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PixelPusher
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14 days ago

Is there any way to script the creation of a signal tap instance?

I have been trying to see if it is possible to create a signal tap instance using a scripted approach. For example, create an instance, add some signals from the design using wildcards, setup trigger...
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KennyT_altera
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13 days ago

No, there is no documented public API to script creation of a Signal Tap instance itself, such as creating an STP, adding signals by wildcard, or defining triggers from scratch.

Sstrell provide the right recommended approach in Quartus Pro, which is block-based design using design partitions. You can keep debug logic in a separate partition and use partition reuse / empty partitions to include or remove it without cluttering the main RTL.