Altera Quartus
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Altera Quartus is a programmable logic device
design software from Altera
. Its features include:
for analysis and synthesis of HDL
designs, which enables the developer to compile their designs, perform timing analysis, examine RTL diagrams, simulate a design's reaction to different stimuli, and configure the target device with the programmer. The latest version (as of November 2011) is 11.1.
This edition provided compilation and programming for a limited number of Altera
devices.
The low-cost Cyclone family of FPGA
s is fully supported by this edition, as well as the MAX family of CPLDs, meaning small developers and educational institutions have no overheads from the cost of development software.
License registration is required to use the Web Edition of Quartus II, which is free and can be renewed an unlimited number of times.
The supported operating systems are:
Programmable logic device
A programmable logic device or PLD is an electronic component used to build reconfigurable digital circuits. Unlike a logic gate, which has a fixed function, a PLD has an undefined function at the time of manufacture...
design software from Altera
Altera
Altera Corporation is a Silicon Valley manufacturer of PLDs . The company offered its first programmable logic device in 1984. PLDs can be reprogrammed during the design cycle as well as in the field to perform multiple functions, and they support a fairly fast design process...
. Its features include:
- An implementation of VHDL and VerilogVerilogIn the semiconductor and electronic design industry, Verilog is a hardware description language used to model electronic systems. Verilog HDL, not to be confused with VHDL , is most commonly used in the design, verification, and implementation of digital logic chips at the register-transfer level...
for hardware description. - Visual edition of logic circuits.
- Vector waveform simulation.
Quartus II
Quartus II is a software tool produced by AlteraAltera
Altera Corporation is a Silicon Valley manufacturer of PLDs . The company offered its first programmable logic device in 1984. PLDs can be reprogrammed during the design cycle as well as in the field to perform multiple functions, and they support a fairly fast design process...
for analysis and synthesis of HDL
Hardware description language
In electronics, a hardware description language or HDL is any language from a class of computer languages, specification languages, or modeling languages for formal description and design of electronic circuits, and most-commonly, digital logic...
designs, which enables the developer to compile their designs, perform timing analysis, examine RTL diagrams, simulate a design's reaction to different stimuli, and configure the target device with the programmer. The latest version (as of November 2011) is 11.1.
Quartus II Web Edition
The Web Edition is a free version of Quartus II that can be downloaded or delivered by mail for free.This edition provided compilation and programming for a limited number of Altera
Altera
Altera Corporation is a Silicon Valley manufacturer of PLDs . The company offered its first programmable logic device in 1984. PLDs can be reprogrammed during the design cycle as well as in the field to perform multiple functions, and they support a fairly fast design process...
devices.
The low-cost Cyclone family of FPGA
Field-programmable gate array
A field-programmable gate array is an integrated circuit designed to be configured by the customer or designer after manufacturing—hence "field-programmable"...
s is fully supported by this edition, as well as the MAX family of CPLDs, meaning small developers and educational institutions have no overheads from the cost of development software.
License registration is required to use the Web Edition of Quartus II, which is free and can be renewed an unlimited number of times.
Quartus II Subscription Edition
Quartus II Subscription Edition is also available for free download, but a license must be paid for to use the full functionality in the software. The free Web Edition license can be used on this software, restricting the devices that can be used.The supported operating systems are:
- Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)
- Microsoft Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit)
- Microsoft Windows 2000
- Solaris 8 and 9 (32-bit and 64-bit)
- SUSE Linux Enterprise 9 (32-bit and 64-bit)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (32-bit and 64-bit)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (32-bit and 64-bit)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (32-bit and 64-bit)