MAX+PLUS II BASELINE Software
 MAX+PLUS® II software is intended only to support legacy designs. MAX+PLUS II software does not support MAX® II CPLDs, Cyclone™ FPGAs, or Stratix® FPGAs.
Quartus® II software is Altera’s primary development software and supports Altera’s newest device families and most older device families. Download the free Quartus II Web Edition software today.
The Quartus II Web Edition software now includes the classic MAX+PLUS II software user interfaces, supports the new MAX II device family, offers integrated VHDL and Verilog HDL synthesis, provides the fastest push-button performance for supported FPGA and CPLD device families, and supports selected devices from Altera’s latest device families.
The Quartus II and Quartus II Web Edition software are now recommended for all new designs for supported devices including MAX II, MAX 3000A, MAX 7000AE, MAX 7000B, MAX 7000S, FLEX® 10KE, FLEX 10K, FLEX 10KA, ACEX® 1K, and FLEX 6000 devices.
MAX+PLUS II BASELINE Software Version 10.2
The MAX+PLUS II BASELINE software allows customers to design for low- to mid-density FPGAs and CPLDs.
Features
MAX+PLUS II BASELINE design software allows you to enter, compile, simulate, and perform timing analysis on your design and program some of Altera programmable logic devices (PLDs). Table 1 summarizes the MAX+PLUS II features and device support.
| Table 1. MAX+PLUS II BASELINE Software Features |
| Software Feature |
MAX+PLUS II BASELINE
Version 10.2 (1) |
| Device Support |
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| Design Entry |
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| Design Compilation |
- Logic synthesis and automatic fitting
- Automatic error location in design files
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| Design Verification |
- Timing analysis
- Functional simulation
- Timing simulation
- Waveform analysis
- Output file creation for use with third-party simulators
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| Programming |
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| Other Features |
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| OS Support |
- Windows XP, 98, 2000, and NT 4.0
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Notes:
- The MAX+PLUS II BASELINE software continues to support EPF10K10, EPF10K10A, EPF10K20, EPF10K30, EPF10K30A, EPF10K30E, EPM9320, EPM9320A, EPF8452A, EPF8282A, and the Classic™ device family.
- MAX 3000A industrial-grade devices and 256-pin FineLine BGA® package on 128- & 256-macrocell densities will be supported by software updates for Quartus II Web Edition, MAX+PLUS II BASELINE, Quartus II, and MAX+PLUS II software.
- Altera Stand-Alone Programmer (ASAP2) software is a stand-alone version of the MAX+PLUS II Programmer application that allows programming, verification, examination, and testing of Altera devices without requiring the full version of the MAX+PLUS II software. Altera users can download ASAP2 from the Altera web site.
Download Information for MAX+PLUS II BASELINE Version 10.2
Make the Move From MAX+PLUS II to Quartus II Software
To use the MAX+PLUS II BASELINE software, download and install the following two files: the MAX+PLUS II BASELINE version 10.2 executable file (baseline10_2.exe), and the MAX+PLUS II BASELINE license file.
If your designs include VHDL or Verilog hardware definition language (HDL), you can use third-party synthesis software from Mentor Graphics, Synopsys, or Synplicity, or you can download the MAX+PLUS II Advanced Synthesis software to use with MAX+PLUS II BASELINE software. You can also upgrade to the Quartus II Web Edition software that now includes integrated VHDL and Verilog HDL synthesis, delivers the fastest push-button performance for MAX 7000B, MAX 7000AE, and MAX 3000A designs, and supports selected devices from all of Altera's mainstream device families.
Altera users can also request the Altera Design Software Starter Suite CD-ROM, which includes Quartus II Web Edition software.
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