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Altera_Forum
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9 years ago

How to add several of the same IPs (UARTs) to Qsys automatically?

Hi all,

In another thread I asked if there was a limitation on the number of components (IP) in Qsys and I was told there was not. So now I created a test project to see how many UARTs I could add to it and I quickly realized that I don't want to add say 50 or 100 UARTs manually to Qsys. The UARTs will have the same settings except for the name.

Is there a way to add and connect (clock, reset, external conduit) 50 or 100 UARTs to Qsys automatically? This is for MAX V or MAX 10 devices.

Thanks

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    Altera_Forum
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    9 years ago

    You won't be able to fit 100 uarts in a CPLD. Depending on what your needs are, you might be better off with something like a Cyclone V FPGA.

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    9 years ago

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    You won't be able to fit 100 uarts in a CPLD. Depending on what your needs are, you might be better off with something like a Cyclone V FPGA.

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    MAX 10 has up to 50K LE and I believe a UART uses less than 200. So there is quite a bit of capability before you need a Cyclone.