Altera Arria V Hard IP for PCI Express - Manual (Page 18)

2–2 Chapter 2: Getting Started with the Arria Hard IP for PCI Express
Getting Started with the Arria Hard IP for PCI Express
Arria V Hard IP for PCI Express December 2013 Altera Corporation
User Guide
The Arria Hard IP for PCI Express offers exactly the same feature set in both the
MegaWizard and Qsys design flows. Consequently, your choice of design flow
depends on whether you want to integrate the Arria Hard IP for PCI Express using
RTL instantiation or using Qsys, which is a system integration tool available in the
Quartus II software.
f For more information about Qsys, refer to System Design with Qsys in the Quartus II
Handbook.
h For more information about the Qsys GUI, refer to About Qsys in Quartus II Help.
The following figure illustrates the steps necessary to customize the Arria Hard IP for
PCI Express and run the example design.
Figure 2–2. MegaWizard Plug-In Manager and Qsys Design Flows
Select Design Flow
Customize the
Hard IP for PCIe
Qsys Flow
MegaWizard Plug-In
Manager Flow
Complete Qsys System
Run Simulation
Create Quartus II Project
Add Quartus IP File (.qip)
Create Quartus II Project
Generate the Simulation
Model for ModelSim, NC-Sim
or VCS
Generate the Simulation
Model in Qsys
Compile the Design for the
Qsys Design Flow
Modify Example Design
to Meet Your Requirements
Compile the Design for the
MegaWizard Design Flow
Add Quartus IP File (.qip)
to Quartus II Project
Customize the
Hard IP for PCIe
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
Step 7
Yes
No
Simulating?
Yes
No
Simulating?