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KMcis
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2 years ago

Install minimum Quartus command line tools only

Hi, I have my students do a project in which they implement a processor specification in the Cyclone V, then (optionally) write some code to run on it. The FPGA design includes an internal code RAM...
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2 years ago

I have only ever seen a separate minimal install for the Programmer Tools.

And a separate install for the Help subsystem.

And of course the simulation software (ModelSim or Questa).

There is only one install for the Quartus compilation/development environment, all or nothing.

You can save some space by only installing the device .qdz files for the families you will be using.

I assume you are trying to save disk space rather than limit what the users can do.

IMHO the amount of space that the graphical tools you want to eliminate is not that significant in the overall scheme of things.

Most of the Quartus install is database files, not executables.