Altera 8B10B Encoder/Decoder MegaCore Function - Manual (Page 12)

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8B10B Encoder /Decoder Walkthrough
8B10B Encoder/Decoder MegaCore Function User Guide May 2011 Altera Corporation
■ Generate Files
■ Set Constraints
Create a New Quartus II Project
You need to create a new Quartus II project with the New Project Wizard, which
specifies the working directory for the project, assigns the project name, and
designates the name of the top-level design entity.
To create a new project follow these steps:
1. Choose Programs > Altera > Quartus II <version> (Windows Start menu) to run
the Quartus II software. Alternatively, you can use the Quartus II Web Edition
software.
2. Choose New Project Wizard (File menu).
3. Click Next in the New Project Wizard Introduction page (the introduction does
not display if you turned it off previously).
4. In the New Project Wizard: Directory, Name, Top-Level Entity page, enter the
following information:
a. Specify the working directory for your project. For example, this walkthrough
uses the directory:
c:\altera\projects\ed8b10b_project
b. Specify the name of the project. This walkthrough uses the project name:
ed8b10b_example
1 The Quartus II software automatically specifies a top-level design entity
that has the same name as the project. Do not change it.
5. Click Next to close this page and display the New Project Wizard: Add Files page.
1 When you specify a directory that does not already exist, a message asks if
the specified directory should be created. Click Yes to create the directory.
6. If you installed the MegaCore IP Library in a different directory from where you
installed the Quartus II software, you must add the user libraries:
a. Click User Libraries.
b. Type <path> \ip\altera into the Library name box, where <path> is the
directory in which you installed the 8B10B Encoder/Decoder MegaCore
Function.
c. Click Add to add the path to the Quartus II project.
d. Click OK to save the library path in the project.
7. Click Next to close this page and display the New Project Wizard: Family &
Device Settings page.
8. On the New Project Wizard: Family & Device Settings page, choose the target
device family in the Family list.