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14 years ago

size of counter in LUTs

Hi! I created the simplest possible 6-bit counter (with both megafunction and behaviorally). In both cases Quartus shows that the counter will take 6 ALUTs. From the Stratix IV handbo...
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14 years ago

Thanks!

You are right. Additionally the LUTs contained in a ALUT is a 6-bit input, but 1-bit output.

The counter is a 6-bit-in and 6-bit-out function.

So 6 such LUTs are needed.