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sorry to say, but you will to create them yourself like the rest of us. i use protel and create both the schematic and pcb parts myself.
the schematic is easy. just make sure you know where all the power and programming pins are. also a few control lines such as chip selects. don't forget the m0 and m1 lines. the rest you can basically do with what you want, hence very little standard support.
with the footprint you need to make sure that the spacing (between the pads) is correct, that your pins map one-to-one to you schematic (check and check again) (verify against a printout from the layout on quartus) and that the pads extend the required length past the pins.
once you have created your parts you can use them again and again.
so don't be lazy. figure out how to create parts and then figure out which pins go where. i personally hate libraries. they always let you down.
but let us know a bit more of your project. will you use external memory? comms ports? etc? do you expect your design to fit on a double sided pcb or do you have the budget for a multilayered pcb (remember your fpga is part of the pcb layout !!! if your pins are in difficult to route places your pcb will be more expensive. place your pins close to their destinations)?
victor schutte
http://www.zerksus.com (http://www.zerksus.com)
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--- Quote End --- I use Protel DXP, and it includes a full set of Altera libraries; sch symbols, footprints and SI models. Are you sure you don't have the libraries already?
