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1. Execute "create_project_win.cmd" or "create_project_linux.sh"
2. Select your board in "Board selection" section
3. Click on "Create project" button

If you don't use predefined quartus installation path, open "design_basic_settings.cmd/.sh" with text editor and set correct quartus installation path.

See  For more details and manual configuration of design basic settings, see Reference Design: Getting Started for more details.

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Use to create project, open project or program device.

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• Board selection

Select your board from listed modules. To find easier the correct board you can use the filter function. Click on "clear Clear filter" button to reset the filter and show all available modules.

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Some links to more information about the board, reference design, schematics and create_project_win.cmd/create_project_linux.sh gui.

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• Buttons
  • Create project→ start create project from source files for selected board in "Board selection".
  • Open project → open existing project in quartus prime gui.
  • Program device → opens "Program device" window:

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Intel settings:
QUADIR: Set Intel installation pathdefault for quartus lite version: Win OS: C:/intelFPGA_lite - Linux OS: ~/intelFPGA_lite
• • • Select between "Program prebuilt file" (if available, download reference design with prebuilt files is required) and "Program other file" (select your own generated file via "Browse ..." button).
    • Buttons:
      • Browse ... → choose path to own generated programming file
      • Start program device → start program device with selected programming file
      • Open quartus programmer GUI → open Quartus Programmer GUI
      • Cancel → Quit "Program device" window
  Exit → Quit
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  Create Project"
  • • • window

design_basic_settings.cmd/sh

Settings for the *.cmd files. Following settings are avaliable:

• default for quartus pro version: Win OS: C:/intelFPGA_pro - Linux OS: ~/intelFPGA_pro
• QUARTUS_VERSION: Current Quartus Version (quartus lite version → 19.1 / quartus pro version → 19.4). Don't change quartus version.
  • Intel Software will be searched in:

  • QUARTUS (optional for project creation and programming): %QUADIR%/%QUARTUS_VERSION%/quartus/

  • SDK (optional for software projects and programming): %QUADIR%/%QUARTUS_VERSION%/nios2eds/

• QUARTUS_EDITION:
  • quartus lite version: Lite
  • quartus pro version: Pro
• General Settings:
  • (optional) DO_NOT_CLOSE_SHELL: Shell do not closed after processing

Design Environment: Usage

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1. Run "create_project_win.cmd" or "create_project_linux.sh"
   • "<design_name>/settings/desgin_basic_settings.cmd/shtcl" will be copied to basefolder and configured automatically.
2. select your Board in "Board selection" section.
3. click on "Create project" to generate project for selected board

Manual configuration of the design basic settings (Note: batch/bash files works only in the basefolder of the project, use "create_project_win.cmd"/"create_project_linux.sh" or copy manually):

•  Open “<design_name>/settings/ Open “design_basic_settings.cmd/.shtcl” with a text - editor:
   Set correct quartus environment:
         Example for quartus lite edition:
             @set QUADIRQUARTUS_PATH_WIN=C:/intelFPGA_lite (example for Win quartus installation path for Win OS)
             QUARTUS_PATH_LINUX=~/intelFPGA_lite (quartus installation path for Linux OS)
             @set QUARTUS_VERSION=19.1
             @set QUARTUS_EDITION=Lite
         Example for quartus pro edition:
             @set QUADIRQUARTUS_PATH_WIN=C:/intelFPGA_pro (example quartus installation path for Win OS)
             @set QUARTUS_PATH_LINUX=~/intelFPGA_pro (quartus installation path for Linux OS)
             QUARTUS_VERSION=19.4
             @set QUARTUS_EDITION=Pro
          Program Software settings are searched in (e.g. for Win OS):
             %QUADIR%%QUARTUS_PATH_WIN%/%QUARTUS_VERSION%/quartus/
             %QUADIR%%QUARTUS_PATH_WIN%/%QUARTUS_VERSION%/nios2eds/
          Example directory: C:/intelFPGA_pro/19.4/
          Attention: Scripts are supported only with predefined Quartus Versionquartus version!

Programming FPGA or flash memory:

• General steps:
      1. Connect your Hardware-Modul to the PC via JTAG
      2. Open "create_project_win.cmd/create_project_linux.sh
      3. Select correct board in "Board selection" area
      4. Click on "Program device" button → The "Program device" window opens.
• Program with prebuilt files: (download reference design with prebuilt files is required)
      4. Select "Program prebuilt file"
      5. Click on "Start program device" button
• Program with own generated files:
      6. Select "Program other file"
      7. Click on "Browse ..." to choose path to your own generated file (supported file types: *.jic, *.pof, *.sof, *.elf)
      8. Click on "Start program device" button
• Program device via Quartus Programmer:
      9. Click on  "Open quartus programmer GUI"
    10. Select from Programmer top menu: Edit → Hardware Setup, select "Arrow-USB-Blaster [USB0]" and close window
    11. Click on "Add File..." and choose correct programming file
    12. Enable "Program/Configure" checkbox and click on "Start" to program the device with the selected programming file

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SDC Conventions

• All *.sdc from <design_name>/source_files/quartus/ are load into the quartus project on project creation.

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List with commands to modify source files during project creation . (<design_name>/settings/mod_list.csv).

Qsys presets filepreset files:

Predefined settings for Qsys IP Components (<design_name>/settings/source_files/quartus/ip/presets_qsys/*.qprs)

HDL-Design

HDL files can be saved in the subfolder ". They will be copied to <design_name>/quartus/hdl/". They will be loaded automatically ip/presets folder on project creation. Available formats are *.vhd, *.v and *.sv.

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Checklist / Troubleshoot

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