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11 years ago

Quartus II - Setting Global Clock Input (MAXII)

Hello, I am doing a design with an Altera part (EMP240T100I5) using Quartus II. I'm pretty inexperienced with the architecture and software, but have learned enough to have been able to get a ...
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11 years ago

The MAX II devices have global clock inputs pre-assigned. What you need to do is make sure your external global clock signal connects to that pin, i.e., in your case assigning CLK to GCLK0 (pin 12) is sufficient.

The Cyclone Handbook page has links to the pin configurations guidelines. Read through that and it explains the pin functions.

Cheers,

Dave