Floating-Point IP Cores User Guide

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Document Table of Contents x
1. About Floating-Point IP Cores 2. FP_ACC_CUSTOM Intel® FPGA IP or Floating Point Custom Accumulator Intel® FPGA IP Core 3. ALTFP_ADD_SUB IP Core 4. ALTFP_DIV IP Core 5. ALTFP_MULT IP Core 6. ALTFP_SQRT 7. ALTFP_EXP IP Core 8. ALTFP_INV IP Core 9. ALTFP_INV_SQRT IP Core 10. ALTFP_LOG 11. ALTFP_ATAN IP Core 12. ALTFP_SINCOS IP Core 13. ALTFP_ABS IP Core 14. ALTFP_COMPARE IP Core 15. ALTFP_CONVERT IP Core 16. FP_FUNCTIONS Intel® FPGA IP or Floating Point Functions Intel® FPGA IP Core 17. Floating-Point IP Cores User Guide Document Archives 18. Document Revision History for the Floating-Point IP Cores User Guide
1. About Floating-Point IP Cores x
1.1. List of Floating-Point IP Cores 1.2. Installing and Licensing Intel® FPGA IP Cores 1.3. Design Flow 1.4. Upgrading IP Cores 1.5. Floating-Point IP Cores General Features 1.6. IEEE-754 Standard for Floating-Point Arithmetic 1.7. Non-IEEE-754 Standard Format 1.8. Floating-Points IP Cores Output Latency 1.9. Floating-Point IP Cores Design Example Files 1.10. VHDL Component Declaration 1.11. VHDL LIBRARY-USE Declaration
1.3. Design Flow x
1.3.1. IP Catalog and Parameter Editor 1.3.2. Specifying the IP Parameters and Options ( Quartus® Prime Pro Edition) 1.3.3. Generating IP Cores ( Quartus® Prime Standard Edition)
1.3.1. IP Catalog and Parameter Editor x
1.3.1.1. The Parameter Editor
1.3.2. Specifying the IP Parameters and Options ( Quartus® Prime Pro Edition) x
1.3.2.1. IP Core Generation Output ( Quartus® Prime Pro Edition)
1.4. Upgrading IP Cores x
1.4.1. Migrating IP Cores to a Different Device
1.6. IEEE-754 Standard for Floating-Point Arithmetic x
1.6.1. Floating-Point Formats 1.6.2. Special Case Numbers 1.6.3. Rounding
1.6.1. Floating-Point Formats x
1.6.1.1. Single-Precision Format 1.6.1.2. Double-Precision Format 1.6.1.3. Single-Extended Precision Format
2. FP_ACC_CUSTOM Intel® FPGA IP or Floating Point Custom Accumulator Intel® FPGA IP Core x
2.1. FP_ACC_CUSTOM Intel® FPGA IP or Floating Point Custom Accumulator Intel® FPGA IP Features 2.2. FP_ACC_CUSTOM Intel® FPGA IP or Floating Point Custom Accumulator Intel® FPGA IP Output Latency 2.3. FP_ACC_CUSTOM Intel® FPGA IP Resource Utilization and Performance 2.4. FP_ACC_CUSTOM Intel® FPGA IP or Floating Point Custom Accumulator Intel® FPGA IP Signals 2.5. FP_ACC_CUSTOM Intel® FPGA IP or Floating Point Custom Accumulator Intel® FPGA IP Parameters
3. ALTFP_ADD_SUB IP Core x
3.1. ALTFP_ADD_SUB Features 3.2. ALTFP_ADD_SUB Output Latency 3.3. ALTFP_ADD_SUB Truth Table 3.4. ALTFP_ADD_SUB Resource Utilization and Performance 3.5. ALTFP_ADD_SUB Design Example: Addition of Double-Precision Format Numbers 3.6. ALTFP_ADD_SUB Signals 3.7. ALTFP_ADD_SUB Parameters
3.5. ALTFP_ADD_SUB Design Example: Addition of Double-Precision Format Numbers x
3.5.1. ALTFP_ADD_SUB Design Example: Understanding the Simulation Results
4. ALTFP_DIV IP Core x
4.1. ALTFP_DIV Features 4.2. ALTFP_DIV Output Latency 4.3. ALTFP_DIV Truth Table 4.4. ALTFP_DIV Resource Utilization and Performance 4.5. ALTFP_DIV Design Example: Division of Single-Precision 4.6. ALTFP_DIV Signals 4.7. ALTFP_DIV Parameters
4.5. ALTFP_DIV Design Example: Division of Single-Precision x
4.5.1. ALTFP_DIV Design Example: Understanding the Simulation Results
5. ALTFP_MULT IP Core x
