Specifications

CHAPTER 2: DESIGN ENTRY
INTRODUCTION
34 ■ INTRODUCTION TO QUARTUS II ALTERA CORPORATION
Introduction
A Quartus
®
II project includes all of the design files, software source files,
and other related files necessary for the successful operation of a design.
Using revisions allows you to compare multiple versions of settings and
assignments for your project, giving you the ability to meet design
requirements more quickly and efficiently. You can use the Quartus II Block
Editor, Text Editor, MegaWizard
®
Plug-In Manager (Tools menu), and EDA
design entry tools to create designs that include Altera
®
megafunctions,
library of parameterized modules (LPM) functions, and intellectual
property (IP) functions. Figure 1 shows the design entry flow.
Figure 1. Design Entry Flow
The Quartus II software also supports system-level design entry flows with
the Altera SOPC Builder and DSP Builder software. For more information
about these system-level design entry flows, refer to “Chapter 15: System-
Level Design” on page 229.
MegaWizard Plug-In
Manager
EDIF netlist files (.edf)
or Verilog Quartus
Mapping Files (.vqm)
Quartus II
Block Editor
Quartus II
Text Editor
Quartus II
Symbol Editor
Block Symbol Files (.bsf) &
MAX+PLUS II Symbol
Files (.sym)
EDA Synthesis
Tool
Files generated by the
MegaWizard Plug-In
Manager
Block Design Files (.bdf)
Text Design Files (.tdf) &
Verilog HDL & VHDL
design files (.v, .vhd)
Verilog HDL &
VHDL design
files
to
Quartus II
Analysis &
Synthesis