Altera Quartus II quick-start guide

You can download the free Quartus II here.

1. Create a new project

2. Select the project directory

Enter a directory path

and click "Finish".

3. Create the top-level HDL file

Select "File/New" and choose "Verilog HDL File"

4. Enter the HDL

Enter the following text (as-is, this is case sensitive)

and save under the "ledblink.v" name.

5. Choose the FPGA device & programming options

5.1. Choose the device

Select your FPGA (check with your FPGA board). For example, if you are using a Pluto board, select "ACEX1K" and "EP1K10TC100-3".

5.2. Choose the programming options

Click on "Device & Pin Options" and select the programming format required by your FPGA board. For example, pluto uses "Raw Binary File (.rbf)" format.

6. Choose the pin assignment

Pluto uses pin 7 for its LED and pin 91 for its on-board oscillator clock.

7. Start the compilation

8. See the result

The design is ready to be downloaded into the FPGA.

8. Want to learn more?

Go to Altera's Quartus II Web Edition page.

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This page was last updated on November 20 2009.