Apoolo-S10
User Manual
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March 31, 2020
Chapter 3
System Builder
his chapter describes how users can create a custom design project for the
FPGA board from a software tool named System Builder.
3.1
Introduction
The System Builder is a Windows based software utility. It is designed to help users
create a Quartus Prime project for the FPGA board within minutes. The Quartus Prime
project files generated include:
Quartus Prime Project File (.qpf)
Quartus Prime Setting File (.qsf)
Top-Level Design File (.v)
External PLL Controller (.v)
Synopsis Design Constraints file (.sdc)
Pin Assignment Document (.htm)
The System Builder not only can generate the files above, but can also provide
error-checking rules to handle situation that are prone to errors. The common mistakes
that users encounter are the following:
Board damaged for wrong pin/bank voltage assignment.
Board malfunction caused by wrong device connections or missing pin
counts for connected ends.
Performance dropped because of improper pin assignments
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