2.15.1. Version-Compatible Database Flow for PR Designs - 2026-02-19

Quartus Prime Pro Edition User Guide Partial Reconfiguration
Version
25.1

Migrating a design with a single PR region involves the following high-level steps:

  1. Perform initial compilation of the base revision in the Quartus® Prime software version N.
  2. Export a version-compatible database for the entire design in the Quartus® Prime software version N.
  3. Import the version-compatible database into the Quartus® Prime software version M (M>N).
  4. Rerun the Fitter (Finalize) stage in the Quartus® Prime software version M.
  5. Generate the base revision .sof file and bitstreams with the Quartus® Prime Assembler version M.
  6. Export the static region .qdb in the Quartus® Prime software version M.
  7. Perform a PR implementation compile in the Quartus® Prime software version M.
Note: You must generate all of the PR bitstreams that you use with the Quartus® Prime software version (M), including the full-chip configuration bitstream and the PR bitstream .rbf.
Figure 36. Static Region Migration (Single PR Region Compiled in Later Version)