EPXA1 ALTERA [Altera Corporation], EPXA1 Datasheet - Page 12

• Manufacturer Part Number: EPXA1
• Description: Excalibur Device Overview
• Manufacturer: ALTERA [Altera Corporation]

Excalibur Device Overview
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With the Quartus II SoftMode
software development, debugger support, and unified
programming file generation can be easily combined from a single
integrated design environment (IDE). The Quartus II tools are pre-
configured to support embedded software development tools such
as the ARM Developer Suite or Red Hat GNUPro Tools for
ARM922T processors. The Quartus II software operates on
Windows-based PCs, Sun SPARCstations, and HP 9000 Series
700/800 workstations. The Quartus II software provides
NativeLink
UNIX workstation-based electronic design automation (EDA) tools.
Figure 5
Figure 5. Quartus II Development Tool Flow
Design Entry
Hardware
shows the Quartus II development tool flow.
®
integration to third-party, industry-standard PC and
Place and Route
PLD
Configuration
Image
Synthesis
Configuration
Device
™
MegaWizard
Conversion
Excalibur
co-design capability, embedded
Builder
SOPC
Image
Image
Flash
Compile and Link
Bitstream
Serial
Software
Executable
Image
Assemble,
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Design Entry
Software