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betweentheblocks.IftheI/Osintwoconnectedblocksaredifferentlynamed,youcanassignanamethatmatchesablockI/Oporttoconnecttheporttothebusorconduit,oryoucanmapthesignalconnectionbynameexplicitly.YoucanalsoconnectmegafunctionsincludedinaQsyssystemintheQsysGUI.Toconnectamegafunctionusingtheblockeditor,followthesesteps:
1.Todrawawire,busorconduitlineconnectingoneormoreblock,performanyofthefollowing: Todrawaconduit,clicktheSelectionandSmartDrawingToolortheOrthogonalConduitToolbuttononthetoolbar.Thesmartselectionanddrawingtoolautomaticallychangestothecorrectnode,bus,orconduittoolwhenyoudragitfromablockorsymbolborder. Todrawabus,clicktheOrthogonalBusToolbuttononthetoolbar. Todrawawire,clicktheOrthogonalNodeToolbuttononthetoolbar.
TheQuartusIIsoftwareautomaticallyconnectscommonI/O'sbetweentheblocks2.TomapdifferentlynamedI/Obetweentwomegafunctions,followthesesteps:
a.Ataconduitconnection,doubleclickthemappersymbol.TheMapperPropertiesdialogboxappears.b.OntheGeneraltab,specifytheI/OType.c.ClicktheMappingstab.
d.UnderConduitMappings,selectthenameofyourI/OonblockandthecorrespondingSignalsinconduit.
e.ClickAdd.Alogicalconnectioniscreatedbetweenthesignals.3.IntheFilemenu,clickSave.
Figure2:ExampleGlobalClockControl
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GeneratedMegafunctionFiles
TheMegaWizardPlug-InManagergeneratesoneormoreofthefollowingfilesforsynthesisandsimulationofthemegafunctionIPcoreintheQuartusIIsoftwareandotherEDAtools.
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IntroductiontoMegafunctionIPCores
