Altera FIR Compiler - Manual (Page 16)

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MegaWizard Plug-In Manager Flow
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6. Simulate the FIR Compiler MegaCore function variation in your DSP Builder
model.
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For more information about the DSP Builder flow, refer to the Using MegaCore
Functions chapter in the
DSP Builder User Guide .
1 When you are using the DSP Builder flow, device selection, simulation, Quartus II
compilation and device programming are all controlled within the DSP Builder
environment.
DSP Builder supports integration with SOPC Builder using Avalon ® Memory-Mapped
(Avalon-MM) master or slave, and Avalon Streaming (Avalon-ST) source or sink
interfaces.
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For more information about these interface types, refer to the Avalon Interface
Specifications .
MegaWizard Plug-In Manager Flow
The MegaWizard Plug-in Manager flow allows you to customize a FIR Compiler
MegaCore function, and manually integrate the MegaCore function variation into a
Quartus II design.
To launch the MegaWizard Plug-in Manager, perform the following steps:
1. Create a new project using the New Project Wizard available from the File menu
in the Quartus II software.
2. Launch MegaWizard Plug-in Manager from the Tools menu, and select the option
to create a new custom megafunction variation ( Figure 2–1 ).
3. Click Next and select FIR Compiler <version> from the DSP>Filters section in the
Installed Plug-Ins tab. ( Figure 2–2 ).
Figure 2–1. MegaWizard Plug-In Manager