Quartus® II design software delivers the highest productivity and performance for Altera® FPGAs, CPLDs, and HardCopy® ASICs, and offers numerous design features to accelerate the design process:
- Design Entry
- Scripting Support
- Incremental Compilation: Initial Setup
- SOPC Builder
- MegaWizard® Plug-In Manager
- I/O Pin Assignment Analysis
- Quartus II Integrated Synthesis
- Rapid Recompile
- Third-Party Design Entry and Synthesis
- Basic Compilation Flow
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Design Entry
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Scripting Support
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Incremental Compilation: Initial Setup
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SOPC Builder
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MegaWizard Plug-In Manager
- Parameterizes and instantiates IP functions easily
- Reduces design entry time
- Improves design performance
- Serves as companion to the library of parameterized modules (PDF) functions included with Quartus II software
- Is compatible with AMPP partner IP megafunctions
I/O Pin Assignment Analysis
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Quartus II Integrated Synthesis
Quartus II software includes a comprehensive integrated synthesis solution and advanced integration with leading third-party synthesis software vendors. Quartus II integrated synthesis includes advanced synthesis options and compiler directives (attributes) to guide the synthesis process to achieve optimal results. The incremental synthesis feature in Quartus II software gives you more control over design changes and improves synthesis compilation times for incremental changes.
Rapid Recompile
For a small design change (ECO) after a full compile, Rapid Recompile maximizes your productivity by reducing your compilation time by 50 percent, on average, and improves design timing preservation. Small design changes typically work well within a module such as adding a register, changing I/O locations, or rewiring SignalTap® II probes. Use Rapid Recompile for making small design changes when your timing requirements are met or simply to get faster compilation.
Third-Party Design Entry and Synthesis
With Quartus II software, you can use a variety of third-party design entry and synthesis tools. Altera works closely with third-party companies that provide HDL synthesis, system-level co-design, and physical synthesis to ensure that you can take advantage of the latest synthesis tools and methodologies. A complete listing of third-party EDA vendors that support Altera devices is available on the EDA Partners web page.
Basic Compilation Flow
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