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EHait
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3 years ago

New Project based on the old one

Hi.

I made a completely new design, using the same MAX10 FPGA so in order to save some work i just copied the old Quartus project (LB_COMM_TESTER.qpf) to another folder, renamed it to th new project name (MILAN_CARRIER_FPGA.qpf), removed from project files the previous VHDL files and added the new ones, where the MILAN_CARRIER_FPGA.vhd and defined it as the TOP.

But when i compile the whole thing i get many of the files, as well as the POF and SOF files using the old name LB_COMM_TESTER and the same old name appears in the Quartus GUI (see the picture).

In the top line, where the project name appears, it shows MILAN_CARRIER_FPGA-LB_COMM_TESTER.... (see the picture attached) where did it came from?

How i can get reed of this old name? What i am doing wrong?

Why it still remembers the old project name?

Thanx'

Eli.

Hdl

4 Replies

  • roeekalinsky's avatar
    roeekalinsky
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    3 years ago

    Hi Eli,

    In the Quartus project flow, the .qpf file is not the only file that contains project information. Did you update the .qsf file as well?

    And if I may offer a more general observation: Seems to me that if the only commonality between your new design and the old one is the FPGA part number, then your approach of modifying the old project instead of just creating a new clean-sheet project is probably a false economy. It's actually more work and more error-prone.

    -Roee

  • sstrell's avatar
    sstrell
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    3 years ago

    You have to edit the .qpf file in a text editor to change the project name. It's not just the file name.

    The new project wizard also has an option to base a new project off of an old one so you don't have to go through this manually ("Use existing project settings" on the first page of the wizard).

  • ShengN_altera's avatar
    ShengN_altera
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    3 years ago

    Hi Eli,


    Any further update or concern on the previous post?


    Thanks,

    Best Regards,

    Sheng