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Altera_Forum
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12 years ago

Issues with VMF, nodes, and starting Quartus

Hello, I recently started second year of college and was wondering if I could get help with this issue,

http://s22.postimg.org/em6lhsh3x/filestart.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/em6lhsh3x/)

I start off by creating my project and naming it

http://s21.postimg.org/jq2gdwvar/device_choice.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/jq2gdwvar/).

I Later do not add any other files in step 2 of the wizard

I changed the Family of devices to Cyclone II and chose EP2C35F672C6. I create the project.

http://s8.postimg.org/tsgxdef9t/vmf.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/tsgxdef9t/)

I go straight to creating a VWF input file

I go to Edit>Insert>insert Node or Bus click the node finder, then click list

http://s7.postimg.org/tgys7rmbr/no_nodes.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/tgys7rmbr/)

No nodes available, I have been at this for about 8 hours, I was wonderring you had to create some form of Verilog file first or something.

I have absolutely no idea, my prof has not taught our class anything in regards to our software (thrown to the wolves yo) , and all I have reduced it to was an, "top level entity unidentified error. If anyone could help, could you please reply A.S.A.P.

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    Altera_Forum
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    A VWF file is used to generate signals to test a design. You need to design something first. Then if you compile it (actually just Analysis & Synthesis is enough) when you create a VWF file to test it, you will see your top level signals in the node finder.