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DZhu1
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6 years ago

Does Quartus PRO supports 'HDL convert to bsf file' function？

In Quartus standard edition,it supports 'HDL convert to bsf file' function(create symbol files for current file).But in Pro edition,I can't find this function.Does the Pro edition removes this functi...
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KennyT_altera
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5 years ago

Yes, Quartus Pro edition had remove this function.

The reason of the removal is Intel want to encourage user to use coding instead of schematic to do the design. There are no plan to bring this function back.

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eolse
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3 years ago

Kenny,

Please let your Quartus Pro software designers know that the solution to this problem is very simple. All that is needed is to incorporate the .BSF symbol building function as part of the Platform or IP Designer programs. By simply providing an option to build a .bsf instead of a full IP module from the library, this allows the .bsf symbol to be treated exactly like the .IP files, and everything works perfectly! Even things like .SDC constraint files and IEEE encryption can be managed using this .bsf symbol approach. That should would help us old poor electrical engineers out here with no way to manage our own IP!

(P.S., I'm not such a beginner!)

-Cheers