Specifications

TABLE OF CONTENTS
ALTERA CORPORATION INTRODUCTION TO QUARTUS II ■ V
Chapter 7: Simulation ................................................................................................................ 127
Introduction................................................................................................................... 128
Simulating Designs with EDA Tools ......................................................................... 129
Specifying EDA Simulation Tool Settings .................................................. 130
Generating Simulation Output Files ........................................................... 131
EDA Simulation Flow.................................................................................... 132
Functional Simulation Flow........................................................... 132
NativeLink Simulation Flow.......................................................... 133
Manual Timing Simulation Flow .................................................. 133
Simulation Libraries........................................................................ 134
Simulating Designs with the Quartus II Simulator ................................................. 136
Creating Waveform Files............................................................................... 138
Using the Simulator Tool .............................................................................. 139
Chapter 8: Timing Analysis....................................................................................................... 141
Introduction................................................................................................................... 142
Performing Timing Analysis in the Quartus II Software........................................ 143
Specifying Timing Requirements................................................................. 143
Specifying Project-Wide Timing Settings ..................................... 145
Specifying Individual Timing Assignments ................................ 146
Performing a Timing Analysis ..................................................................... 148
Performing an Early Timing Estimate....................................................................... 150
Viewing Timing Analysis Results .............................................................................. 152
Using the Report Window ............................................................................ 152
Making Assignments & Viewing Delay Paths........................................... 153
Using the Technology Map Viewer ............................................................. 156
Performing Timing Analysis by Using EDA Tools.................................................. 157
Using the PrimeTime Software .................................................................... 159
Using the Tau Software ................................................................................. 160
Chapter 9: Timing Closure ........................................................................................................ 161
Introduction................................................................................................................... 162
Using the Timing Closure Floorplan ......................................................................... 162
Viewing Assignments & Routing ................................................................ 163
Making Assignments..................................................................................... 165
Using the Timing Optimization Advisor.................................................................. 166
Using Netlist Optimizations to Achieve Timing Closure....................................... 167
Using LogicLock Regions to Achieve Timing Closure ........................................... 169
Soft LogicLock Regions................................................................................. 170
Path-Based Assignments............................................................................... 170
Using the Design Space Explorer to Achieve Timing Closure............................... 172
Using Incremental Compilation to Achieve Timing Closure................................. 172
Chapter 10: Power Analysis...................................................................................................... 173
Introduction................................................................................................................... 174
Performing Power Analysis with the PowerPlay Power Analyzer ...................... 174