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Chapter 1: HardCopy IV Design Flow Using the Quartus II Software
HardCopy IV Handoff Process
HardCopy IV Handoff Process
To submit a design to the Altera HardCopy Design Center for design review and
back-end implementation, generate a HardCopy IV handoff report and archive the
HardCopy IV project.
Before you generate the HardCopy IV handoff report, you must first successfully
perform the following tasks:
■ Compile both Stratix IV and HardCopy IV revisions of the design.
■ Run the Compare HardCopy Companion Revision utility.
Archive the HardCopy IV project and submit it to the Altera HardCopy Design
Center for back-end implementation. This is the last step in the HardCopy IV design
flow. The HardCopy IV archive utility creates a different Quartus II Archive File
(.qar) than the standard Quartus II project archive utility generates. This archive
contains only the data from the Quartus II project needed to implement the design in
the Altera HardCopy Design Center.
To use the Archive HardCopy Handoff Files utility, you must perform all tasks for
generating a HardCopy IV handoff report.
After you generate a HardCopy IV handoff report, select the handoff option. On the
Project menu, point to HardCopy Utilities and click Archive HardCopy Handoff
Files.
The Archive HardCopy Handoff Files utility archives your design, settings, results,
and database files for delivery to Altera. These files are generated at the same
directory level as the targeted project created with an _hc extension.
Document Revision History
Table 1–3 lists the revision history for this chapter.
Table 1–3. Document Revision History (Part 1 of 2)
Date
January 2010
June 2009
Version
Changes Made
2.1 ■ Updated Table 1–2.
■ Added “Physical Synthesis Optimization Settings” on page 1–13.
■ Added “Incremental Compilation” on page 1–15.
■ Added “Engineering Change Order (ECO)” on page 1–23.
■ Minor text edits.
2.0 ■ Updated Table 1–1.
■ Removed Tables 1-2 and 1-3.
■ Added several references to other handbook chapters.
■ Minor text edits.
HardCopy IV Device Handbook, Volume 2
© January 2010 Altera Corporation