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8 years ago

[SignalTap] -> how to merge SignalTap files?

Hi All, Is it possible to merge several SignalTap files together (Quartus can load a single STP file only)? When I disable an instance in the SignalTap file before the compilation, will th...
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8 years ago

There can only be one .stp file for a project revision. The only thing you can do is use manual Signal Tap instantiation instead of adding instances in the single .stp file. However, this means that you have to manually connect each Signal Tap instance to the signals you want to use for monitoring/triggering in your HDL code instead of in the .stp file GUI.

The only other thing I can think of is use project revisions. Each revision has its own .qsf file and each .qsf file can point to a different .stp file.