Typographic conventions – Altera QDRII SRAM Controller MegaCore Function User Manual
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MegaCore Version 9.1
Altera Corporation
QDRII SRAM Controller MegaCore Function User Guide
November 2009
Typographic Conventions
Typographic
Conventions
The following table shows the typographic conventions that this
document uses.
Visual Cue
Meaning
Bold Type with Initial
Capital Letters
Indicates command names, dialog box titles, dialog box options, and other GUI
labels. For example, Save As dialog box.
bold type
Indicates directory names, project names, disk drive names, file names, file name
extensions, and software utility names. For example, \qdesigns directory,
d: drive, and chiptrip.gdf file.
Italic Type with Initial Capital
Letters
Indicates document titles. For example, AN 519: Stratix IV Design Guidelines.
Italic type
Indicates variables. For example, n + 1.
Variable names are enclosed in angle brackets (< >). For example,
and
Initial Capital Letters
Indicates keyboard keys and menu names. For example, Delete key, and the
Options menu.
“Subheading Title”
Quotation marks indicate references to sections within a document and titles of
Quartus II Help topics. For example, “Typographic Conventions.”
Courier type
Indicates signal, port, register, bit, block, and primitive names. For example,
data1
,
tdi
, and
input.
Active-low signals are denoted by suffix
n
. For
example,
resetn
.
Indicates command line commands and anything that must be typed exactly as
it appears. For example,
c:\qdesigns\tutorial\chiptrip.gdf
.
Also, indicates sections of an actual file, such as a Report File, references to
parts of files (for example, the AHDL keyword
SUBDESIGN
), and logic function
names (for example,
TRI
).
1., 2., 3., and
a., b., c., etc.
Numbered steps indicate a list of items when the sequence of the items is
important, such as the steps listed in a procedure.
■
●
•
Bullets indicate a list of items when the sequence of the items is not important.
1
The hand points to information that requires special attention.
c
A caution calls attention to a condition or possible situation that can damage or
destroy the product or your work.
w
A warning calls attention to a condition or possible situation that can cause you
injury.
r The
angled
arrow instructs you to press Enter.
f
The feet direct you to more information about a particular topic.