Introduction to Altera® IP Cores

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Date 3/31/2025
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Answers to Top FAQs 1. Introduction to Altera IP Cores
1. Introduction to Altera IP Cores x
1.1. Altera IP Catalog and Parameter Editor 1.2. Installing and Licensing Altera* IP Cores 1.3. Best Practices for Altera* IP 1.4. IP General Settings 1.5. Specifying the IP Parameters and Options ( Quartus® Prime Pro Edition) 1.6. Generating IP Cores ( Quartus® Prime Standard Edition) 1.7. Generating Example Designs for Altera* IP 1.8. Modifying an IP Variation 1.9. Upgrading IP Cores 1.10. Simulating Altera* IP Cores 1.11. Synthesizing IP Cores in Other EDA Tools 1.12. Support for the IEEE 1735 Encryption Standard 1.13. Introduction to Altera* IP Cores Revision History 1.14. Introduction to Altera* IP Cores Archives
1.1. Altera IP Catalog and Parameter Editor x
1.1.1. The Parameter Editor
1.2. Installing and Licensing Altera* IP Cores x
1.2.1. Intel FPGA IP Evaluation Mode 1.2.2. Checking the IP License Status 1.2.3. FPGA IP Versioning 1.2.4. Adding IP to IP Catalog
1.5. Specifying the IP Parameters and Options ( Quartus® Prime Pro Edition) x
1.5.1. IP Core Generation Output ( Quartus® Prime Pro Edition) 1.5.2. Scripting IP Core Generation
1.6. Generating IP Cores ( Quartus® Prime Standard Edition) x
1.6.1. IP Core Generation Output ( Quartus® Prime Standard Edition)
1.9. Upgrading IP Cores x
1.9.1. Upgrading IP Cores at Command-Line 1.9.2. Migrating IP Cores to a Different Device 1.9.3. Troubleshooting IP or Platform Designer System Upgrade
1.10. Simulating Altera* IP Cores x
1.10.1. Supported Simulators 1.10.2. Supported Simulation Flows 1.10.3. Generating IP Simulation Files 1.10.4. Scripting IP Simulation 1.10.5. Using NativeLink Simulation ( Quartus® Prime Standard Edition)
1.10.4. Scripting IP Simulation x
1.10.4.1. Generating a Combined Simulator Setup Script
1.10.4.1. Generating a Combined Simulator Setup Script x
1.10.4.1.1. Sourcing Aldec ActiveHDL* or Riviera Pro* Simulator Setup Scripts 1.10.4.1.2. Sourcing Cadence Incisive* Simulator Setup Scripts 1.10.4.1.3. Sourcing Cadence Xcelium* Simulator Setup Scripts 1.10.4.1.4. Sourcing QuestaSim* Simulator Setup Scripts 1.10.4.1.5. Sourcing Synopsys VCS* (2-Step) Simulator Setup Scripts 1.10.4.1.6. Sourcing Synopsys VCS* (3-Step) Simulator Setup Scripts
1.10.5. Using NativeLink Simulation ( Quartus® Prime Standard Edition) x
1.10.5.1. Setting Up NativeLink Simulation ( Quartus® Prime Standard Edition) 1.10.5.2. Generating IP Functional Simulation Models ( Quartus® Prime Standard Edition)
1.11. Synthesizing IP Cores in Other EDA Tools x
1.11.1. Instantiating IP Cores in HDL
1.11.1. Instantiating IP Cores in HDL x
1.11.1.1. Accessing HDL Code Templates
1.11.1.1. Accessing HDL Code Templates x
1.11.1.1.1. Example Top-Level Verilog HDL Module 1.11.1.1.2. Example Top-Level VHDL Module
1.12. Support for the IEEE 1735 Encryption Standard x
1.12.1. Introduction to the IEEE 1735 Standalone Encryptor 1.12.2. IEEE1735 Standalone Encryptor Modes
1.12.2. IEEE1735 Standalone Encryptor Modes x
1.12.2.1. Using Quartus Mode for IEEE1735 Encryption 1.12.2.2. Using Supported Simulator Mode for IEEE1735 Encryption 1.12.2.3. Using Partial Encryption
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1. Introduction to Altera IP Cores

1.11.1.1.2. Example Top-Level VHDL Module

VHDL ALTFP_MULT in Top-Level Module with One Input Connected to Multiplexer. 
library ieee;
use ieee.std_logic_1164.all; 
library altera_mf;
use altera_mf.altera_mf_components.all; 

entity MF_top is
	    port (clock, sel  : in  std_logic;				
	          a, b, datab : in  std_logic_vector(31 downto 0);			
	          result      : out std_logic_vector(31 downto 0));
end entity;

architecture arch_MF_top of MF_top is
signal wire_dataa : std_logic_vector(31 downto 0);
begin

wire_dataa <= a when (sel = '1') else b;
	
inst1 : altfp_mult 
	    generic map	(
	           	pipeline => 11,
	       	    width_exp => 8,
	           	width_man => 23,		
	           	exception_handling => "no")		
	    port map (
	           	dataa => wire_dataa,
	           	datab => datab,
	           	clock => clock,
	           	result => result);	
end arch_MF_top;
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