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Literature: User Guides

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Title Doc Version Posted Date File Size Document Part Number
User Guides
Nios II C2H Compiler User Guide
     dma_c2h_tutorial.c (1 KB)
1.3Oct 20071,033 KBUG-N2C2HCMPLR
ByteBlaster II Download Cable User Guide Updated 1.3Apr 2008322 KBUG-BBII81204-1.3
USB Blaster Download Cable User Guide Updated 2.4Apr 2008382 KBUG-USB81204-2.4
8B10B Encoder/Decoder MegaCore Function User Guide7.2Oct 2007510 KBUG-IPED8B10B-1.10
Absolute Value Megafunction User Guide (LPM_ABS)
     lpm_abs.zip (173 KB)
     lpm_abs_msim.zip (4 KB)
2.2Mar 2006379 KBUG-MF91204-2.2
Accumulator Megafunction User Guide (ALTACCUMULATE)
     altaccumulate_msim.zip (15 KB)
     altaccumulate_semi_complete.zip (6 KB)
2.3Mar 20071,110 KBUG-MF83104-2.3
Active Serial Memory Interface Megafunction User Guide (ALTASMI_PARALLEL)2.4Oct 2007775 KBUG-ALT1005-2.4
Adder/Subtractor Megafunction User Guide (LPM_ADD_SUB)
     add_sub.zip (258 KB)
     mult_adder_msim.zip (12 KB)
2.2Mar 2007550 KBUG-MF9804-2.2
ALT_OCT Megafunction User Guide
     alt_oct_DesignExample.zip (50 KB)
     alt_oct_msim.zip (29 KB)
1.0Dec 2006816 KBUG-01003-1.0
ASI MegaCore Function User Guide7.2Oct 2007392 KBUG-ASI0106-5.0
ByteBlasterMV Download Cable User Guide1.0Aug 2004400 KBUG-BBMV81204-1.0
CIC MegaCore Function User Guide7.2Oct 2007595 KBUG-CIC-4.0
Clock Control Block Megafunction User Guide (ALTCLKCTRL)
     altclkctrl Design Example (95 KB)
     altclkctrl Design Example ModelSim (4 KB)
2.3May 20071,023 KBUG-MF9604-2.3
Comparator Megafunction User Guide (LPM_COMPARE)
     lpm_compare_msim.zip (4 KB)
     lpm_compare.zip (175 KB)
2.2Mar 2007567 KBUG-MF83004-2.2
Counter Megafunction User Guide (LPM_COUNTER)
     counter_example_msim.do (0 KB)
     counter_example.qar (54 KB)
     counter_example.vo (26 KB)
     counter_example.vt (6 KB)
2.3Jun 20071,313 KBUG-MF9104-2.3
CRC Compiler User Guide7.2Oct 2007962 KBUG-CRC01004-1.3
Cyclone II FPGA Starter Development Kit User Guide1.0.0Mar 20073,912 KBP25-36048
Cyclone II PowerPlay Early Power Estimator User Guide1.1May 20061,200 KBUG-C2PWRPLY-1.1
Cyclone III FPGA Starter Kit User Guide1.0May 20072,122 KBUG-01018
Data (DQ) and Data Strobe (DQS) Megafunction User Guide (ALTDQ and ALTDQS)
     altdq_dqs_DesignExample.zip (66 KB)
     altdq_dqs_msim.zip (11 KB)
2.0Sep 20062,517 KBUG-MF9304-2.0
DDR and DDR2 SDRAM Controller Compiler User Guide7.2Oct 20071,991 KBUG-DDRSDRAM-7.0
DDR and DDR2 SDRAM High-Performance Controller User Guide7.2Oct 2007627 KBUG-01010-4.0
DDR Timing Wizard User Guide3.0Nov 20071,972 KBUG-DDRTMNG-3.0
DDR3 SDRAM High-Performance Controller User Guide7.2Oct 2007846 KBUG-01021-1.0
Designing With Low-Level Primitives User Guide3.0Mar 2007492 KBUG-83105-3.0
Divider Megafunction User Guide (LPM_DIVIDE)
     lpm_divide.zip (89 KB)
     lpm_divide_msim.zip (15 KB)
2.3Jun 2007944 KBUG-MF82704-2.3
Double Data Rate I/O Megafunction User Guide (ALTDDIO_IN, ALTDDIO_OUT, and ALTDDIO_BIDIR)
