Solution ID: rd03112010_988
Last Modified: Mar 16, 2010
Product Category: Design Software
Product Area: Simulation/Formal Verification
Product Sub-area: Simulation Libraries/Models
Software: Quartus II Linux,Quartus II PC
Device Family: ARRIA II GX
Title
Fatal: (vsim-3421) Value -1 is out of range 0 to 2147483647
Description
You may see this error in the Quartus® II software version 9.1 SP1 and earlier, during simulation of Arria II GX designs containing ALTLDVS IP. The error may occur when you specify a SERDES implemention in LEs and a de-serialization factor of 4 in the IP MegaWizard® Plug-In.
A patch is available to fix this problem for the Quartus II software version 9.1 SP1. Download and install the appropriate patch from the following links:
For Windows:
- Download the Quartus II software version 9.1sp1 Patch 1.24 for Windows (.exe)
- Download the Readme for the Quartus II software version 9.1sp1 Patch 1.24 for Windows (.txt)
For Linux:
- Download the Quartus II software version 9.1sp1 Patch 1.24 for Linux (.tar)
- Download the Readme for the Quartus II software version 9.1sp1 Patch 1.24 for Linux (.txt)
You must regenerate Altera simulation libraries after you install the patch. ModelSim-Altera users must manually compile and map the altera_mf library to replace the precompiled version included with ModelSim-Altera.
This problem is scheduled to be fixed in the next release of the Quartus II software
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