AN 307: Intel® FPGA Design Flow for AMD* Xilinx* Users

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Document Table of Contents x
1. Introduction to Intel® FPGA Design Flow for AMD* Xilinx* Users 2. Technology Comparison 3. FPGA Tools Comparison 4. AMD* Xilinx* to Intel® FPGA Design Conversion 5. Conclusion 6. AN 307: Intel® FPGA Design Flow for AMD* Xilinx* Users Archives 7. Document Revision History for Intel® FPGA Design Flow for AMD* Xilinx* Users
2. Technology Comparison x
2.1. Intel® FPGA and SoC Devices 2.2. Intel® - AMD* Xilinx* Device Comparison 2.3. Intel® FPGA Device Features
3. FPGA Tools Comparison x
3.1. Hardware and Software Tools for FPGA Design 3.2. FPGA Design Flow Using Command Line Scripting 3.3. FPGA Design Flow Using Tools with GUIs 3.4. Additional Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Features
3.2. FPGA Design Flow Using Command Line Scripting x
3.2.1. Command-Line Executable Equivalents 3.2.2. Programming and Configuration File Support in the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software
3.2.1. Command-Line Executable Equivalents x
3.2.1.1. synth_design 3.2.1.2. place_design/route_design 3.2.1.3. report_timing 3.2.1.4. write_bitstream 3.2.1.5. write_sdf/write_verilog/write_vhdl 3.2.1.6. report_power 3.2.1.7. write_checkpoint 3.2.1.8. Run Complete Design Flow
3.3. FPGA Design Flow Using Tools with GUIs x
3.3.1. Project Creation 3.3.2. Design Entry 3.3.3. IP Status 3.3.4. Design Constraints 3.3.5. Synthesis 3.3.6. Design Implementation 3.3.7. Finalize Pinout 3.3.8. Viewing and Editing Design Placement 3.3.9. Static Timing Analysis 3.3.10. Generation of Device Programming Files 3.3.11. Power Analysis 3.3.12. Simulation 3.3.13. Hardware Verification 3.3.14. View Netlist 3.3.15. Design Optimization 3.3.16. Techniques to Improve Productivity 3.3.17. Partial Reconfiguration 3.3.18. Cross-Probing in the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software
3.3.2. Design Entry x
3.3.2.1. HDL Editor 3.3.2.2. Schematic/Block Editor 3.3.2.3. State Machine Editor 3.3.2.4. IP Catalog and Parameter Editor 3.3.2.5. Platform Designer System Integration Tool 3.3.2.6. Platform Designer Component Editor
3.3.4. Design Constraints x
3.3.4.1. Assignment Editor 3.3.4.2. Create Timing Constraints with the Timing Analyzer GUI 3.3.4.3. Create Timing Constraints with the Timing Analyzer Text Editor
3.3.7. Finalize Pinout x
3.3.7.1. Pin Planner 3.3.7.2. Interface Planner 3.3.7.3. Tile Interface Planner
3.3.12. Simulation x
3.3.12.1. Simulation Models for Designs Containing LPMs or IP Cores
3.3.13. Hardware Verification x
3.3.13.1. System Console 3.3.13.2. Signal Tap Logic Analyzer 3.3.13.3. In-System Sources and Probes 3.3.13.4. Toolkit Explorer 3.3.13.5. Remote Debugging 3.3.13.6. Other Intel® FPGA Debugging Tools
3.3.13.4. Toolkit Explorer x
3.3.13.4.1. Transceiver Toolkit 3.3.13.4.2. EMIF Debug Toolkit
3.3.14. View Netlist x
3.3.14.1. RTL Viewer 3.3.14.2. Technology Map Viewer
3.3.15. Design Optimization x
3.3.15.1. Hyper-Aware Design Flow 3.3.15.2. Physical Synthesis Optimization 3.3.15.3. Optimization Modes 3.3.15.4. Fractal Synthesis
3.3.16. Techniques to Improve Productivity x
3.3.16.1. Fast Preservation 3.3.16.2. Engineering Change Order (ECO) Flow 3.3.16.3. Block-Based Design Flow 3.3.16.4. Design Assistant 3.3.16.5. Snapshot Viewer 3.3.16.6. Design Space Explorer II
3.4. Additional Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Features x
3.4.1. Scripting with Tcl in the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software
3.4.1. Scripting with Tcl in the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software x
3.4.1.1. Running Scripts from the DOS or UNIX Prompt 3.4.1.2. Running Scripts in Batch Mode from a Shell 3.4.1.3. Running Tcl Commands Directly from the Command Line 3.4.1.4. Running Tcl Commands Interactively from the Shell 3.4.1.5. The Quartus® Prime Tcl Console Window
4. AMD* Xilinx* to Intel® FPGA Design Conversion x