     altddio_DesignExample_ex1.zip (111 KB)
     altddio_DesignExample_ex2.zip (139 KB)
     altddio_ex1_msim.zip (17 KB)
     altddio_ex2_msim.zip (17 KB)
4.2Jun 20073,984 KBUG-DDRMGAFCTN-4.2
DSP Builder User Guide7.2.1Dec 20078,294 KBUG-DSPBUILDER-7.2.1
DSP Development Kit, Cyclone II Edition Getting Started User Guide1.0May 2005562 KBUG-DSP011205-1.0
DSP Development Kit, Cyclone II Edition Getting Started User Guide
(RoHS compliant)
     Cyclone II DSP Board Schematic (590 KB)
1.1Sep 20073,002 KBUG-DSP011205-1.1
DSP Development Kit, Stratix & Stratix Professional Edition Getting Started User Guide1.3.0 rev 1Dec 20041,994 KBUG-STXDSPKIT-2.2
DSP Development Kit, Stratix II Edition Getting Started User Guide1.1May 2005645 KBUG-S29804-1.1
DSP Development Kit, Stratix II Edition Getting Started User Guide6.0.1Aug 20063,642 KBUG-S29804.1.2
DSP Development Kit, Stratix II Professional Edition Getting Started User Guide1.0Aug 2005966 KBUG-S220705-1.0
EPXA1 Development Kit Getting Started User Guide
     EPXA1 Development Kit Design Files (80 KB)
1.3Jan 2003449 KBUG-EPXA1-1.3
EPXA10 DDR Development Kit Getting Started User Guide
     EPXA10 DDR Development Kit Design Files (76 KB)
1.4Feb 2003829 KBUG-EPXA10DDR-1.4
EPXA10 Development Kit Getting Started User Guide
     EPXA10 Development Kit Design Files (76 KB)
3.2Nov 2002475 KBUG-EPXA10-3.2
Error Correction Code Megafunctions User Guide (ALTECC)
     ecc_decoder_DesignExample_ex2.zip (8 KB)
     ecc_decoder_ex2_msim.zip (5 KB)
     ecc_encoder_DesignExample_ex1.zip (22 KB)
     ecc_encoder_ex1_msim.zip (4 KB)
1.0May 20073,599 KBUG-MF01019-1.0
EthernetBlaster Communications Cable User Guide1.0Dec 2004658 KBUG-120904-1.0
Excalibur Bus Functional Model User Guide1.2Jul 2002520 KBA-UG-XBUS-1.2
Excalibur Hardware Design Tutorial1.5Aug 2002523 KBA-MNL_ARMTUTORIAL-1.5
Excalibur Stripe Simulator User Guide1.5Mar 20031,113 KBUG-EXCFSSIM-1.5
External DDR Memory PHY Interface Megafunction User Guide (ALTMEMPHY)4.1Dec 20071,787 KBUG-01014-4.1
FFT MegaCore Function User Guide7.2Oct 2007946 KBUG-FFT-6.0
FIR Compiler User Guide7.2Oct 20073,004 KBUG-FIRCOMPILER-7.0
First-In-First-Out Megafunction User Guide (FIFO)
     dcfifo_in_legacy_mode.qar (268 KB)
     dcfifo_in_show_ahead_mode.qar (223 KB)
     dcfifo_narrow_write_wide_read.qar (227 KB)
     dcfifo_wide_write_narrow_read.qar (231 KB)
     scfifo_in_legacy_mode.qar (36 KB)
     scfifo_in_show_ahead_mode.qar (37 KB)
4.0May 2007959 KBUG-MFNALT_FIFO-4.0
First-In-First-Out Partitioner Megafunction User Guide (FIFO Partitioner)1.2Aug 2005306 KBUG-IPFIFO-1.2
Flash Memory Megafunction User Guide
     alt_ufm Archive Files (71 KB)
     alt_ufm ModelSim Files (15 KB)
2.0Aug 20061,119 KBUG-040105-2.0
Floating Point Adder/Subtractor Megafunction User Guide (ALTFP_ADD_SUB)
     altfp_add_sub_DesignExample_ex1.zip (351 KB)
     Altfp_add_sub_DesignExample_ex2.zip (319 KB)
     altfp_add_sub_ex1_msim.zip (195 KB)
     Altfp_add_sub_ex2_msim.zip (142 KB)
3.1Jul 20072,256 KBUG041305-3.1
Floating Point Compare Megafunction User Guide (altfp_compare)