5.1. ALTFP_MULT IP Core Features 5.2. ALTFP_MULT Output Latency 5.3. ALTFP_MULT Truth Table 5.4. ALTFP_MULT Resource Utilization and Performance 5.5. ALTFP_MULT Design Example: Multiplication of Double-Precision Format Numbers 5.6. Parameters 5.7. ALTFP_MULT Signals
5.5. ALTFP_MULT Design Example: Multiplication of Double-Precision Format Numbers x
5.5.1. ALTFP_MULT Design Example: Understanding the Simulation Waveform
6. ALTFP_SQRT x
6.1. ALTFP_SQRT Features 6.2. Output Latency 6.3. ALTFP_SQRT Truth Table 6.4. ALTFP_SQRT Resource Utilization and Performance 6.5. ALTFP_SQRT Design Example: Square Root of Single-Precision Format Numbers 6.6. ALTFP_SQRT Signals 6.7. ALTFP_SQRT Parameters
6.5. ALTFP_SQRT Design Example: Square Root of Single-Precision Format Numbers x
6.5.1. ALTFP_SQRT Design Example: Understanding the Simulation Results
7. ALTFP_EXP IP Core x
7.1. ALTFP_EXP Features 7.2. Output Latency 7.3. ALTFP_EXP Truth Table 7.4. ALTFP_EXP Resource Utilization and Performance 7.5. ALTFP_EXP Design Example: Exponential of Single-Precision Format Numbers 7.6. ALTFP_EXP Signals 7.7. ALTFP_EXP Parameters
7.5. ALTFP_EXP Design Example: Exponential of Single-Precision Format Numbers x
7.5.1. ALTFP_EXP Design Example: Understanding the Simulation Results
8. ALTFP_INV IP Core x
8.1. ALTFP_INV Features 8.2. Output Latency 8.3. ALTFP_INV Truth Table 8.4. ALTFP_INV Resource Utilization and Performance 8.5. ALTFP_INV Design Example: Inverse of Single-Precision Format Numbers 8.6. Ports 8.7. Parameters
8.5. ALTFP_INV Design Example: Inverse of Single-Precision Format Numbers x
8.5.1. ALTFP_INV Design Example: Understanding the Simulation Results
9. ALTFP_INV_SQRT IP Core x
9.1. ALTFP_INV_SQRT Features 9.2. Output Latency 9.3. ALTFP_INV_SQRT Truth Table 9.4. ALTFP_INV_SQRT Resource Utilization and Performance 9.5. ALTFP_INV_SQRT Design Example: Inverse Square Root of Single-Precision Format Numbers 9.6. Ports 9.7. Parameters
9.5. ALTFP_INV_SQRT Design Example: Inverse Square Root of Single-Precision Format Numbers x
9.5.1. ALTFP_INV_SQRT Design Example: Understanding the Simulation Results
10. ALTFP_LOG x
10.1. ALTFP_LOG Features 10.2. Output Latency 10.3. ALTFP_LOG Truth Table 10.4. ALTFP_LOG Resource Utilization and Performance 10.5. ALTFP_LOG Design Example: Natural Logarithm of Single-Precision Format Numbers 10.6. Signals 10.7. Parameters
10.5. ALTFP_LOG Design Example: Natural Logarithm of Single-Precision Format Numbers x
10.5.1. ALTFP_LOG Design Example: Understanding the Simulation Results
11. ALTFP_ATAN IP Core x
11.1. Output Latency 11.2. ALTFP_ATAN Features 11.3. ALTFP_ATAN Resource Utilization and Performance 11.4. Ports 11.5. ALTFP_ATAN Parameters
12. ALTFP_SINCOS IP Core x
12.1. ALTFP_SINCOS Features 12.2. Output Latency 12.3. ALTFP_SINCOS Resource Utilization and Performance 12.4. ALTFP_SINCOS Signals 12.5. ALTFP_SINCOS Parameters
13. ALTFP_ABS IP Core x
13.1. ALTFP_ABS Features 13.2. ALTFP_ABS Output Latency 13.3. ALTFP_ABS Resource Utilization and Performance 13.4. ALTFP_ABS Design Example: Absolute Value of Multiplication Results 13.5. ALTFP_ABS Signals 13.6. ALTFP_ABS Parameters
13.4. ALTFP_ABS Design Example: Absolute Value of Multiplication Results x
13.4.1. ALTFP_ABS Design Example: Understanding the Simulation Results
14. ALTFP_COMPARE IP Core x
14.1. ALTFP_COMPARE Features 14.2. ALTFP_COMPARE Output Latency 14.3. ALTFP_COMPARE Resource Utilization and Performance 14.4. ALTFP_COMPARE Design Example: Comparison of Single-Precision Format Numbers 14.5. ALTFP_COMPARE Signals 14.6. ALTFP_COMPARE Parameters
14.4. ALTFP_COMPARE Design Example: Comparison of Single-Precision Format Numbers x
