Updating the hardware image on the fpga, Querying the device name of your fpga board, Updating the hardware image on the fpga -6 – Altera RTE for OpenCL User Manual

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8. To verify the successful installation of the FPGA board, invoke the command

aocl diagnose

<device_name>

to run any board vendor-recommended diagnostic test.

Related Information

Setting the Environment Variables for Windows

on page 2-2

Querying the Device Name of Your FPGA Board

on page 2-6

Installing the Cyclone V SoC Development Kit

on page 4-5

Updating the Hardware Image on the FPGA

If applicable, before you execute an OpenCL kernel program on the FPGA, ensure that the flash memory

of the FPGA contains a hardware image created using a current version of the OpenCL software.
Remember: If your Custom Platform requires that you preload a valid OpenCL image into the flash

memory, for every major release of the Altera Complete Design Suite, program the flash

memory of the FPGA with a hardware image compatible with the current version of the

software.

Querying the Device Name of Your FPGA Board

Some AOCL utility commands require you to specify the device name (<device_name>). The

<device_name> refers to the acl number (e.g. acl0 to acl15) that corresponds to the FPGA device. When

you query a list of accelerator boards, the RTE produces a list of installed devices on your machine in the

order of their device names.
• To query a list of installed devices on your machine, type

aocl diagnose

at a command prompt.

The software generates an output that resembles the example shown below:

aocl diagnose: Running diagnostic from ALTERAOCLSDKROOT/board/<board_name>/
<platform>/libexec

Verified that the kernel mode driver is installed on the host machine.

Using board package from vendor: <board_vendor_name>
Querying information for all supported devices that are installed on the host
machine ...

device_name Status Information

acl0 Passed <descriptive_board_name>
PCIe dev_id = <device_ID>, bus:slot.func = 02:00.00,
at Gen 2 with 8 lanes.
FPGA temperature=43.0 degrees C.

acl1 Passed <descriptive_board_name>
PCIe dev_id = <device_ID>, bus:slot.func = 03:00.00,
at Gen 2 with 8 lanes.
FPGA temperature = 35.0 degrees C.

Found 2 active device(s) installed on the host machine, to perform a full
diagnostic on a specific device, please run aocl diagnose <device_name>

DIAGNOSTIC_PASSED

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Updating the Hardware Image on the FPGA

OCL005-15.0.0

2015.05.04

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Getting Started with the Altera RTE for OpenCL for 64-Bit Windows

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