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Setting Up the Tau Working Environment

To use the Quartus II software with the Mentor Graphics Tau software, you must install the Quartus II software and establish an environment that facilitates processing designs. The Quartus II/Mentor Graphics Tau interface is installed automatically when you install the Quartus II software.

  1. Make sure you have installed the following versions of the Quartus II software and the Tau software:

  1. Mentor Graphics

    Altera

    TAU version 3.7

    Quartus II version 8.0

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  3. This version of the Tau software supports all Altera devices supported by the Quartus II software.

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  5. Note: The Quartus II Software Release Notes are available on the Altera website and provide up-to-date information on which versions of Mentor Graphics software applications the current version of the Quartus II software supports. The Quartus II readme.txt file provides information on installation and operating requirements. You should read the Release Notes and readme.txt file before installing the Quartus II software. After installation, you can open the Release Notes and readme.txt file from the Quartus II Help menu.

  1. To set up your working environment for the Quartus II/Tau software interface, add the following environment variables to your .cshrc file:

  2. setenv QUADHOME <Tau system directory>/<Tau software version number>
    setenv LM_LICENSE_FILE
    <Tau license file path>:$LM_LICENSE_FILE
    set path=($TAUHOME/bin $path)

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  4. Note: (For UNIX workstations only) The information presented here assumes that you are using the C shell and that your Quartus II system directory is /usr/quartus. If not, you must use the appropriate syntax and procedures to set environment variables for your shell.

  5. To source your .cshrc file, at the UNIX prompt type:

  6. source .cshrc ENTER

To continue with the Tau timing verification flow, create Stamp Model Files with the Quartus II Software.

 

 

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