Chapter 2: Getting Started with the Arria V GZ Hard IP for PCI Express
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MegaWizard Plug-In Manager Design Flow
November 2012
Altera Corporation
Arria V GZ Hard IP for PCI Express
User Guide
23. Click
Yes
if you are prompted to add the Quartus II IP File (
.qip
)
to the project.
The
.qip
is a file generated by the parameter editor contains all of the necessary
assignments and information required to process the IP core in the Quartus II
compiler. Generally, a single
.qip
file is generated for each IP core.
Understanding the Files Generated
provides an overview of directories and files generated.
Follow these steps to generate the chaining DMA testbench from the Qsys system
design example.
1. On the Quartus II File menu, click
Open
.
2. Navigate to the Qsys system in the
altera_pcie_
<device>
_hip_ast
subdirectory.
Table 2–8. Qsys Generation Output Files
Directory
Description
<working_dir>/<variant_name>/
Includes the files for synthesis
<
working_dir
>
/
<variant_name>
_sim/
altera_pcie_
<device>
_hip_ast
I
ncludes the simulation files
.
<
working_dir
>
/
<variant_name>
_example_design/
altera_pcie_
<device>
_hip_ast
Includes a Qsys testbench that connects the Endpoint to a chaining
DMA engine, Transceiver Reconfiguration Controller, and driver for the
Transceiver Reconfiguration Controller.