Quartus® Prime Pro Edition User Guide: Debug Tools

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Date 7/08/2024
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2.3. Step 1: Add the Signal Tap Logic Analyzer to the Project

To debug a design using the Signal Tap logic analyzer, you must first define one or more Signal Tap instances and add them to your project. You then compile the Signal Tap instances, along with your design. You can define a Signal Tap instance in the Signal Tap logic analyzer GUI or by HDL instantiation.

To help you get started quickly, the Signal Tap logic analyzer GUI includes preconfigured templates for various trigger conditions and applications. You can then modify the settings the template applies and adjust trigger conditions in the Signal Tap logic analyzer GUI.

Alternatively, you can define a Signal Tap instance by parameterizing an instance of the Signal Tap Logic Analyzer Intel FPGA IP, and then instantiating the Signal Tap entity or module in an HDL design file.

If you want to monitor multiple clock domains simultaneously, you can add additional instances of the logic analyzer to your design, limited only by the available resources in your device.