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7 years ago

Create a on-chip memory with logic resources

Is it possible to create on-chip memory with logic resources in Altera FPGA when there's no enough on-chip RAM? For example, using VHDL language: type memory_type is array (0 to 15) of std_log...
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7 years ago

Yes, there is an assignment you can add in the Assignment Editor that allows you to choose how to implement the memory. I forget the name of the assignment right now.

I don't know what the affect on compilation will be, but the memory itself will be lower performance than if you use a dedicated memory block.