximately 30 MB of available space on the drive that
contains your TEMP directory (Windows only).
Device Family Devices
Cyclone III LS EP3CLS70 EP3CLS100
Cyclone IV GX EP4CGX22 EP4CGX30
Stratix IV EP4SGX70 EP4SGX110
EP4SGX530KF43 EP4SE820
Devices with Initial Information Support
Device Family Devices
Cyclone IV GX EP4CGX30CF23 EP4CGX50
EP4CGX75 EP4CGX110
EP4CGX150
Devices with Compilation Support
Device Family Devices
HardCopy® III HC325 HC335
HardCopy IV HC4E25 HC4E35
HC4GX15 HC4GX25
HC4GX35
Memory Requirements/Recommendations Page 3
March 2010 Altera Corporation Quartus II Software Version 9.1 SP2 Device Support Release Notes
The Quartus II Stand-Alone Programmer requires a minimum of 1 GB of RAM plus
additional memory, based on the size and number of SOF files and the size and
number of devices being configured.
Altera recommends that your system be configured to provide swap space (virtual
memory) equal to the recommended physical RAM that is required to process your
design.
The following table shows the memory required to process designs targeted for Altera
devices.
Memory Requirements/Recommendations (Part 1 of 2)
Device
Recommended Physical RAM
32-bit 64-bit
Arria GX (EP1AGX20)
Cyclone (EP1C3, EP1C4, EP1C6, EP1C12, EP1C20)
Cyclone II (EP2C5, EP2C8, EP2C20)
Cyclone III (EP3C5, EP3C10, EP3C16, EP3C25,
EP3C40)
Cyclone IV E (EP4CE6, EP4CE10, EP4CE15,
EP4CE22, EP4CE30, EP4CE40)
Cyclone IV GX (EP4CGX15, EP4CGX22,
EP4CGX30)
All MAX® series and MAX II device families
Stratix (EP1S10, EP1S20)
Stratix GX (EP1SGX10)
Stratix II (EP2S15)
512 MB 512 MB
Cyclone III (EP3C55, EP3C80)
Cyclone IV E (EP4CE55, EP4CE75)
768 MB 1.0 GB
Arria GX (EP1AGX35, EP1AGX50, EP1AGX60)
Arria II GX (EP2AGX45)
Cyclone II (EP2C35, EP2C50)
Cyclone IV E (EP4CE115)
Cyclone IV GX (EP4CGX50, EP4CGX75)
Stratix (EP1S25, EP1S30, EP1S40, EP1S60)
Stratix GX (EP1SGX25, EP1SGX40)
Stratix II (EP2S30)
Stratix II GX (EP2SGX30, EP2SGX60)
Stratix III (EP3SL50, EP3SE50, EP3SL70)
1.0 GB 1.5 GB
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Arria GX (EP1AGX90)
Arria II GX (EP2AGX65)
Cyclone II (EP2C70)
Cyclone III (EP3C120)
Cyclone III LS (EP3CLS70, EP3CLS100)
Cyclone IV GX (EP4CGX110, EP4CGX150)
HardCopy II (HC210)
Stratix (EP1S80)
Stratix II (EP2S60, EP2S90)
Stratix II GX (EP2SGX90)
Stratix III (EP3SE80)
Stratix IV (EP4SGX70)
1.5 GB 2.0 GB
Arria II GX (EP2AGX95, EP2AGX125, EP2AGX190)
Cyclone III LS (EP3CLS150, EP3CLS200)
Stratix II (EP2S130, EP2S180)
Stratix II GX (EP2SGX130)
HardCopy II (HC220, HC230, HC240)
Stratix III (EP3SL110, EP3SE110, EP3SE150,
EP3SL200)
Stratix IV (EP4SGX110, EP4SGX230)
Stratix IV GT (EP4S40G2 and EP4S100G2)
3.0 GB 4.0 GB
Arria II GX (EP2AGX260)
Stratix III (EP3SE260, EP3SL340)
Stratix IV (EP4SGX290)
4.0 GB 6.0 GB
Stratix IV (EP4SGX360, EP4SGX530, EP4SE530)
Stratix IV GT (EP4S40G5, EP4S100G3,
EP4S100G4, and EP4S100G5)
HardCopy III (HC3E25)
HardCopy IV (HC4E25)
N/A 8.0 GB
Stratix IV (EP4SE820)
HardCopy III (HC3E35)
HardCopy IV (HC4GX15, HC4GX25. HC4GX35)
N/A 12.0 GB
HardCopy IV (HC4E35) N/A 16.0 GB
Memory Requirements/Recommendations (Part 2 of 2)
Device
Recommended Physical RAM
32-bit 64-bit
Timing and Power Models Page 5
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Timing and Power Models
This section contains a summary of timing and power model status in the current
version of the Quartus II software.
