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Chapter 1: About This MegaCore Function
Installation and Licensing
8B10B Encoder/Decoder MegaCore Function User Guide
May 2011
Altera Corporation
Installation and Licensing
The 8B10B Encoder/Decoder MegaCore Function is part of the MegaCore
®
IP Library,
which is distributed with the Quartus
®
II software and downloadable from the
Altera
®
website,
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For system requirements and installation instructions, refer to
.
Figure 1–1
shows the directory structure after you install the 8B10B Encoder/Decoder
MegaCore Function, where
<
path
>
is the installation directory. The default installation
directory on Windows is c:\altera\90; on UNIX and Linux it is /opt/altera/90.
OpenCore Plus Evaluation
With Altera’s free OpenCore Plus evaluation feature, you can perform the following
actions:
■
Simulate the behavior of a megafunction within your system
■
Verify the functionality of your design, as well as evaluate its size and speed
quickly and easily
■
Generate time-limited device programming files for designs that include
megafunctions
■
Program a device and verify your design in hardware
You only need to purchase a license for the megafunction when you are completely
satisfied with its functionality and performance, and want to take your design to
production.
After you purchase a license for 8B10B Encoder/Decoder, you can request a license
file from the Altera websit
and install it on your
computer. When you request a license file, Altera emails you a license.dat file. If you
do not have Internet access, contact your local Altera representative.
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For more information on OpenCore Plus hardware evaluation using the 8B10B
Encoder/Decoder, refer to
Figure 1–1. Directory Structure
ed8b10b
Contains the MegaCore function files and documentation.
doc
Contains the documentation for the MegaCore function.
lib
Contains encrypted lower-level design files.
common
Contains the shared components.
ip
Contains the MegaCore IP Library.
Installation directory
altera
Contains all MegaCore IP Library from Altera.