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Introducing MegaCore Functions
November 1999, ver.
Altera MegaCore Functions
programmable logic device (PLD) densities grow over million gates, design flows must efficient productive possible. Altera provides ready-made, pre-tested, optimized megafunctions that rapidly implement functions need, instead building them from ground Altera® MegaCorefunctions, which reusable blocks pre-designed intellectual property (IP), improve your productivity allowing concentrate adding proprietary value your design. When MegaCore functions, focus your high-level design spend more time energy improving differentiating your product.
Digital Signal Processing Functions
Traditionally, designers have been forced make trade-off between flexibility digital signal processors (DSP) performance application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) application-specific standard product (ASSP) solutions. Altera FLEX® solution eliminates need this trade-off providing exceptional performance combined with flexibility PLDs. solution ranges from highly parameterized finite impulse response (FIR) filter compiler optimized higher-level fast Fourier transform (FFT) megafunctions. Altera's APEXand FLEX devices easily implement applications, while leaving ample room your custom logic. devices supported Altera's Quartusand MAX+PLUS® development systems, which allow perform complete design cycle including design entry, synthesis, place-and-route, simulation, timing analysis, device programming. Altera devices, software, MegaCore functions provide with complete design solution.
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Introducing MegaCore Functions
Communications Functions
Communications MegaCore functions provide networking building blocks improve system performance. Altera communications portfolio consists functions such UTOPIA interfaces error protection solutions, which range from simple cyclic redundancy code (CRC) checkers/generators complex Reed-Solomon coders/decoders. These MegaCore functions ideal wide variety networking applications, ranging from switches routers bridges integrated services digital network (ISDN) terminal adapters. Typically, networking systems require high performance flexibility scale design different speed rates. Using Altera PLDs these MegaCore functions, designers meet speed, density, flexibility demands their networking applications.
Other Interface Functions
interface solutions include several MegaCore functions such peripheral component interconnect (PCI) functions. These solutions enable designers focus differentiating elements design, typically local interface custom configurable logic. serves device-level interconnect peripherals circuit board, high-performance expansion cards. architecture ideal applications such network adapters, storage embedded controllers, graphic accelerator boards, audiovideo products. Altera APEX FLEX devices provide programmable logic solution variety applications. MegaCore functions include 64-bit, 66-MHz master/target 32-bit, 33-MHz master/target functions.
Processor Peripheral Functions
Processor peripheral MegaCore functions provide solutions microcontrollers peripheral functions such universal asynchronous receiver/transmitters (UARTs) interrupt controllers. These solutions enable designers focus differentiating elements design their existing building blocks build systems ranging from interface line cards communication systems.
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Introducing MegaCore Functions
OpenCore Feature
OpenCore
Altera's exclusive OpenCorefeature allows evaluate MegaCore functions before deciding license them. instantiate MegaCore function your design, compile simulate design, then verify MegaCore function's size performance. This evaluation provides first-hand functional, timing, other technical data that allows make informed decision whether license MegaCore function. Once license MegaCore function, Quartus MAX+PLUS software generate programming files, well EDIF, VHDL, Verilog output netlist files simulation third-party tools. Figure shows typical design flow using MegaCore function OpenCore feature.
Figure OpenCore Design Flow
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MegaWizard Plug-Ins
MegaWizard Plug-In
MegaWizardPlug-Ins parameterization tools that help integrate MegaCore functions into your designs without requiring third-party tools. this feature Quartus MAX+PLUS software (version higher) stand-alone tool with third-party design interfaces. MegaWizard Plug-Ins provide maximum flexibility, allowing customize MegaCore functions without changing your design's source code. integrate parameterized MegaCore function hardware description language (HDL) netlist file using tool.
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Introducing MegaCore Functions
Development Boards
support development verification designs, Altera recently created development boards, SOPC development board FLEX 10KE development board. These boards accommodate system design allowing application software development begin earlier design flow. Also, hardware designers verify functionality quickly effectively.
SOPC Development Board
SOPC board, which features high-density APEX EP20K400 device, provides designers with immediate economical solution hardware software co-design co-verification. supports development debugging multitude microprocessor-based designs incorporating programmable logic with variety memory devices, interface resources, debugging capabilities. board includes physical interfaces widely used standard interconnects full-featured, configurable memory subsystem ideal prototyping embedded systems SOPC designs.
FLEX 10KE Development Board
FLEX 10KE development board works with Altera MegaCore functions. Users implement custom local-side functions interface Altera MegaCore function with on-board SDRAM socket, on-board connector, RS-232 port, custom logic implemented prototype area PMC. board provides flexible clock network distribution in-circuit configuration options. supports wide range FLEX 10KE devices users tailor development board meet area requirements.
Altera Devices
MegaCore functions have been optimized targeted Altera APEX FLEX devices. implement memory required MegaCore function APEX embedded system blocks (ESBs) FLEX embedded array blocks (EABs).
