Altera PCI Compiler - Manual (Page 243)

Altera Corporation User Guide Version 11.1 5–9
October 2011 PCI Compiler
Getting Started
4. From the System menu, select Auto-Assign Base Addresses.
SOPC Builder will generate informational messages indicating the PCI
MegaCore function you have instantiated and the actual PCI BAR setting.
Generate the SOPC Builder System
You will now generate your SOPC system.
1. In the SOPC Builder window, click Next to display the System
Generation
tab.
1. In the System Generation tab, turn on Simulation. Create
simulator project files.
2. Click Generate. Messages about the PCI MegaCore function that
was instantiated and the progress of the system generation are
displayed in the SOPC Builder message window.
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Among the files generated by SOPC Builder is the Quartus
II IP File (.qip). This file contains information about a
generated IP core or system. In most cases, the .qip file
contains all of the necessary assignments and information
required to process the MegaCore function or system in the
Quartus II compiler. Generally, a single .qip file is generated
for each SOPC Builder system. However, some more
complex SOPC Builder components generate a separate
.qip
file. In that case, the system .qip file references the
component .qip file.
You can now simulate the system using any Altera-supported third party
simulator, compile the system in the Quartus II software, and configure
an Altera device.