Altera Cyclone V - MegaWizard Plug-In Manager Design Flow

Chapter 2: Getting Started 2–3
MegaWizard Plug-In Manager Design Flow
November 2011 Altera Corporation Cyclone V Hard IP for PCI Express
User Guide
MegaWizard Plug-In Manager Design Flow
This section guides you through the steps necessary to customize the Cyclone V Hard
IP for PCI Express and run the example testbench, starting with the creation of a
Quartus II project. It includes the following steps:
■ Creating a Quartus II Project
■ Customizing the Endpoint in the MegaWizard Plug-In Manager Design Flow
■ Understanding the Files Generated
■ Generating the Simulation Model Using Qsys
■ Compiling the Design in the MegaWizard Plug-In Manager Design Flow
■ Modifying the Example Design
Creating a Quartus II Project
Follow these steps to copy the example design files, and create a Quartus II project.
1. Choose Programs > Altera > Quartus II <version> (Windows Start menu) to run
the Quartus II software.
2. On the Quartus II File menu, click New, then New Quartus II Project, then OK.
3. Click Next in the New Project Wizard: Introduction (The introduction does not
display if you previously turned it off.)
4. On the Directory, Name, Top-Level Entity page, enter the following information:
a. The working directory for your project. This design example uses
<working_dir>/example_design
b. The name of the project. This design example uses pcie_de_gen1_x4_ast64
1 The Quartus II software specifies a top-level design entity that has the same
name as the project automatically. Do not change this name.
5. Click Next to display the Add Files page.
6. Click Yes, if prompted, to create a new directory.
7. Click Next to display the Family & Device Settings page.
8. On the Device page, choose the following target device family and options:
a.
a. In the Family list, select Cyclone V.
b. In the Devices list, select Cyclone V GX Extended Features.
c. In the Available devices list, select 5CGXFC7D6F31C7.
1. Click Next to close this page and display the EDA Tool Settings page.
2. From the Simulation list, select ModelSim
®
. From the Format list, select the HDL
language you intend to use for simulation.
3. Click Next to display the Summary page.