Altera IP Compiler for PCI Express User Manual
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Chapter 2: Getting Started
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Upgrading Outdated IP Cores
August 2014
Altera Corporation
IP Compiler for PCI Express User Guide
The upgrade process renames and preserves the existing variation file (.v, .sv, or .vhd)
as
Before you begin
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Archive the Quartus II project containing outdated IP cores in the original version
of the Quartus II software: Click Project > Archive Project to save the project in
your previous version of the Quartus II software. This archive preserves your
original design source and project files.
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Restore the archived project in the latest version of the Quartus II software: Click
Project > Restore Archived Project
. Click OK if prompted to change to a
supported device or overwrite the project database. File paths in the archive must
be relative to the project directory. File paths in the archive must reference the IP
variation .v or .vhd file or .qsys file (not the .qip file).
1. In the latest version of the Quartus II software, open the Quartus II project
containing an outdated IP core variation. The Upgrade IP Components dialog
automatically displays the status of IP cores in your project, along with
instructions for upgrading each core. Click Project > Upgrade IP Components to
access this dialog box manually.
Table 2–2. IP Core Upgrade Status
IP Core Status
Corrective Action
Required Upgrade IP
Components
You must upgrade the IP variation before compiling in the current
version of the Quartus II software.
Optional Upgrade IP
Components
Upgrade is optional for this IP variation in the current version of the
Quartus II software. You can upgrade this IP variation to take
advantage of the latest development of this IP core. Alternatively you
can retain previous IP core characteristics by declining to upgrade.
Upgrade Unsupported
Upgrade of the IP variation is not supported in the current version of
the Quartus II software due to IP core end of life or incompatibility
with the current version of the Quartus II software. You are prompted
to replace the obsolete IP core with a current equivalent IP core from
the IP Catalog.