Converting Concept Schematics into MAX+PLUS II-Compatible EDIF Netlist Files with the concept2alt Utility

You can use the concept2alt utility to generate an EDIF netlist file from a Concept schematic. This file can then be imported into the MAX+PLUS^® II software as an EDIF Input File (.edf).

To convert a Concept schematic into an EDIF netlist file, follow these steps:

1. Be sure to set up your working environment correctly, as described in Setting Up the MAX+PLUS II/Cadence Working Environment.

2. Create a Concept schematic and save it in your working directory, as described in Creating Concept Schematics for Use with MAX+PLUS II Software.
   
   

   You can instantiate MegaCore™ functions offered by Altera or by members of the Altera Megafunction Partners Program (AMPP™). The OpenCore™ feature in the MAX+PLUS II software allows you to instantiate, compile, and simulate MegaCore functions before deciding whether to purchase a license for full device programming and post-compilation simulation support.

3. Type the following command at the UNIX prompt from the /source directory that contains the schematic:

   concept2alt -rundir ../max2 <design name>

   If your design uses library of parameterized modules (LPM) functions, you must also include the -family option. For example:

   concept2 alt -family FLEX10K -rundirmax2 <design name>

4. Process the <design name>.edf file with the MAX+PLUS II Compiler, as described in Compiling Projects with MAX+PLUS II Software.

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