Abstract:
This chapter provides users with overview and capabilities of Altera® Quartus® II design software in programmable logic design. The book is designed around the Altera DE2 development platform. The Altera Quartus II software is the most comprehensive environment available for system-on-a-programmable-chip (SOPC) design. Here we provide a guide that will help one to install the Quartus software, setting up the license for installed Quartus. This chapter also gives the details about the steps involved in creating the first embedded project, building projects’ steps, and how to port the programming file onto the development board.