Devices with Timing and Power Models (Part 1 of 2)
Device Family Device Timing Model Status Power Model Status
Arria GX EP1AGX20 Final – 7.2 Final – 7.2
EP1AGX35 Final – 7.2
EP1AGX50 Final – 7.2
EP1AGX60 Final – 7.2
EP1AGX90 Final – 7.2
Aria II GX EP2AGX45 Preliminary Preliminary
EP2AGX65
EP2AGX95
EP2AGX125
EP2AGX190
EP2AGX260
Cyclone III EP3C5 Final – 8.0 SP1 Final – 8.1
EP3C10 Final – 8.0 SP1
EP3C16 Final – 8.0 SP1
EP3C25 Final – 7.2 SP1
EP3C40 Final – 8.0
EP3C55 Final – 8.0
EP3C80 Final – 8.0
EP3C120 Final – 7.2 SP1
Cyclone III LS EPC3LS70 Preliminary Preliminary
EPC3LS100
EPC3LS150
EPC3LS200
Cyclone IV E (All) Preliminary Preliminary
Cyclone IV GX (All) Preliminary Preliminary
HardCopy II HC210 Correlated – 8.0 Correlated – 7.2
HC210W
HC220
HC230
HC240
HardCopy III (All) Preliminary Preliminary
HardCopy IV E (All) Preliminary Preliminary
HardCopy IV GX Preliminary Preliminary
MAX IIZ EPM240Z Final – 9.0 SP1 Final – 9.0 SP1
EPM570Z
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The current version of the Quartus II software also includes final timing models for
the Cyclone, Cyclone II, MAX, MAX II, Stratix, Stratix II, and Stratix GX device
families. Timing models for these device families became final in the Quartus II
software versions 6.0 and earlier.
The current version of the Quartus II software also includes final power models for
the Cyclone, Cyclone II, MAX, MAX II, Stratix, Stratix II, and Stratix GX device
families. Power models for these device families became final in the Quartus II
software versions 6.0 and earlier.
Stratix II GX EP2SGX30 Final – 7.0 Final – 7.1
EP2SGX60 Final – 7.0
EP2SGX90 Final – 6.1
EP2SGX130 Final – 6.1
Stratix III EP3SE50 Final – 9.0 Final – 9.0
EP3SE80 Final – 8.1
EP3SE110 Final – 8.1
EP3SE260 Final – 9.0
EP3SL50 Final – 9.0
EP3SL70 Final – 9.0
EP3SL110 Final – 8.1
EP3SL150 Final – 8.1
EP3SL200 Final – 9.0
EP3SL340 Final – 8.1
Stratix IV EP4SE230 Final – 9.1 SP1 Preliminary
EP4SGX180
EP4SGX230
EP4S40G2
EP4S100G2
EP4SE360 Final – 9.1 SP2
EP4SE530
EP4SE820 Preliminary
EP4SGX70
EP4SGX110
EP4SGX290 Final – 9.1 SP2
EP4SGX360
EP4SGX530
EP4S40G5
EP4S100G3
EP4S100G4
EP4S100G5
Devices with Timing and Power Models (Part 2 of 2)
Device Family Device Timing Model Status Power Model Status
Changes in Device Support Page 7
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Changes in Device Support
Cyclone IV GX incorrect simulation
For Cyclone IV GX devices, when simulating a design containing an ALTLVDS
megafunction, an incorrect reslt may occur when the Enable bitslip control option is
enabled.
Applies to: Cyclone IV GX devices
Cyclone III automotive grade devices removed
Support for Cyclone III automotive grade devices has been removed for the Quartus
II software version 9.1 SP2. Altera recommends Cyclone IV E automotive grade
devices for new designs.
Applies to: Cyclone III devices
Stratix IV and HardCopy migration flow consistency
Stratix IV device EP4SGX530KH50C3 and HardCopy IV device HC4GX35FF have
different numbers of PCIE HIP blocks, which causes an inconsistent migration flow.
This issue has been fixed in the Quartus II version 9.1 SP2 software.
Applies to: Stratix IV and HardCopy devices
Arria II GX transceiver limits differ
Arria II GX transceiver limits differ from the documented limits for the Quartus II
software version 9.1 SP1 and SP2. Refer to the Arria II GX data sheet for the correct
range.
Applies to: Arria II GX devices
Stratix III Corner PLL delay setting change
Stratix III devices EP3SE260 and EP3SL200 corner PLL delay settings are updated in
the Quartus II version 9.1 SP2 software. This change improves the LVDS sampling
performance for some applications.
