AN 812: Platform Designer System Design Tutorial

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Platform Designer System Design Tutorial
Platform Designer System Design Tutorial x
Hardware and Software Requirements Download and Install the Tutorial Design Files Build the Hardware Design Build Software Applications and Download the Design AN 812: Platform Designer System Design Tutorial Revision History
Build the Hardware Design x
Open the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Project Build a Platform Designer System with a Top-Down Approach Implement the Memory Tester Subsystem
Build a Platform Designer System with a Top-Down Approach x
Add a Processor Subsystem to the Top-Level Build the Processor Subsystem Add External Memory Interface Instantiate a Memory Tester Subsystem as a Generic Component Connect and Generate IP Files Examples of Platform Designer Generic Components
Build the Processor Subsystem x
Add a Nios® II Processor Add RAM, JTAG UART, and Avalon-MM Pipeline Bridge Connect cpu_subsystem Components Platform Designer and Platform Designer (Standard) Differences
Implement the Memory Tester Subsystem x
Add Clock, Reset, and Avalon-MM components Add Pre-Built Systems and Memory Test Microcore Components Export Signals, Set Base Address Assignments, and Connect Memory Tester Interface Components Resolve Interface Requirements and Value Mismatches Replace the memory_tester_subsystem Generic Component Synchronize IP Results
Build Software Applications and Download the Design x
Hardware setup Run the Bash Script
Platform Designer System Design Tutorial

Examples of Platform Designer Generic Components

You can instantiate components in Platform Designer using generic components.

Generic components fall into one of the three implementation types: IP, HDL, or Blackbox. Each type is selectable by the corresponding button in the Component Instantiation tab. All the _hw.tcl based IP components found in the IP Catalog, such as On-chip Memory and External Memory Interfaces (EMIF), belong to the IP type. If you want to add a custom component written in RTL, you can use the HDL type and link the source files in the Component Instantiation tab.

Figure 29. Example of an IP Component Instantiation
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