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Chapter 4
DE3 System Builder
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This chapter describes how to create a custom design project on the DE3 board by using DE3
System Builder.
4.1
Introduction
The DE3 System Builder is designed to assist users to create a Quartus II project for DE3 board
within minutes. The generated Quartus II project files include:
Quartus II Project File (.qpf)
Quartus II Setting File (.qsf)
Top-Level Deign File (.v)
Synopsis Design Constraints file (.sdc)
Encrypted Power Configuration Controller (.v)
Pin Assignment Document (.htm)
The DE3 System Builder not only can generate the files above, but also can provide error-checking
rules to prevent users from making the following common mistakes:
1.
Board damaged for wrong pin/bank voltage assignment.
2.
Board malfunction caused by wrong device connections or missing pin counts for
connected ends.
3.
Performance dropped because of improper pin assignments.
4.2
General Design Flow
This section will introduce the general design flow to build a project for the DE3 board via the DE3
System Builder. The general design flow is illustrated in the
Figure 4.1
.
First of all, users should launch DE3 System Builder and create a new project according to the
requirement. When users complete the settings, the DE3 System Builder will generate three major
files, which include top-level deign file (.v), encrypted power configuration controller (.v), and
Quartus II setting file (.qsf).
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