Altera PCI Compiler - Manual (Page 35)

Altera Corporation User Guide Version 11.1 1–1
October 2011
1. Getting Started
Design Flow To evaluate a PCI Compiler MegaCore function using the OpenCore Plus
feature include these steps in your design flow:
1. Obtain and install the PCI Compiler.
2. Create a custom variation of a PCI MegaCore function using
IP Toolbench.
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IP Toolbench is a toolbar from which you can quickly and
easily view documentation, choose a PCI MegaCore
function , specify parameters, and generate all of the files
necessary for integrating the parameterized PCI MegaCore
function into your design.
3. Implement the rest of your system using the design entry method of
your choice.
4. Use the IP Toolbench-generated IP functional simulation model to
verify the operation of your design.
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For more information on IP functional simulation models,
refer to the
Simulating Altera in Third-Party Simulation Tools
chapter in volume 3 of the Quartus II Handbook.
5. Use an Altera-provided PCI constraint file to meet the timing
requirements of the PCI specification.
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For more information on obtaining and using
Altera-provided PCI constraint files in your design, refer to
Appendix A, Using PCI Constraint File Tcl Scripts .
6. Use the Quartus II software to compile your design and perform
static timing analysis.
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You can generate an OpenCore Plus time-limited
programming file, which you can use to verify the
operation of your design in hardware.
7. Purchase a license for the PCI Compiler.