     altfp_compare_DesignExample.zip (171 KB)
     altfp_compare_ex_msim.zip (170 KB)
1.0Oct 2007991 KBUG-MF01022-1.0
Floating Point Divider Megafunction User Guide (ALTFP_DIV)
     altfp_div_DesignExample_ex1 (452 KB)
     altfp_div_DesignExample_ex2 (397 KB)
     altfp_div_ex1_msim (485 KB)
     altfp_div_ex2_msim (316 KB)
1.2Oct 20071,509 KBUG-01002-1.2
Floating Point Multiplier Megafunction User Guide (ALTFP_MULT)
     altfp_mult Design Example 1 Files (276 KB)
     altfp_mult Design Example 2 Files (260 KB)
     altfp_mult Example 1 ModelSim Files (145 KB)
     altfp_mult Example 2 ModelSim Files (126 KB)
2.4Jul 20071,909 KBUG-052404-2.4
Floating Point Square Root (ALTFP_SQRT) Megafunction User Guide
     altfp_sqrt_DesignExample.zip (26 KB)
     altfp_sqrt_msim.zip (102 KB)
1.0Nov 20072,453 KBUG-01026-1.0
HardCopy II Clock Uncertainty Calculator User Guide
     HCII_Clock_Uncertainty_Calculator.zip (1004 KB)
1.0Aug 2007611 KBUG-01015-1.0
High-Speed Development Kit, Stratix GX Edition User Guide1.0Aug 20036,325 KBUG-STRATIXGX
HyperTransport MegaCore Function User Guide7.2Oct 2007713 KBUG-MCHYPRTRNS-1.8
I/O Buffer Megafunction (ALTIOBUF) User Guide
     altiobuf_design_example_1.zip (56 KB)
     altiobuf_ex1_msim.zip (91 KB)
1.0Nov 20072,205 KBUG-01024-1.0
MasterBlaster Serial/USB Communications Cable User Guide1.0Aug 20043 KBUG-MB81204-1.0
MAX II Development Kit Getting Started User Guide1.1Jul 2005345 KBUG-M292904-1.1
MAX+PLUS II Advanced Synthesis 1.0Apr 2003365 KBUG-MAX2SYN-1.0
Memory-Based Multiplier Megafunction User Guide (ALTMEMMULT)
     altmemmult design files.zip
     altmemmult_msim.zip (14 KB)
2.2Mar 2007798 KBUG-MF91004-2.2
Multiplier Megafunction User Guide (LPM_MULT)
     lpm_mult.zip
     lpm_mult_msim.zip (21 KB)
2.2Mar 2007693 KBUG-MF91104-2.2
Multiplier-Accumulator Megafunction User Guide (ALTMULT_ACCUM)
     altmult_accum_Design_Example.zip (116 KB)
     altmult_accum_msim.zip (16 KB)
3.2Mar 20072,343 KBUG-MF9904-3.2
Multiplier-Adder Megafunction User Guide (ALTMULT_ADD)
     altmult_add_DesignExample_ex1.zip (195 KB)
     altmult_add_DesignExample_ex2.zip (205 KB)
     altmult_add_ex1_msim.zip (112 KB)
     altmult_add_ex2_msim.zip (15 KB)
2.3Mar 20074,255 KBUG-030805-2.3
NCO MegaCore Function User Guide7.2Oct 2007974 KBUG-NCOCOMPILER-6.0
Nios II Custom Instruction User Guide1.4May 2007715 KBUG-N2CSTNST
Nios II Development Kit Getting Started User Guide2.5May 2007858 KBUG-NIOSIIDEVKIT-2.5
Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit Cyclone III Edition User Guide
     Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit Cyclone III Edition BOM (238 KB)
     Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit Cyclone III Edition Layout (2070 KB)
     Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit Cyclone III Edition Quick Start Guide (1370 KB)
     Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit Cyclone III Edition Reference Manuals (2216 KB)
     Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit Cyclone III Edition Schematic (1186 KB)
