Altera Interlaken MegaCore Function - Manual (Page 85)

June 2012 Altera Corporation Interlaken MegaCore Function
User Guide
D. Porting an Interlaken Design from the
Previous Version of the Software
This appendix describes how to port your Interlaken design from the previous
version of the Interlaken MegaCore function and Quartus II software.
To upgrade your Interlaken design that you developed and generated using the
Interlaken MegaCore function v11.1, to the Interlaken MegaCore function v12.0,
perform the following steps:
1. Open the Quartus II software v12.0.
2. On the File menu, click Open Project.
3. Navigate to the location of the .qpf file you generated with the Quartus II software
v11.0.
4. Select the .qpf file and click Open.
5. If the Interlaken IP core was generated using the MegaWizard Plug-In Manager
originally, perform the following steps:
a. Open the existing IP core for editing in the MegaWizard Plug-In Manager. The
Interlaken parameter editor appears.
b. Click Finish.
6. If the Interlaken IP core was generated using the Qsys system integration tool
originally, perform the following steps:
a. Open the Qsys system.
b. To edit the Interlaken IP core, double-click its name in Qsys. The Interlaken
parameter editor appears.
c. Click Finish.
d. In Qsys, regenerate the project.
7. Proceed with simulation, specifying the Interlaken timing constraints, and
compilation, as described in Chapter 2, Getting Started .