signaltap: Can't find the instance

[Altera_Forum]

Hi, 

I have a problem about using signaltap, when I press Run analysis,there have an Error: Can't find the instance. Download a design with SRAM Object File containing this instance. What dose this mean? Thanks!

[Altera_Forum]

It means, that you have to enable the SignalTyp II instance before compiling the design. The error can also indicate, that you haven't downloaded the recent FPGA image.

[Altera_Forum]

Thanks for your reply!  

I download the *.jic file befor run signaltap analysis, then shows the error. Because I want to capture the online data. But when I download the *.sof file, then capture the data, there have no error. Why?

[Altera_Forum]

--- Quote Start ---  But when I download the *.sof file, then capture the data, there have no error. Why?  --- Quote End ---   I guess, it's a different design.*.jic has to be generated manually, unless you have written scripts that make it after compilation.