1.0Jan 20081,163 KBUG-01025
Nios II Evaluation Kit User Guide1.1Oct 20051,859 KBUG-N2122804-1.1
Nios II Flash Programmer User Guide1.5Nov 2007651 KBUG-NIOSIIFLSHPROG-1.5
Nios II IDE Help System1.4Oct 20071,110 KBUG-N2IDEHELP
Parallel Adder Megafunction User Guide (PARALLEL_ADD)
     parallel_add.zip (4 KB)
     parallel_add_msim.zip (9 KB)
2.2Mar 2007631 KBUG-MF9704-2.2
Parameterized ROM Megafunction User Guide (LPM_ROM)
     lpm_rom Design Files (72 KB)
1.0Mar 2005894 KBUG-031105-1.0
PCI Compiler User Guide7.2Oct 20073,521 KBUG-PCICOMPILER-4.5
PCI Development Kit, Cyclone II Edition Getting Started User Guide1.0May 2005555 KBUG-C2042505-1.0
PCI Development Kit, Stratix Edition Getting Started User Guide1.0.0 rev1May 20031,998 KBUG-STXPCIDVKT-1.0
PCI Express Compiler User Guide7.2Oct 20071,835 KBUG-PCI10605-1.7
PCI Express Development Kit, Stratix II GX Edition Getting Started User Guide1.0.2Apr 20071,495 KBP25-36002
PCI High-Speed Development Kit, Stratix Professional Edition Getting Started User Guide1.0.0Sep 20031,998 KBUG-STXPCIPRO-1.0
Phase-Locked Loops Megafunction User Guide (ALTPLL)
     ddr_clk.zip (98 KB)
     ddr-clk-msim.zip (4 KB)
     shift_clk.zip (193 KB)
     shift_clk_msim.zip (4 KB)
6.0Mar 20073,539 KBUG-ALTPLL-6.0
Phase-Locked Loops Reconfiguration Megafunction User Guide (ALTPLL_RECONFIG)
     altpll_reconfig_DesignExample1_ex1.zip (164 KB)
     altpll_reconfig_DesignExample_ex2.zip (173 KB)
     altpll_reconfig_DesignExample_ex3.zip (314 KB)
     altpll_reconfig_ex1_msim.zip (17 KB)
     altpll_reconfig_ex2_msim.zip (18 KB)
     altpll_reconfig_ex3_msim.zip (429 KB)
3.2Nov 20077,486 KBUG-032405-3.2
POS-PHY Level 2 and 3 Compiler User Guide7.2Oct 2007814 KBUG-POSPHY2_3-5.0
POS-PHY Level 4 MegaCore Function User Guide7.2Oct 20071,465 KBUG-IPPOSPHY4-7.0
PowerPlay Early Power Estimator User Guide for Arria GX FPGAs1.0May 20071,316 KBUG-01017-1.0
PowerPlay Early Power Estimator User Guide for Cyclone III FPGAs1.1Jul 2007834 KBUG-01013-1.1
PowerPlay Early Power Estimator User Guide for Stratix II, Stratix II GX, and HardCopy II1.2Jan 20072,797 KBUG-PWRPLY-1.2
PowerPlay Early Power Estimator User Guide For Stratix III FPGAs
     Stratix III PowerPlay Early Power Estimator (16 KB)
1.0Dec 20062,561 KBUG-01007-1.0
PowerPlay Early Power Estimator User Guide for Stratix, Stratix GX & Cyclone FPGAs2.0Oct 2005649 KBUG-FPGAPWRCAL-2.0
QDRII SRAM Controller MegaCore Function User Guide7.2Oct 20071,165 KBUG-IPQDRII-5.0
Random Access Memory Megafunction User Guide (RAM)
     ram1p_DesignExample_ex1 (8 KB)
     ram1p_ex1_msim (6 KB)
     ram2p_DesignExample_ex2 (9 KB)
     ram2p_ex2_msim (7 KB)
     ram3p_DesignExample_ex3.zip (11 KB)
     ram3p_ex3_msim (8 KB)
2.0Mar 20072,647 KBUG-MF9404-2.0
RapidIO MegaCore Function User Guide7.2Oct 20071,975 KBUG-MC_RIOPHY-2.6
RapidIO Physical Layer MegaCore Function User Guide2.2.2 rev1May 20051,120 KBUG-MC_RIORHY-1.6
Read Only Memory Megafunction User Guide (ROM)
     rom1p_DesignExample_ex1.zip (11 KB)
     rom1p_ex1_msim.zip (5 KB)
