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To develop a new FPGA design, you must use the Altera Quartus II software,
version 7.2 or later (either the Web Edition or the Subscription Edition). Within
the Quartus II software, you must:
• Add the FTXL components to the global or project search path; see
Setting Component Search Paths on page 56.
• Add the FTXL components to the project; see Adding FTXL Components
to an Existing Design on page 57.
• Compile the project; see Building the Application Image on page 61.
• Load the design into the FPGA device; see Loading the Application Image
into the FPGA Device on page 62.
In addition, your design also needs to address other hardware design
considerations for the FTXL 3190 Smart Transceiver Chip. These other
considerations are not described in this book; see the FT 3120 / FT 3150 Smart
Transceiver Data Book for information about these other considerations.
FPGA Device Requirements
The FTXL Transceiver reference design can use a Cyclone II or Cyclone III FPGA
device for its Nios II host processor. Table 13 lists the FPGA devices supported
as host FPGA devices for an FTXL Transceiver.
Table 13. Supported Cyclone II and Cyclone III FPGA Devices
Cyclone II FPGA Device Cyclone III FPGA Device Supported for FTXL?
EP2C5 EP3C5 Yes (see note)
EP2C8 EP3C10 Yes
EP2C15 EP3C16 Yes
EP2C20 EP3C25 Yes
EP2C35 EP3C40 Yes
EP2C50 EP3C55 Yes
EP2C70 EP3C80 Yes
EP3C120 Yes
Note: A Cyclone II EP2C5 FPGA device or a Cyclone III EP3C5 FPGA device
might not have a sufficient number of logic elements (LEs) available for an FTXL
device design. The EP2C5 FPGA provides 4608 LEs and the EP3C5 provides
5136 LEs, whereas a simple FTXL device (such as the FTXL Transceiver
reference design) could require more than 3500 LEs.
The FTXL Developer’s Kit reference design uses an EP2C20 Cyclone II FPGA
device. Which FPGA device your FTXL device uses depends on your
requirements: including the number of logic elements (LEs), embedded