Intel® FPGA Add-On for oneAPI Base Toolkit Release Notes

Where To Find the Component

Visit the Intel® FPGA Add-On for oneAPI Base Toolkit website to download the toolkit.

The Intel® FPGA Add-On for oneAPI Base Toolkit is a specialized component intended to be used in conjunction with the Intel® oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler that is part of the Intel® oneAPI Base Toolkit (Base Kit). Installation of both the base toolkit and this add-on is required to work through the hardware compile stage of the FPGA design flow.

NOTE: This add-on is not required for emulation or report generation stages of the FPGA development flow. You can complete those stages with just the Intel® oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler.

New in This Release

In the 2021.1 Gold release, Intel® FPGA Add-On for oneAPI Base Toolkit is also available via Linux package managers. Refer to Installing Intel® oneAPI Toolkits via Linux* Package Managers for more information.

Disclaimer

Use the Intel® FPGA Add-on for oneAPI Base Toolkit with the following:

• Intel® Programmable Acceleration Card (PAC) with Intel® Arria® 10 GX FPGA
• Intel® FPGA Programmable Acceleration Card D5005 (previously known as Intel® PAC with Intel® Stratix® 10 SX FPGA)
• Custom Platforms (with Intel® Quartus® Prime software version 19.4, Intel® Quartus® Prime software version 20.2, or Intel® Quartus® Prime software version 20.3)

Supported Operating System

The Intel® FPGA Add-On for oneAPI Base Toolkit is supported on Linux* and Windows* host systems.

For more information, refer to Intel® oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler System Requirements.

Supported Hardware

FPGA Cards

• Intel® Programmable Acceleration Card (PAC) with Intel® Arria® 10 GX FPGA with Intel® Acceleration Stack for Intel® Xeon® CPU with FPGAs Version 1.2.1
• Intel® FPGA Programmable Acceleration Card D5005 (previously known as Intel® PAC with Intel® Stratix® 10 SX FPGA) with Intel® Acceleration Stack for Intel® Xeon® CPU with FPGAs Version 2.0.1

Custom Platforms (Ported from Intel® Arria® 10 GX and Intel® Stratix® 10 GX reference platforms)

• Intel® Custom Platforms with Intel® Quartus® Prime software version 19.4
• Intel® Custom Platforms with Intel® Quartus® Prime software version 20.2
• Intel® Custom Platforms with Intel® Quartus® Prime software version 20.3

Compatibility

The Intel® FPGA Add-on for oneAPI Base Toolkit 2021.1 Gold version is compatible with the Intel® oneAPI Base Toolkit 2021.1 Gold version.

Known Issues

• If you are using the Intel® FPGA Add-on for Intel® Custom Platforms installer on Windows*, ensure that the Board Support Package (BSP) provided to you by your vendor is not calling the adjust_plls.tcl script that is provided as part of the Intel® oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler. Calling this script results in compilation errors due to the space in the install path. If your BSP does call this script, please contact your board vendor for alternatives.
• The Intel® FPGA Add-On for oneAPI Base Toolkit is not available as a Debian or an RPM package in this release. To install the FPGA add-on, download and run the FPGA add-on installer from the oneAPI toolkit download page.

For Intel® oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler related issues, refer to Intel® oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler Release Notes.

Code Samples

Download FPGA design examples and tutorials from the oneAPI-Samples git repository.

References

Refer to the following guides for additional information:

• Installation Guide for Intel® oneAPI Toolkits
• Get Started with Intel® Distribution for GDB* for Linux* OS Host
• Get Started with the Intel® oneAPI Base Toolkit for Linux*
• Intel® oneAPI Programming Guide
• Intel® oneAPI DPC++ FPGA Optimization Guide
• Intel® FPGA SDK for OpenCL™ Pro Edition: Custom Platform Toolkit User Guide
• Intel® Quartus® Prime Software User Guides
• Intel® VTune™ Profiler User Guide
• Intel® oneAPI DPC++ FPGA Workflows on Third-Party IDEs (Eclipse and Visual Studio)
• Intel® oneAPI DPC++ FPGA Development with Sample Browser Extension for Visual Studio Code on Linux
• Intel Programmable Acceleration Card (PAC) with Intel Arria 10 GX FPGA Data Sheet
• Intel FPGA Programmable Acceleration Card D5005 Data Sheet
• Intel Acceleration Stack Quick Start Guide for Intel Programmable Acceleration Card with Arria 10 GX FPGA
• Intel Acceleration Stack Quick Start Guide: Intel FPGA Programmable Acceleration Card D5005

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