Supported Altera Architectures
The system supports the latest Altera FPGA technology and includes both FPGA and PCB schematic library support. Table 1 summarizes the supported device technologies and the available library support.
Table 1. Supported Altera devices and corresponding library support.
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Device Technology
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Architecture-Independent Library Support
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Architecture-Dependent FPGA Library Name (*.IntLib)
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Associated PCB Library Name (*.IntLib)
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | Yes | Altera FPGA | Altera Cyclone |
| Cyclone II | Yes | Altera FPGA | Altera Cyclone II |
| MAX II | Yes | Altera FPGA | Altera MAX II |
| Max3000A | Yes | Altera FPGA | Altera MAX 3000A |
| Max7000AE | Yes | Altera FPGA | Altera MAX 7000AE |
| Max7000B | Yes | Altera FPGA | Altera MAX 7000B |
| Max7000S | Yes | Altera FPGA | Altera MAX 7000S |
| Stratix | Yes | Altera FPGA | Altera Stratix |
| Stratix II | Yes | Altera FPGA | Altera Stratix II |
| Stratix GX | Yes | Altera FPGA | Altera Stratix GX |
FPGA Architecture-Independent Library
To maintain device independence, the system includes a large library of typical generic design components, the FPGA Generic Library. This integrated library can be found in the \Library\FPGA folder of the installation.
For complete documentation with respect to the FPGA Generic Library, see the FPGA Generic Library Guide.
FPGA Architecture-Dependent Library
If device independence is not required the system also includes the standard Altera FPGA primitive library, in the \Library\Altera folder of the installation.
This integrated library includes the library-mapping file (LMF). This is automatically linked into the Build process and maps the generated design files with the Altera placement and routing tools.
MegaWizard Plug-in Component Support
Specialized cores that are available from the Altera MegaWizard plug-in manager can be used in your FPGA design. Once you have generated the core, you link the generated VHDL file to a schematic component and place this component in your FPGA design.
To create a component symbol from the VHDL file, open it in the software and select Design » Create Schematic Part From File from the menus. To reference the VHDL file from this component symbol, add the parameter CoreFile='VHDL_Filename.vhd' to it. The VHDL file must be placed in the FPGA project folder, or stored in a location included in the CoreFile parameter.
For more information on the MegaWizard refer to the Instantiating Megafunctions in EDA Tools section (chapter 2) of the Altera Introduction to Quartus II Manual.
Integrated PCB libraries
There are also PCB design libraries available for many of the Altera programmable devices, in the \Library\Altera folder of the installation. These libraries include schematic symbols and PCB footprints, as well as 3-D models and signal integrity models where available.