QUARTUS II Version 9.1 service pack 2 Gregg Chapman Spring 2016

BACKGOUND The Demystification if Digital Circuitry in 2 Minutes or Less

Diodes

Transistors

Logic Gates

R-S Latch and D Flip-Flop

Register (Memory) One 8-bit Memory Address

Logic Cell Look-Up-Table Combinatorial Logic Latches

Field Programmable Gate Array

DE2 – 115 Board

DE2 – 115 Board Cyclone IV E – EP4CE115F29C7 FPGA

QUARTUS II Version 9.1 service pack 2 Gregg Chapman Spring 2016

PROJECTS Creating a New Project Archiving a Project Restoring a Project from Archive Opening an Existing Project

CIRCUITS DESIGN USING SCHEMATICS

CIRCUITS DESIGN New Schematic Sheet The MegaWizard Making Connections Rubber Band Mode Busses verses Wires Generate Pins Creating Blocks Copying Blocks Compiling Programming What to select if your windows get messed up

COMMON OVERSIGHTS AND PROBLEMS

Troubleshooting Checksheet (90% of problems are caused by one or more of the items listed here. Please go through the checklist before raising your hand for help.) □ Have you chosen the correct FPGA Cyclone IV E , EP4CE115F29C7 □ Is what you wish to compile at the TOP LEVEL □ Have you performed ALL 3 STEPS for setting up pin assignments Copy the .csv file to your Project Folder Add the .csv file to your Project Import the .csv pin assignment file to your Project NOTE: If you only import the pin assignments, they will appear but the compiler won’t use them.

Troubleshooting Checksheet (90% of problems are caused by one or more of the items listed here. Please go through the checklist before raising your hand for help.) □ Under the Files Tab: Do you show any files that are preceded by ..\ This mean that you have added files OUTSIDE of your Project (The program will behave erratically or not work at all until this is resolved) □ Did you compile □ Did you reprogram the board after you compiled

Troubleshooting Checksheet □ Have you chosen the correct FPGA Cyclone IV E , EP4CE115F29C7 □ Is what you wish to compile at the TOP LEVEL □ Have you performed ALL 3 STEPS for setting up pin assignments Copy the .csv file to your Project Folder Add the .csv file to your Project Import the .csv pin assignment file to your Project □ Under the Files Tab: Do you show any files that are preceded by ..\ □ Did you compile □ Did you reprogram the board after you compiled

Other Common Problems Bad Project Locations Anywhere but the Z Drive My Documents Projects inside of other Projects Bad Naming Conventions Spaces and Apostrophes

The Red Error of Death

Bad Writes to ROM and Constants

Quartus Tools

In System Memory Editor Under Tools pull-down menu In-System Memory Content Editor In Instance Manager window, select a Constant or Memory Read Data from In System Memory To write a Constant or Memory, edit the number (changes BLUE) and Write Data (changes RED again if successful). If memory is changing dynamically. Select the Continuously Read Button

Signal Tap II – Clock Set-up Select Tools pull-down menu  Signal Tap II Logic Analyzer In Hardware  Setup  Select USB Blaster  Add Hardware  Close Select a Clock: Signal Configuration  Clock  List (add clock pin if needed, i.e. CLOCK_50) Set the Sample Depth Set Filter to Signal Tap II: pre-synthesis Select List Add the Clock signal Under Data, Select a Sample Depth

Signal Tap II Change to the Signal Tap II Analyzer Window by selecting the Data tab. Right click and select Add Node. Click List Highlight signals and add by pressing > button Clear the checkmarks in Trigger enables (unless otherwise specified) Recompile the Project At .stp window -> OK No triggers -> OK Enable STP file -> Yes Wait for Compile to complete DON’T FORGET TO REPROGRAM FPGA Run Analysis