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11 years agoQsys 14.0 how to export conduit signals from my component to pins
I created a component (john.v) that runs a lot of off-chip periferal parts.
I control it with an avalon lw slave port from hps. I want to export ca 100 pins from my component directly to pins. Inputs, outputs, bidir. In Qsys 13.1.4 Component Editor, the signals all have Interface=conduit and Signal Type= export. (Width and Direction are as set in john.v.) john_hw.tcl gets created and later, the fitter uses my "user" pin assignments from top.qsf and assigns them correctly. In Qsys14.0, Component Editor, the signals all have Interface=conduit and Signal Type= export. (Width and Direction are as set in john.v.) Now I get the error: "Error: conduit_end: There are multiple signals with role "export". Components using hw.tcl package 14.0 and greater must specify unique signal roles." When I set Signal Type= export1,export2,etc or fclkp,fclkn,etc the component john_hw.tcl gets created but later, the fitter ignores my pin assignments made in top.qsf and assigns them randomly. Searching Quartus manual and Knowledge Base for "signal role" I find nothing. With Q14, How do I export signals from my component directly to pins? Thanks in advance, John