Applies to: Stratix III devices
Stratix IV ATX PLL support
The Quartus II software version 9.1 SP2 incorrectly allows a design with an ATX PLL
to successfully compile when the design is targeted for a Stratix IV device that does
not support the ATX PLL. Consult the data sheet for availability of the ATX PLL.
Applies to: Stratix IV devices
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Stratix II devices fail to configure with EPCS devices
Stratix II devices failed to configure properly vwith EPCS devices due to incorrect
configuration length count used by the Quartus II 9.1 SP1 software. This issue is fixed
in the Quartus II 9.1 SP2 software. To correct the problem, regenerate the
programming file (.pof, .rbf) with the Quartus II 9.1 SP2 software or later. The .sof file
is not affected.
Applies to: Stratix II devices
Cyclone IV GX devices enforce incorrect data rate
The Quartus II software version 9.1 SP1 enforces the incorrect transceiver data rate
limits for Cyclone IV GX devices with C8 speed grade packages and all F324 or
smaller packages. This issue is fixed in the Quartus II 9.1 SP2 software.
Applies to: Cyclone IV GX devices
VCCIO pin count incorrect with device migration turned ON
When you migrate from a Stratix IV to a HardCopy IV or HardCopy IV GX device, if a
pin is NC in the Stratix IV device and VCCIO in either HardCopy device, the
migration result is NC. The correct migration result should be VCCIO, when the
referred I/O bank is available in all devices of the current migration chain.
Applies to: HardCopy IV and HardCopy IV GX devices
Arria II GX and Stratix IV GX require regenerating transceiver reconfiguration Memory
Initialization File
When the transceiver channel and PLL dynamic reconfiguration is enabled, and the
transceiver bonding mode is X4 or X8, the TX clock (coreclkout) is inactive after
reconfiguration. You must regenerate the transceiver reconfiguration Memory
Initialization File (.mif) with the Quartus II software version 9.1 SP1.
Applies to: Arria II GX and Stratix IV GX devices
Arria II GX designs require recompilation
The Quartus II software versions 9.1 and earlier can produce functional failures in
Arria II GX designs due to race conditions in the secondary signal region of RAM.
This possible malfunction is fixed in Quartus II software version 9.1 SP1, and requires
that you recompile your design.
Applies to: Arria II GX devices
No vertical migration for Engineering Sample Stratix IV 230 GX and E and 530 GX and E
Stratix IV 230 GX and E and 530 GX and E devices in Engineering Sample version are
not allowed for vertical migration with the production devices due to the voltage
changes. (Core voltage for ES devices is 0.95V, while core voltage for production
devices is 0.9V.). To access vertical migration, use the corresponding production
device in the design.
Applies to: Stratix IV devices
Changes in Device Support Page 9
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Migration combinations of devices show fewer VCCIO pins
In certain migration combinations of Arria II GX and Stratix IV GX and Stratix E
devices, fewer VCCIO pins may be seen as available, when vertical migration in the
following paths is enabled. Recompile your design with the Quartus II software
version 9.1 SP2.
Arria II GX devices
EP2AGX95EF35 with EP2AGX190FF35 or EP2AGX260FF35
EP2AGX125EF35 with EP2AGX190FF35 or EP2AGX260FF35
Pins AJ8 and G8 from VCCIO4B (bank 4B) turn to NC when migration is on in these
combinations.
Stratix IV E devices
EP4SE530F43 with EP4SE820F43
Multiple VCCIO pins from banks 1B, 1C, 2B, 2C, 3C, 4C, 5B, 5C, 6B, 6C, 7C, 8C turn to
NC, when migration is on.
Stratix IV GX devices
EP4SGX110FF35 with EP4SGX180FF35, EP4SGX230FF35, EP4SGX290FF35,
EP4SGX360FF35, or HC4GX25LF1152 (HardCopy IV)
Multiple VCCIO pins from banks 1A, 1C, 3C, 4C, 6A, 6C, 7C, 8C turn to NC, when
migration is on.
Applies to: Arria II GX and Stratix IV GX and E devices
Power down settings ignored
The VCCHIP_R power and VCCHIP_L power options have been removed from the
Quartus II software in version 9.1 SP1. The Opportunistically power off setting is no
longer available; use the Power on setting instead.
Applies to: Stratix IV GX and Stratix IV GT devices
Design software support for mature device families
Design software support for FLEX, APEX, ACEX, and HardCopy Stratix device
families is not provided in versions of the Quartus II software beginning with version
9.1. Use the Quartus II software version 9.0 or earlier to support those devices. The
Quartus II software version 9.0 and the associated service packs will remain available
on the Altera website (http://www.altera.com).
Applies to: ACEX, APEX, FLEX and HardCopy Stratix device families
