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13 years ago

QIP file as source to quartus_map command

Hi,

I am trying to synthesize a design using quartus_map executable in command-line mode. --source option seems to be working for RTL files but not for qip files.

How do I specify a qip file as input source to quartus_map command.

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    Altera_Forum
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    13 years ago

    You should have a .qsf, so can you just put it in there? You always need a .qsf since the number of things in it quickly dwarf the ability to put everything into the actual command line options, such as pin locations and IO standards.

    I run the following everyday for multiple project:

    quartus_sh --flow compile --64bit <project_name> -c <revision_name>

    (The <project_name> is just the name of your .qpf without the extension, and revision_name is the name of your .qsf with the extension. The -c <revision_name> is only necessary if it's different than the project_name.)

    If you really need to change a lot of options at the beginning of the compile, I would recommend scripting it, either with a pre-flow script or something else, but for the most part I don't believe they're overly necessary.