HC230 ALTERA [Altera Corporation], HC230 Datasheet - Page 98

• Manufacturer Part Number: HC230
• Description: HardCopy II Device Family
• Manufacturer: ALTERA [Altera Corporation]

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After you select your HardCopy II companion device, do the following:
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For more information about the overall design flow using the Quartus II
software, refer to the Introduction to Quartus II manual on the Altera
website at www.altera.com.
Designing the HardCopy II Device First
The HardCopy II family presents a new option in designing unavailable
in previous HardCopy families. You can design your HardCopy II device
first and create your Stratix II FPGA prototype second in the Quartus II
software. This allows you to see your potential maximum performance in
the HardCopy II device immediately during development, and you can
create a slower performing FPGA prototype of the design for in-system
verification. This design process is similar to the traditional HardCopy II
design flow where you build the FPGA first, but instead, you merely
change the starting device family. The remaining tasks to complete your
design for both Stratix II and HardCopy II devices roughly follow the
same process
tasks based on which device family you start with, Stratix II or
HardCopy II, to help you complete the process seamlessly.
Review the HardCopy II Advisor for required and recommended
tasks to perform
Enable Design Assistant to run during compilation
Add timing and location assignments
Compile your Stratix II design
Create your HardCopy II companion revision
Compile your design for the HardCopy II companion device
Use the HardCopy II Utilities to compare the HardCopy II
companion device compilation with the Stratix II FPGA revision
Generate a HardCopy II Handoff Report using the HardCopy II
Utilities
Generate a HardCopy II Handoff Archive using the HardCopy II
Utilities
Arrange for submission of your HardCopy II handoff archive to
Altera’s HardCopy Design Center for back-end implementation
(Figure
5–3). The HardCopy II Advisor adjusts its list of
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