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| E+MAX
& MAX+PLUS II Baseline Software |
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| Altera now offers a choice of two
free software packages: the E+MAX? and MAX+PLUS II?
BASELINE development tools. These tools provide support
for a wide range of programmable logic device (PLD)
densities. |
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What is the E+MAX Development
Tool? |
The E+MAX software allows you to design
for and program the industry's most popular product-term
PLDs: the Altera? MAX? 7000, MAX 7000A, MAX 7000AE,
MAX 7000B, and MAX 3000A devices. The E+MAX software
includes Altera native schematic design entry, full
featured timing analysis, and simulation capabilities.
The E+MAX software version 10.1 does not include Altera's
native VHDL and Verilog HDL synthesis. Instead, customers
can download Exemplar Logic's LeonardoSpectrum-Altera
synthesis tools. E+MAX, in conjunction with these
world-class synthesis tools, provides a complete solution
for targeting Altera product-term PLDs. |
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What is the MAX+PLUS II BASELINE
Development Tool |
| The MAX+PLUS II BASELINE software
allows designers to target low to mid-density LUT
PLDs. Altera-specific version of Exemplar Logic's
LeonardoSpectrum-Altera synthesis software is now
available for download. The MAX+PLUS II BASELINE software,
in conjunction with these world-class synthesis tools,
provides a complete solution for customers targeting
low to mid-density LUT PLDs.. |
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Feature Comparison |
| The E+MAX and MAX+PLUS II BASELINE
development tools feature seamless development flows,
which allow you to enter, compile, and perform timing
analysis on your design and program a wide range of
Altera PLDs. E+MAX is a subset of MAX+PLUS II BASELINE
that offers a smaller download image for customers
targeting only the MAX 7000 and MAX 3000A families.
See Table 1 for a comparison of features and device
support available in the E+MAX and MAX+PLUS II BASELINE
software. |
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Table 1. E+MAX &
MAX+PLUS II BASELINE Software Features
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Feature |
E+MAXVersion
10.0
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MAX+PLUS
II BASELINEVersion 10.0
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| Device Support |
- ·MAX 7000 device family (including MAX
7000A, MAX 7000AE, MAX 7000B, MAX 7000E,
and MAX 7000S)
- MAX 3000A device family
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- ACEX 1K
- Entire FLEX 6000 device family (including
FLEX 6000A)
- MAX 7000 device family (including MAX
7000A, MAX 7000AE, MAX 7000B, MAX 7000E,
and MAX 7000S
- MAX 3000A device family
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| Design Entry |
- Choice of Mentor Graphics LeonardoSpectrum
or Synopsys FPGA Express synthesis software
for VHDL and Verilog support
- Text-based design entry using Altera
nativeVHDL, Verilog, or the Altera Hardware
Description Language (AHDL)
- Schematic design entry
- Interfaces to popular EDA tools
- Floorplan editing
- Hierarchical design management
- Library of Parameterized Modules (LPM)
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- Choice of Mentor Graphics Leonardo Spectrum
or Synopsys FPGA Express synthesis software
for VHDL and Verilog support
- Text-based design entry using the Altera
Hardware Description Language (AHDL)
- Schematic design entry
- Interfaces to popular EDA tools
- Floorplan editing
- Hierarchical design management
- Library of Parameterized Modules (LPM)
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| Design Compilation |
- Logic synthesis and automatic fitting
- Automatic error location in design files
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- Logic synthesis and automatic fitting
- Automatic error location in design files
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| Design Verification |
- Timing analysis
- Functional simulation
- Timing simulation
- Waveform analysis
- Output file creation for use with third-party
simulators
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- Timing analysis
- Functional simulation
- Timing simulation
- Waveform analysis
- Output file creation for use with third-party
simulators
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| Programming |
Device programming (2)
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Device programming (2)
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| Other Features |
- OpenCoreTM evaluation for Altera MegaCoreTM
megafunctions and megafunctions from amPPSM
partners
- OpenCoreTM evaluation for Altera MegaCoreTM
megafunctions and megafunctions from AMPPSM
partners
- On-line help
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- OpenCore™ evaluation for Altera MegaCoreTM
megafunctions and megafunctions from amPPSM
partners
- OpenCore evaluation for Altera MegaCore
megafunctions and megafunctions from AMPP
partners
- On-line help
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Note: |
- 1. MAX+PLUS II BASELINE continues to support
EPF10K10, EPF10K10A, EPF10K20, EPF10K30, EPF10K30A,
EPF10K30E, EPM9320, EPM9320A, EPF8452A, EPF8282A,
and the ClassicTM device family.
- 2. You can use the Altera Stand-Alone Programmer
(ASAP2) software, which is a stand-alone version
of the MAX+PLUS II Programmer application, to
program, verify, examine, and test Altera devices
without having the full version of the MAX+PLUS
II software. You can download ASAP2 from this
web site.
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