Specifications

CHAPTER 4: SYNTHESIS
USING OTHER EDA SYNTHESIS TOOLS
72 ■ INTRODUCTION TO QUARTUS II ALTERA CORPORATION
The Messages window and the Messages section of the Report window
display any messages Analysis & Synthesis generates. The Status window
displays the time spent processing in Analysis & Synthesis during project
compilation.
Using Other EDA Synthesis Tools
You can use other EDA synthesis tools to synthesize your Verilog HDL or
VHDL designs, and then generate EDIF netlist files or VQM Files that can be
used with the Quartus II software.
Altera provides libraries for use with many EDA synthesis tools. Altera also
provides NativeLink
®
support for many tools. NativeLink technology
facilitates the seamless transfer of information between the Quartus II
software and other EDA tools and allows you to run EDA tools
automatically from within the Quartus II graphical user interface.
If you have created assignments or constraints using other EDA tools, you
can use Tcl commands or scripts to import those constraints into the
Quartus II software with your design files. Many EDA tools generate an
assignment Tcl script automatically. Table 1 lists the Quartus II–supported
EDA synthesis software.
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For Information About Refer To
Verilog HDL constructs supported in
the Quartus II software
“Quartus II Verilog HDL Support” in
Quartus II Help
VHDL constructs supported in the
Quartus II software
“Quartus II VHDL Support” in Quartus II
Help
Using Quartus II Integrated Synthesis “Quartus II Integrated Synthesis,” in the
Quartus II Handbook, vol. 1, on the Altera
web site