4.1. Replacing AMD* Xilinx* Primitives 4.2. Converting IP Cores 4.3. Setting Equivalent AMD* Xilinx* Design Constraints 4.4. Setting Up the Simulation Environment
4.1. Replacing AMD* Xilinx* Primitives x
4.1.1. Converting I/O Buffers 4.1.2. Changing Default I/O Standard for Pins 4.1.3. Converting Registers
4.1.1. Converting I/O Buffers x
4.1.1.1. Example of Converting I/O Buffer
4.2. Converting IP Cores x
4.2.1. Converting Memory Blocks 4.2.2. Converting Mixed-Mode Clock Manager (MMCM) to Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) 4.2.3. Converting Multipliers
4.2.1. Converting Memory Blocks x
4.2.1.1. Embedded Memory Blocks 4.2.1.2. Differences Between AMD* Xilinx* Memory and Intel® FPGA Memory 4.2.1.3. Determining Memory Block and Mapping Ports 4.2.1.4. Memory Port Mapping 4.2.1.5. Example: Converting Simple Dual-Port RAM
4.2.1.2. Differences Between AMD* Xilinx* Memory and Intel® FPGA Memory x
4.2.1.2.1. Memory Mode 4.2.1.2.2. Clocking Mode 4.2.1.2.3. Write and Read Operation Triggering 4.2.1.2.4. Read-During-Write Operation at the Same Address 4.2.1.2.5. Error Correction Code (ECC) 4.2.1.2.6. Byte Enable 4.2.1.2.7. Address Clock Enable 4.2.1.2.8. Parity Bit Support 4.2.1.2.9. Memory Initialization 4.2.1.2.10. Output Synchronous Set/Reset
4.2.2. Converting Mixed-Mode Clock Manager (MMCM) to Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) x
4.2.2.1. Feature Comparison 4.2.2.2. Port Mapping Reference 4.2.2.3. Example: Converting AMD* Xilinx* MMCM into an Intel® PLL
4.2.3. Converting Multipliers x
4.2.3.1. Feature Comparison 4.2.3.2. Port Mapping 4.2.3.3. Example: Converting to the LPM_MULT IP Core 4.2.3.4. Example: Converting to the Intel® FPGA Multiply Adder IP core
4.3. Setting Equivalent AMD* Xilinx* Design Constraints x
4.3.1. Device Constraints 4.3.2. Placement Constraints 4.3.3. Timing Constraints 4.3.4. Retimer Constraints
4.3.1. Device Constraints x
4.3.1.1. DRIVE 4.3.1.2. SLEW 4.3.1.3. IOB 4.3.1.4. IOSTANDARD 4.3.1.5. KEEP
4.3.2. Placement Constraints x
4.3.2.1. PBLOCK 4.3.2.2. PACKAGE_PIN 4.3.2.3. LOC & BEL 4.3.2.4. PROHIBIT
4.3.2.1. PBLOCK x
4.3.2.1.1. Differences Between PBLOCK and Logic Lock Regions
4.3.3. Timing Constraints x
4.3.3.1. Clock Domain Crossing
4.4. Setting Up the Simulation Environment x
4.4.1. Simulation Levels 4.4.2. HDL Support for EDA Simulators 4.4.3. Value Change Dump (VCD) Support 4.4.4. Simulating Intel FPGA IP Cores
1. Introduction to Intel® FPGA Design Flow for AMD* Xilinx* Users
2. Technology Comparison
3. FPGA Tools Comparison
4. AMD* Xilinx* to Intel® FPGA Design Conversion
5. Conclusion
6. AN 307: Intel® FPGA Design Flow for AMD* Xilinx* Users Archives
7. Document Revision History for Intel® FPGA Design Flow for AMD* Xilinx* Users

4.2.1.3. Determining Memory Block and Mapping Ports

  1. If you are not sure which memory block to select, or are not particular about the memory block type, select AUTO in the IP Catalog/Parameter Editor.
    This option allows the Quartus® Prime software to determine the memory block type at compile time.
    • To find the type of memory block that the Quartus® Prime software assigned to your design, check the Quartus® Prime Fitter RAM Summary Report.
  2. Otherwise, build the memory blocks in the IP Catalog/Parameter Editor using the proper plug-in.
    The available plug-ins are:
    Table 48.  Memory Modes/Functions and Related Plug-In
    Memory Modes/Function Plug-In
    Single-port RAM RAM:1-PORT
    Simple dual-port RAM RAM:2-PORT
    True dual-port RAM ( Arria® 10 only) RAM:2-PORT
    Simple quad-port RAM ( Agilex™ 5, Agilex™ 7, and Stratix® 10 18 only) RAM:4-PORT
    Single-port ROM ROM:1-PORT
    Dual-port ROM ROM:2-PORT

    For information about memory options, and how to build the memory function through the IP Catalog/Parameter Editor, refer to the embedded memory user guide.

  3. Identify the port-mapping from AMD* Xilinx* memory ports to Intel® FPGA memory ports.
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