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Mathiazhagan
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4 years ago
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Difference between IP Catalog and Component Editor in Platform Designer

Hi all, I have a question on what is the difference between IP catalog in quartus and component editor in platform designer in intel, Both have in built IPs but while configuring those IPs there is...
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    ShengN_altera
    4 years ago

    Hi,

    Right. There are some differences between IP catalog and component editor on parameters configuring but both can be used. You can choose which one to use based on what parameters you want to customize. Obviously, platform designer got more configuration features.

    When you generate HDL, enable Create block symbol file (.bsf) feature under synthesis to create block symbol file.

    Best regards,
    Sheng

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ShengN_altera
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4 years ago

Hi,

Right. There are some differences between IP catalog and component editor on parameters configuring but both can be used. You can choose which one to use based on what parameters you want to customize. Obviously, platform designer got more configuration features.

When you generate HDL, enable Create block symbol file (.bsf) feature under synthesis to create block symbol file.

Best regards,
Sheng