Altera Interlaken MegaCore Function - Manual (Page 12)

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Installation and Licensing
Interlaken MegaCore Function June 2012 Altera Corporation
User Guide
OpenCore Evaluation
The Altera OpenCore evaluation feature allows you to generate RTL files and
simulation models, to simulate, and to compile to validate timing, but requires that
you acquire a license to generate a programming file with which to configure an
FPGA. Therefore, without a license for the variation your design includes, you cannot
create an SRAM Object File (.sof) or Programmer Object File (.pof) for programming a
device with your design. With the free OpenCore evaluation feature, you can perform
the following actions:
■ Simulate the behavior of a megafunction (Altera MegaCore function or AMPP SM
megafunction) in your system using the Quartus II software and Altera-supported
VHDL and Verilog HDL simulators.
■ Verify the functionality of your design and evaluate its size and speed quickly and
easily.
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