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10 years ago

Comparison between versions of Quartus II

Hi, I am new to Altera FPGAs. What is the difference between Pro, Standard and Lite editions of Quartus II? Also What is the Altera equivalent of Xilinx Chipscope? Thanks, Arvind Gupta...
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10 years ago

It has synthesis. It just does not have Spectra-Q synthesis, which is only available in the Pro version. The standard synthesis engine is fine. Does a great job for 99% of designs.

All of the basic IP is free (RAMs/ROMs, FIFOs, PLLs, counters, etc.). Only the more complex IP requires a license (e.g., triple-speed Ethernet). I think Cyclone V has hard memory controllers so no worries there. And the HPS has hard Ethernet controllers I assume. You get a lot for your money with the Cyclone parts. Good luck!