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11 years ago

Cyclone V Transceiver .QIP and .SIP - Do I Really Need Them

I have generated a Cyclone V transceiver using the QuartusII Megawizard PlugIn Manager which has generated various output files including a .QIP and a .SIP both of which have been added to my Quartus...
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11 years ago

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what are these generated files for?

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My guess is to confuse the end user :)

I find Altera's generated IP extremely frustrating. The wizard produces a whole bunch of junk from which you have to reverse-engineer which files are actually worth keeping ...

Anyway, keep up the fight! :)

Cheers,

Dave