14.4.1. ALTFP_COMPARE Design Example: Understanding the Simulation Results
15. ALTFP_CONVERT IP Core x
15.1. ALTFP_CONVERT Features 15.2. ALTFP_CONVERT Conversion Operations 15.3. ALTFP_CONVERT Output Latency 15.4. ALTFP_CONVERT Resource Utilization and Performance 15.5. ALTFP_CONVERT Design Example: Convert Double-Precision Floating-Point Format Numbers 15.6. ALTFP_CONVERT Signals 15.7. ALTFP_CONVERT Parameters
15.5. ALTFP_CONVERT Design Example: Convert Double-Precision Floating-Point Format Numbers x
15.5.1. ALTFP_CONVERT Design Example: Understanding the Simulation Results
16. FP_FUNCTIONS Intel® FPGA IP or Floating Point Functions Intel® FPGA IP Core x
16.1. FP_FUNCTIONS Intel® FPGA IP or Floating Point Functions Intel® FPGA IP Features 16.2. FP_FUNCTIONS Intel® FPGA IP or Floating Point Functions Intel® FPGA IP Output Latency 16.3. FP_FUNCTIONS Intel® FPGA IP or Floating Point Functions Intel® FPGA IP Target Frequency 16.4. FP_FUNCTIONS Intel® FPGA IP or Floating Point Functions Intel® FPGA IP Combined Target 16.5. FP_FUNCTIONS Intel® FPGA IP Resource Utilization and Performance 16.6. FP_FUNCTIONS Intel® FPGA IP Signals 16.7. FP_FUNCTIONS Intel® FPGA IP Parameters
1. About Floating-Point IP Cores
2. FP_ACC_CUSTOM Intel® FPGA IP or Floating Point Custom Accumulator Intel® FPGA IP Core
3. ALTFP_ADD_SUB IP Core
4. ALTFP_DIV IP Core
5. ALTFP_MULT IP Core
6. ALTFP_SQRT
7. ALTFP_EXP IP Core
8. ALTFP_INV IP Core
9. ALTFP_INV_SQRT IP Core
10. ALTFP_LOG
11. ALTFP_ATAN IP Core
12. ALTFP_SINCOS IP Core
13. ALTFP_ABS IP Core
14. ALTFP_COMPARE IP Core
15. ALTFP_CONVERT IP Core
16. FP_FUNCTIONS Intel® FPGA IP or Floating Point Functions Intel® FPGA IP Core
17. Floating-Point IP Cores User Guide Document Archives
18. Document Revision History for the Floating-Point IP Cores User Guide

15.2. ALTFP_CONVERT Conversion Operations

This table lists the features of each conversion operation.
Table 84.  ALTFP_CONVERT Conversion Operations
Operation Features
Integer-to-Float Conversion
  • Converts integers to the IEEE-754 standard floating-point representation.
  • Supports conversions of signed integers to floating-point numbers in single, double, and single-extended precision formats.
Float-to-Integer Conversion
  • Converts IEEE-754 standard floating-point representations to the integer-bit format.
  • Supports conversions of single, double, and single-extended precision formats to signed integers.
Float-to-Float Conversion
  • Converts between IEEE-754 standard floating-point representations.
  • Supports conversions of between single double, and single-extended precision formats.
  • This operation offers the following modes:
    • Single-precision format to single-extended precision format or double-precision format.
    • Double-precision format to single-precision format or single-extended precision format.
    • Single-extended precision format to single-precision or double-precision format.
Fixed-to-Float Conversion
  • Converts fixed-point format data to the IEEE-754 standard floating-point representation.
  • Supports conversions of fixed-point format data to floating-point numbers in single, double, and single-extended precision formats.
Float-to-Fixed Conversion
  • Converts IEEE-754 standard floating-point representations to the fixed-point format.
  • Supports conversion of floating-point numbers in single, double, and single-extended precision formats.
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