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HardCopy II Utilities Menu

The HardCopy II Advisor shows the necessary steps that pertain to your

current selected device. The Advisor shows a slightly different view for a

design with Stratix II selected as compared to a design with HardCopy II

selected.

In the Quartus II software, you can start designing with the HardCopy II

device selected first, and build a Stratix II companion revision second.

When you use this approach, the HardCopy II Advisor task list adjusts

automatically to guide you from HardCopy II development through

Stratix II FPGA prototyping, then completes the comparison archiving

and handoff to Altera.

When your design uses the Stratix II FPGA as your starting point, Altera

recommends following the Advisor guidelines for your Stratix II FPGA

until you complete the prototype revision.

When the Stratix II FPGA design is complete, create and switch to your

HardCopy II companion revision and follow the Advisor steps shown in

that revision until you are finished with the HardCopy II revision and are

ready to submit the design to Altera for back-end migration.

Each category in the HardCopy II Advisor list has an explanation of the

recommended settings and constraints, as well as quick links to the

features in the Quartus II software that are needed for each section. The

HardCopy II Advisor displays:

■

A green check box when you have successfully completed one of the

steps

■

A yellow caution sign for steps that must be completed before

submitting your design to Altera for HardCopy development

■

An information callout for items you must verify

Selecting an item within the HardCopy II flow menu provides a

description of the task and recommended action. The view in

the HardCopy II Advisor differs depending on the device you

select.

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