ALTERA DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THIS PATCH WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THIS PATCH WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. //**************************************************************** quartus-16.1-0.01cb-readme.txt Readme file for Quartus Prime 16.1 Patch 0.01cb Copyright (C) Altera Corporation 2016 All right reserved. Patch created on October 11 2016 Patch Case#: 408971 //**************************************************************** Description: This patch added INI support to disable the restriction rule for PLL input clock of MAX 10 E144 package device. How to use: 1) Create a new file with name "quartus.ini" in current quartus project directory. 2) Add this "disable_max10_e144_pll_inclk_io_rule=on". 3) Save and re-compile quartus project again. Note: 1) To re-enable the restriction rule, kindly remove the "disable_max10_e144_pll_inclk_io_rule=on" or change the "on" to "off" in "quartus.ini" file. 2) This ini option only works from Quartus Prime 16.1 onwards. Caution - You must either have previously installed the Quartus Prime 16.1 software or must install the Quartus Prime 16.1 software before installing this patch. Otherwise, the patch will not be installed correctly and the Quartus Prime software will not run properly.