     rom2p_DesignExample_ex2.zip (11 KB)
     rom2p_ex2_msim.zip (6 KB)
1.0May 20071,956 KBUG-01016
Reed-Solomon Compiler User Guide7.2Oct 2007687 KBUG-RSCOMPILER-7.1
Remote Update Circuitry Megafunction User Guide (ALTREMOTE_UPDATE)
     altremote_update Design Example 1 (102 KB)
     altremote_update Design Example 2 (121 KB)
     altremote_update ModelSim Design Example 1 (12 KB)
     altremote_update ModelSim Design Example 2 (12 KB)
2.3Jun 20073,131 KBUG-031005 -2.3
RLDRAM II Controller MegaCore Function User Guide7.2Oct 20071,135 KBUG-RLDRAM-5.0
SDI MegaCore Function User Guide7.2Oct 2007853 KBUG-SDI1005-5.0
SERDES Transmitter/Receiver Megafunction User Guide (ALTLVDS)
     altlvds_DesignExample.zip (203 KB)
     altlvds_DesignExample_ex2.zip (112 KB)
     altlvds_DesignExample_ex3.zip (252 KB)
     altlvds_ex1_msim.zip (92 KB)
     altlvds_ex2_msim.zip (58 KB)
     altlvds_ex3_msim.zip (104 KB)
3.3Nov 20072,900 KBUG-MF9504-3.3
SerialLite II MegaCore Function User Guide7.2Oct 20071,010 KBUG-0705-1.6
Seriallite MegaCore Function User Guide1.0.0Sep 2004942 KBUG-SERIALLT-1.0
Shift Register (RAM-Based) User Guide
     shift_register_ram_based_DesignExample.zip (125 KB)
     shift_register_ram_based_msim.zip (5 KB)
1.2Mar 20071,114 KBUG-01009-1.2
Shift Register Megafunction User Guide (LPM_SHIFTREG)
     lpm_shiftreg Design Files Archive Example 1 (84 KB)
     lpm_shiftreg Design Files Example 1 (79 KB)
     lpm_shiftreg Design Files Archive Example 2 (75 KB)
     lpm_shiftreg Design Files Example 2 (70 KB)
     lpm_shiftreg ModelSim Files Example 1 (5 KB)
     lpm_shiftreg ModelSim Files Example 2 (3 KB)
3.0Jan 2007938 KBUG-033105-2.1
sld_virtual_jtag Megafunction User Guide
     sld_virtual_jtag - Design Example 1 (96 KB)
     sld_virtual_jtag - Design Example 2 (99 KB)
1.0Jun 20061,663 KBUG-SLDVRTL-1.0
SOPC Builder User Guide1.0Jun 2003345 KBUG-SOPCBLDR-1.0
Square Root Megafunction User Guide (ALTSQRT)
     altsqrt Design Example Files (111 KB)
     altsqrt ModelSim Files (10 KB)
2.2Mar 2007474 KBUG-MF82604-2.2
Stratix GX Transceiver User Guide3.0Jan 20058,044 KBUG-STXGX-3.0
Stratix II GX Early SSN Estimator User Guide
     Stratix II GX Early SSN Estimator (357 KB)
1.0Aug 2007350 KBUG-01020-1.0
Stratix II GX Embedded Gigabit Ethernet MAC/PHY User's Guide1,0Nov 2005430 KB 
Stratix II GX Embedded Gigabit Ethernet MAC/PHY User's Guide1.0Nov 2005462 KB 
System-on-a-Programmable-Chip Development board User Guide1.3Oct 20012,378 KBA-UG-SOPC-1.3
Transceiver SI Development Kit, Stratix II GX Edition Getting Started User Guide1.0Jun 2006594 KBUG-SID2SGX-1.0
Triple Speed Ethernet MegaCore Function User Guide7.2Oct 20071,358 KBUG-01008-1.4
UTOPIA Level 2 Master MegaCore Function User Guide7.2Oct 2007658 KBUG-UTOPIA_MASTER-6.0
UTOPIA Level 2 Slave MegaCore Function User Guide7.2Oct 2007537 KBUG-UTOPIA_SLAVE-6.0
Video and Image Processing Suite User Guide7.2Oct 20072,308 KBUG-VIPSUITE-5.0
Viterbi Compiler User Guide7.2Oct 2007703 KBUG-VITERBI-7.2

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