Altera Interlaken MegaCore Function - Manual (Page 16)

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Interlaken MegaCore Function June 2012 Altera Corporation
User Guide
You cannot simulate the Interlaken MegaCore function in the ModelSim-Altera
(ModelSim-AE) simulator. ModelSim-AE is the simulation tool provided with the
Quartus II software.
Instantiating the MegaCore Function in Your Design
After you generate your Interlaken MegaCore function variation, you can instantiate
it in the RTL for your design.
When you integrate your Interlaken MegaCore function variation in your design, note
the following connection and assignment requirements and recommendations:
■ If you turn off Exclude transceiver when you parameterize your Interlaken
MegaCore function, you must ensure that you connect the calibration clock
cal_blk_clk
to a clock signal with the appropriate frequency range of
10–125 MHz. The cal_blk_clk ports on other components that use the same
transceiver block must be connected to the same clock signal.
■ If you turn off Exclude transceiver when you parameterize your Interlaken
MegaCore function, you should set the RTL parameter SIM_FAST_RESET to 1 to
improve your transceiver simulation time. In this version of the Interlaken
MegaCore function, you must modify your RTL files to set the parameter. Add this
parameter to the parameter list in your HSIO bank instances with the value 1’b1.
The HSIO bank instances for the different variations are instantiations of the
modules alt_ntrlkn_hsio_bank_bpcs4, alt_ntrlkn_hsio_bank_10g,
alt_ntrlkn_hsio_bank_bpcs_3g
, or alt_ntrlkn_hsio_bank_pmad5.
Qsys Design Flow
You can use Qsys to build a system that contains your customized Interlaken
MegaCore function. You can easily add other components and quickly create a Qsys
system. Qsys can automatically generate HDL files that include all of the specified
components and interconnections. The HDL files are ready to be compiled by the
Quartus II software to produce output files for programming an Altera device.
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For Information About Refer To
Quartus II software See the Quartus II Help topics:
“About the Quartus II Software”
“About the MegaWizard Plug-In Manager”
MegaWizard Plug-In Manager
Functional simulation models for Altera IP
cores Simulating Altera Designs chapter in volume 3 of
the Quartus II Handbook