Transcript Discussion 1 CSE 140L Fall 2010 University of California San Diego

Altera’s Quartus II Installation, usage and tutorials
Gopi Tummala ([email protected])
Lab/Office Hours : Friday 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM at EBU3B 3219
DISCUSSION 1
CSE 140L FALL 2010
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
SAN DIEGO
Outline
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Altera Quartus II Download
Installation
Starting Quartus II
Usage Tutorials
Verilog two-way light controller circuit example
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Typical CAD Flow
Getting Started
Starting a New Project
Verilog Design Entry
Compiling the Design
Pin Assignment
Simulating the Designed Circuit
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Download Quartus II Software
 Go to http://www.altera.com/products/software/quartus
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ii/web-edition/qts-we-index.html
This is the webpage for the Quartus II software from Altera.
Feel free to read through some of the links to get better
acclimated with the program and what it offers
Click on the download link, and download the Quartus II
Web Edition (v10) software for Windows.
You need to fill out a form and register at Altera
Note, you might as well make an account with them, as this
helps when you are applying for the Quartus II license (not
for the web version)
This is 2.9GB file. Check your bandwidth before you
download and ensure you do not break the download (or)
use smart downloading accelerators
Install Quartus II Software
 Install Quartus II software.
 Go through the installation procedure and
install the complete program.
 This takes a while so feel free to surf the web
or refer to links at the end of this presentation
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Starting Quartus II
 To start the Quartus II software, follow these
steps:
 On the Windows Start menu, point to Programs,
point to Altera, point to Quartus II <version
number>, and then point to Quartus II <version
number> (32-bit) or Quartus II < version number>
(64-bit).
 (web edition doesn’t have a 64-bit version)
Running the program and Tuts
 Run the program. When it prompts you for
Look & Feel, choose Quartus II. You should
then see a pop up screen asking you to create
a new project, or open interactive tuturial.
Feel free to check out the tutorial. You can
close that screen too.
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Typical CAD Flow
The CAD flow involves the following
steps:
 Design Entry – the desired
circuit is specified either by
means of a schematic diagram,
or by using a hardware
description language, such as
Verilog or VHDL
 Synthesis – the entered design
is synthesized into a circuit that
consists of the logic elements
(LEs) provided in the FPGA chip
 Functional Simulation – the
synthesized circuit is tested to
verify its functional correctness;
this simulation does not take
into account any timing issues
Typical CAD Flow
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Fitting – the CAD Fitter tool
determines the placement of the
LEs defined in the netlist into the
LEs in an actual FPGA chip; it also
chooses routing wires in the chip to
make the required connections
between specific LEs
Timing Analysis – propagation
delays along the various paths in the
fitted circuit are analyzed to provide
an indication of the expected
performance of the circuit
Timing Simulation – the fitted
circuit is tested to verify both its
functional correctness and timing
Typical CAD Flow
 Programming and
Configuration – the
designed circuit is
implemented in a
physical FPGA chip by
programming the
configuration switches
that configure the LEs
and establish the
required wiring
connections
Quartus II Tutorial using
Verilog example
 Creating a project
 Design entry using Verilog
code
 Synthesizing a circuit
specified in Verilog code
 Fitting a synthesized circuit
into an Altera FPGA
 Assigning the circuit inputs
and outputs to specific pins
on the FPGA
Chapters 1-5 in the attached
tutorial
Simulation using Modelsim
6.5e
Creating the Working Library:
In ModelSim, all designs are compiled into a library. You typically start a
new simulation in ModelSim by creating a working library called "work,"
which is the default library name used by the compiler as the default
destination for compiled design units.
Compiling Your Design:
After creating the working library, you compile your design units into it.
The ModelSim library format is compatible across all supported
platforms. You can simulate your design on any platform without having
to recompile your design.
Loading the Simulator with Your Design and Running the Simulation:
With the design compiled, you load the simulator with your design by
invoking the simulator on a top-level module (Verilog) or a configuration
or entity/architecture pair (VHDL).
Assuming the design loads successfully, the simulation time is set to zero,
and you enter a run command to begin simulation.
Debugging Your Results:
If you don’t get the results you expect, you can use ModelSim’s robust
debugging environment to track down the cause of the problem.
Simulation using Modelsim
6.5e - Tutorial
 Ch 1 & 3 in Tutorial : Ch 1, 2, 7 and 9 in user
manual
Link to download Quartus
Altera Quartus II links and Tutorial Links
 http://www.altera.com/products/software/quartus-ii/webedition/qts-we-index.html
 http://www.altera.com/literature/manual/intro_to_quartus2.pdf
 http://university.altera.com/materials/digital_logic/tutorials/
 ftp://ftp.altera.com/up/pub/Altera_Material/QII_9.0/Digital_Logic
/DE1/Tutorials/Verilog/
ModelSim Altera Starter Edition Links
 https://www.altera.com/download/software/modelsim
 http://download.altera.com/akdlm/software/acds/10.0/220/stand
alone/10.0_modelsim_ase_windows_rev2.exe
 (https://www.altera.com/servlets/download3?swcode=WWWSWD-MDS-ASE-65E-100-PC&l=en)
Next Discussion Class
 DE1 Installation Tutorial
 1.6. Connect board to your computer using the
USB cable. Your computer should automatically
install the drivers for the USB Blaster. If you need
to manually specify the location for the driver, it
should be in your quartus II folder under drivers, so
when Windows propmts you to add the new
hardware, go to c:\altera\90\quartus\drivers\usbblaster\. Check out DE1 installation tutorialif you
have problems with this part
 Lab – 1 Assignment