Altera Quartus II Scripting - Manual (Page 30)

2–4 Chapter 2: Command-line Executables
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--set=<assignment=value> ................................................................................................................... 2–96
--shell...................................................................................................................................................... 2–102
--tcl_eval=<tcl command> .................................................................................................................. 2–103
--update_mif ........................................................................................................................................... 2–15
--version................................................................................................................................................... 2–93
--vqm[=<.vqm file>] .............................................................................................................................. 2–15
--write_eqn_file[=<.eqn file>] .............................................................................................................. 2–15
--write_rcf_for_vqm[=on|off].............................................................................................................. 2–15
--write_settings_files[=on|off]........................................................................................................... 2–100
This command includes help on the following topics:
Help Topic Page
Tcl ........................................................................................................................................................... 2–103
arguments ............................................................................................................................................... 2–93
makefiles.................................................................................................................................................. 2–93
return_codes ........................................................................................................................................... 2–95
--back_annotate=<demotion type>
Option to back-annotate to the current Quartus II Settings File (.qsf) according to the specified demotion
type. The back-annotation process retains the current resource and device assignments for future
compilations. The demotion type is used to select the assignments that you want to back-annotate. The
demotion type can be specified in one of the following forms:
Note: Not all demotion types are relevant for all device families. The demotion type "routing" applies only
to the Cyclone
® , Stratix ® , and Stratix GX device families.
--bottom_up_scripts_output_directory[=<value>]
Specifies the output directory for scripts and makefiles. If none is set, the project directory is used by
default.
Demotion Type Descriptions
device For device assignments
pin_device For pin device assignments
lc For logic cell assignments
routing For routing assignments
lab For LAB assignments
megalab For MegaLAB assignments
megalab_row For MegaLAB row assignments
megalab_column For MegaLAB column assignments
row For row assignments