Introduction to Intel® FPGA IP Cores

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Document Table of Contents x
1. Introduction to Intel® FPGA IP Cores
1. Introduction to Intel® FPGA IP Cores x
1.1. IP Catalog and Parameter Editor 1.2. Installing and Licensing Intel® FPGA IP Cores 1.3. Best Practices for Intel® FPGA IP 1.4. IP General Settings 1.5. Specifying the IP Core Parameters and Options ( Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition) 1.6. Generating IP Cores ( Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition) 1.7. Modifying an IP Variation 1.8. Upgrading IP Cores 1.9. Simulating Intel® FPGA IP Cores 1.10. Synthesizing IP Cores in Other EDA Tools 1.11. Support for the IEEE 1735 Encryption Standard 1.12. Introduction to Intel® FPGA IP Cores Archives 1.13. Introduction to Intel® FPGA IP Cores Revision History
1.1. IP Catalog and Parameter Editor x
1.1.1. The Parameter Editor
1.2. Installing and Licensing Intel® FPGA IP Cores x
1.2.1. Intel® FPGA IP Evaluation Mode 1.2.2. Checking the IP License Status 1.2.3. Intel FPGA IP Versioning 1.2.4. Adding IP to IP Catalog
1.5. Specifying the IP Core Parameters and Options ( Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition) x
1.5.1. IP Core Generation Output ( Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition) 1.5.2. Scripting IP Core Generation
1.6. Generating IP Cores ( Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition) x
1.6.1. IP Core Generation Output ( Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition)
1.8. Upgrading IP Cores x
1.8.1. Upgrading IP Cores at Command-Line 1.8.2. Migrating IP Cores to a Different Device 1.8.3. Troubleshooting IP or Platform Designer System Upgrade
1.9. Simulating Intel® FPGA IP Cores x
1.9.1. Supported Simulators 1.9.2. Supported Simulation Flows 1.9.3. Generating IP Simulation Files 1.9.4. Scripting IP Simulation 1.9.5. Using NativeLink Simulation ( Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition)
1.9.4. Scripting IP Simulation x
1.9.4.1. Generating a Combined Simulator Setup Script
1.9.4.1. Generating a Combined Simulator Setup Script x
1.9.4.1.1. Sourcing Aldec ActiveHDL* or Riviera Pro* Simulator Setup Scripts 1.9.4.1.2. Sourcing Cadence Incisive* Simulator Setup Scripts 1.9.4.1.3. Sourcing Cadence Xcelium* Simulator Setup Scripts 1.9.4.1.4. Sourcing ModelSim* or QuestaSim Simulator Setup Scripts 1.9.4.1.5. Sourcing Synopsys VCS* Simulator Setup Scripts 1.9.4.1.6. Sourcing Synopsys VCS* MX Simulator Setup Scripts
1.9.5. Using NativeLink Simulation ( Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition) x
1.9.5.1. Setting Up NativeLink Simulation ( Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition) 1.9.5.2. Generating IP Functional Simulation Models ( Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition)
1.10. Synthesizing IP Cores in Other EDA Tools x
1.10.1. Instantiating IP Cores in HDL
1.10.1. Instantiating IP Cores in HDL x
1.10.1.1. Accessing HDL Code Templates
1.10.1.1. Accessing HDL Code Templates x
1.10.1.1.1. Example Top-Level Verilog HDL Module 1.10.1.1.2. Example Top-Level VHDL Module
1. Introduction to Intel® FPGA IP Cores

1.9.5.1. Setting Up NativeLink Simulation ( Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition)

Before running NativeLink simulation, specify settings for your simulator in the Intel® Quartus® Prime software.
To specify NativeLink settings in the Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition software, follow these steps:
  1. Open an Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition project.
  2. Click Tools > Options and specify the location of your simulator executable file.
    Table 10.  Execution Paths for EDA Simulators
    Simulator Path
    Questa* - Intel® FPGA Edition  
    Mentor Graphics ModelSim
 and QuestaSim <drive letter>:\<simulator install path>\win32 (Windows)

    <simulator install path>/bin (Linux)

    Synopsys VCS/VCS MX <simulator install path>/bin (Linux)
    Cadence Incisive Enterprise <simulator install path>/tools/bin (Linux)
    Aldec Active-HDL
Aldec Riviera-PRO <drive letter>:\<simulator install path>\bin (Windows)

    <simulator install path>/bin (Linux)

  3. Click Assignments > Settings and specify options on the Simulation page and the More NativeLink Settings dialog box. Specify default options for simulation library compilation, netlist and tool command script generation, and for launching RTL or gate-level simulation automatically following compilation.
  4. If your design includes a testbench, turn on Compile test bench. Click Test Benches to specify options for each testbench. Alternatively, turn on Use script to compile testbench and specify the script file.
  5. To use a script to setup a simulation, turn on Use script to setup simulation.
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