APEX Devices
APEX devices offer complete system-level integration single device. APEX MultiCorearchitecture delivers ultimate design flexibility efficiency high-performance SOPC applications. With densities ranging from 100,000 1,000,000 gates, APEX architecture integrates look-up-table (LUT) logic, product-term logic, memory into single architecture. This architecture eliminates need multiple devices, saves board space, simplifies implementation complex designs.
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Introducing MegaCore Functions
APEX MultiCore architecture, ESBs logic array blocks (LABs) combined into MegaLABstructures. Each APEX configured product-term logic, enabling APEX devices achieve unmatched integration efficiency, logic memory. configured dual-port RAM, with wide range widths depths; ROM; content-addressable memory (CAM), memory technology available APEX 20KE devices that accelerates applications requiring fast searches.
FLEX Devices
FLEX embedded family delivers flexibility traditional programmable logic with efficiency density gate arrays with embedded memory. FLEX devices feature EABs, which Kbits that configured 1,024 2,048 blocks. 2.5-V FLEX 10KE devices support efficient implementation dual-port further enhance performance FLEX family.
FLEX 6000 Devices
Altera's 5.0-V 3.3-V FLEX 6000 devices deliver flexibility time-to-market programmable logic prices that competitive with gate arrays. Featuring OptiFLEXarchitecture, FLEX 6000 devices provide flexible, high-performance, cost-effective alternative ASICs high-volume production.
more information APEX 20K, FLEX 10K, FLEX 6000 devices, refer following documents:
APEX Programmable Logic Device Family Data Sheet FLEX Embedded Programmable Logic Family Data Sheet FLEX 10KE Embedded Programmable Logic Family Data Sheet FLEX 6000 Programmable Logic Device Family
Software Tools
Altera offers fastest, most powerful, most flexible programmable logic development tools industry. Altera Quartus MAX+PLUS development tools provide broad range features with easy-to-use graphical user interface. Both offer interfaces industrystandard tools that allow easy integration with your chosen design environment.
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Introducing MegaCore Functions
Quartus Development Tool
Altera's powerful fourth-generation software meets challenges designing million-plus gate devices such Altera APEX device family. cope with shrinking design cycles increasing design complexity, Quartus software includes following state-of-the-art features: work group computing, integrated logic analysis functionality, tool integration, multi-processor support, incremental recompilation, integration. Quartus software also "web-aware", with latest Internet technology built From within software, designers have direct access over internet Altera Technical Support (AtlasTM) Solutions database find immediate solutions common design problems. more specific issues, designers submit service requests on-line directly Altera Applications, attaching their design files request Altera engineer assigned issue accurately duplicate design environment find solution.
MAX+PLUS Development Tool
Altera achieves maximum device performance density with advanced process technologies, innovative logic architectures, stateof-the-art design tools. MAX+PLUS programmable logic development system provides architecture-independent design environment ensures easy design entry, fast compilation, uncomplicated device programming. MAX+PLUS software supports design implementation FLEX, MAX®, Classicdevice families. With MAX+PLUS software, designers longer need master complexities device architectures. MAX+PLUS software translates designs-created with familiar design entry tools such highlevel behavioral languages schematic capture tools-into format required target architecture. extensive architectural knowledge built into Altera development tools minimizes need designers manually optimize their designs, which allows designers complete designs quickly. With MAX+PLUS software, users take logic circuit from design entry device programming matter hours. Design compilation typically completed minutes, allowing several complete design iterations performed single day.
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Introducing MegaCore Functions
Interfaces
Altera software offers seamless development flow, allowing enter, compile, simulate your design program devices using single integrated tool, regardless Altera device choose. Altera software supports industry-standard VHDL Verilog design descriptions well EDIF netlists generated third-party schematic synthesis tools. addition, increasing number MegaCore functions come with behavioral models third-party simulators. Quartus software uses NativeLinkintegration, enabling launch other tools from within Quartus software launch Quartus software from within other tools. NativeLink integration allows choose both synthesis simulation tools your project. Quartus software outputs full-timing VHDL, Verilog HDL, Standard Delay Format (.sdf), EDIF netlists that used post-route device-level system-level simulation. MAX+PLUS software also interfaces with design tools, allowing design tool your choice transfer EDIF output file directly into MAX+PLUS software. After synthesis fitting, transfer your file back into your tool choice simulation. MAX+PLUS system outputs full-timing VHDL, Verilog HDL, SDF, EDIF netlists that used post-route device-level system-level simulations. simplify design flow between Quartus MAX+PLUS software other tools, Altera developed Quartus NativeLink Guidelines MAX+PLUS Altera Commitment Cooperative Engineering Solutions (ACCESSSM) Guidelines. These guidelines provide complete instructions create, compile, simulate your design with tools from leading vendors. These guidelines available Quartus installation CD-ROM, MAX+PLUS installation CD-ROM, Altera site http://www.altera.com.
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Introducing MegaCore Functions
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