Introduction to Intel® FPGA IP Cores

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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

1.9.2. Supported Simulation Flows

The Intel® Quartus® Prime software supports scripted and specialized simulation flows.
Table 9.  Simulation Flows
Simulation Flow Description
Scripted Simulation Flows Scripted simulation supports custom control of all aspects of simulation, such as custom compilation commands, or multipass simulation flows. Use a version-independent top-level simulation script that sources Intel® Quartus® Prime-generated IP simulation setup scripts. The Intel® Quartus® Prime software can generate a combined simulator setup script for all IP cores, for each supported simulator.
NativeLink Simulation Flow NativeLink automates Intel® Quartus® Prime integration with your EDA simulator. Setup NativeLink to generate simulation scripts, compile simulation libraries, and automatically launch your simulator following design compilation. Specify your own compilation, elaboration, and simulation scripts for testbench and simulation model files. Do not use NativeLink if you require direct control over every aspect of simulation.
Note: The Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software does not support NativeLink simulation.
Specialized Simulation Flows Specialized simulation flows support various design scenarios:
  • For simulation of example designs, refer to the example design pr IP documentation.
  • For simulation of Platform Designer designs, refer to Simulating Platform Designer (Standard) Systems in Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition User Guide: Platform Designer .
  • For simulation of the Nios® II processor, refer to AN 351: Simulating Nios® II Embedded Processor Designs.
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