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Altera_Forum
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7 years agoHow to build - where to start - This is a question i was asking a few months ago. If you register you can access a fantastic number of documents, videos, trainings, and PowerPoint presentations to get you up and running with the whole thing.
There are more than one software program to run, at each step, but they are all linked. 1) Quartus Prime (Lite , Standard , or Pro - depending on your needs, from basic design to most complex), 2) Platform Designer (formerly Qsys), 3) Pin Planner, 4) Programmer, NIOS2. Search for each by name. For example, the NIOS docs are essential for those coming in as C programmers, but is rarely mentioned in non NIOS specific documents. Once you know the acronyms to search things begin to fall in place. There is a presentation called 'Creating a System Design with Platform Designer: Getting Started' that should get up and running, just search for that title. There is also a 'Training' video called 'Become an FPGA Designer in 4 Hours' that was helpful to get picture.