Easy-to-Use Design Software for MAX 7000 Designs
The Quartus® II Web Edition and MAX+PLUS® II BASELINE design software provide no-cost software support for MAX® 7000 CPLDs. Both tools offer an easy-to-use and comprehensive design environment for system-on-a-programmable-chip (SOPC) solutions with synthesis, place-and-route, design verification and simulation, and device programming capabilities. The two software platforms also offer seamless integration with third-party synthesis and simulation tools.
Table 1 lists the features supported by the Quartus II and MAX+PLUS II software.
| Table 1. Quartus II & MAX+PLUS II Software Features |
| Design Method |
Supported Features |
| Design Entry |
- Schematic entry
- Text entry
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| Synthesis |
- Integrated register transfer level (RTL) synthesis
- Support for third-party synthesis flows
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| Place-and-Route |
- PowerFit™ technology in the Quartus II software
- Physical re-synthesis algorithms in the MAX+PLUS II software
- Compile times of less than one minute for the majority of MAX 7000 device designs
|
| Design Verification & Simulation |
- Integrated verification & simulation tools
- Inter-operation with third-party EDA simulators
|
| Device Programming |
- In-system programmability
- Programming via external hardware
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Customers should follow the general software recommendation, as shown in Table 2, for designing with MAX 7000 CPLDs.
| Table 2. Software Recommendation for Designing with MAX 7000 CPLDs |
| Devices |
New Projects |
Existing Projects |
| MAX 7000B (2.5 V) |
Quartus II |
MAX+PLUS II |
| MAX 7000AE (3.3 V) |
Quartus II |
MAX+PLUS II |
| MAX 7000S (5.0 V) |
MAX+PLUS II |
MAX+PLUS II |
To download Altera's software tools, visit the Quartus II Web Edition software and MAX+PLUS II BASELINE software web sites.
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