Agilex™ 5 FPGAs E-Series, Altera’s newest mid-range FPGAs, are now supported in the just-released Quartus® Prime Software v24.1, available for download now. With this release of the cutting-edge Quartus Prime Software, we're excited to announce that accessing the unparalleled power of Altera’s Agilex 5 FPGAs E-Series from Altera is now easier than ever and won't cost you a dime.
Unlock the Future of FPGA Design:
No-Cost License: Say goodbye to barriers. Quartus Prime Pro Edition Software v24.1 grants you free access to the newest E-Series devices, empowering you to push the boundaries of innovation for free!
Streamlined Design Flow: Experience the seamless integration of intellectual property (IP)-centric design flow with the Quartus Prime Software. Our configurable design examples make getting started a breeze, allowing you to focus on what truly matters – your groundbreaking ideas.
New Embedded Processing Capabilities: Take advantage of the Agilex 5 SoC FPGA’s dual-core ARM Cortex-A76 and dual-core ARM Cortex-A55, industry’s first asymmetric processing complex, supported by the Simics simulator. Also, the feature-rich Nios V soft-processor, optimized for area and performance, can be used in the Agilex 5 FPGAs for smaller embedded FPGA applications. Additionally, we work with partners such as Arm, Wind River, Siemens, Ashling, MathWorks, and many others who provide a set of world-class tools to enhance your FPGA and Embedded development experience.
Comprehensive Intellectual Property (IP) Portfolio: Accelerate your time to market with our proven and tested IP portfolio for Agilex 5 FPGAs, many of them available at no cost. Minimize logic utilization and simplify design timing closure with hard IP solutions for Ethernet, PCI Express, and Memory protocols, including support for LPDDR5. Ensure deterministic and synchronized communication with our Ethernet 10G MAC with PCS, complemented by Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) capabilities. In this release, Agilex 5 FPGAs feature new IPs supporting MIPI D-PHY and MIPI CSI-2, along with our full suite of video solutions enabled by our Video and Vision Processing (VVP) Suite IP for Agilex 5 FPGAs. Count on other proven advanced capabilities such as JESD204C IP, ORAN IP, LDPC IP, CPRI, and eCPRI, and get started with your Agilex 5 FPGA designs.
Unprecedented Capabilities: With the Quartus Prime Pro Edition Software v24.1 the possibilities are endless to target Altera FPGAs with advanced features such as:
- Quartus Software Exploration Dashboard (Preproduction)
- Easily coordinate and view compilation and timing results across multiple projects running simultaneously in separate instances of Quartus Prime software.
- New Compilation Features: Precompiled component (PCC) generation flow
- Reduce synthesis compile time with the new precompiled component (PCC) generation flow during compilation.
- Launch Simulation from Quartus Prime GUI
- Seamlessly initiate simulations directly from the Quartus Prime graphical user interface (GUI) with the convenient "Tools ➤ Run Simulation" menu item. Simplify your workflow and save time by eliminating the need for additional steps.
- Synthesis Features and Enhancements
- Utilize the RTL Linter Tool to seamlessly migrate older RTL files to Verilog/VHDL standards, enhance RAM inference for improved resource utilization and performance, and suppress warnings in error-free RTL modules to enhance clarity during development.
- Enhanced Timing Analyzer
- Benefit from new scripting options for increased flexibility in timing analysis and SDC scripting, ensure design integrity with sign-off capabilities for specific combinational loops, and gain deeper insights into timing characteristics through improved visualization of asynchronous clock domain crossings (CDCs) in Chip Planner
- Advanced Link Analyzer Innovations
- Link Builder: Effortlessly create and establish high-speed serial links with the new Link Builder tool. Automatically import channels/devices and generate schematics, streamlining the link establishment process.
- High DPI Monitor Support: Enjoy enhanced display quality and readability with automatic DPI detection and GUI scaling for high DPI monitors. Experience improved user experience and usability.
- Enhanced Data Viewer: Improve the analysis of forward error correction (FEC) code word errors with enhancements to the Data Viewer. Easily interpret and analyze error results for more effective error correction strategies.
- Simulation Time Improvements:
- Intuitive UI for automatic channel/device import and schematic
- Faster simulation times with the new Qrun and FEC models introduced
- Agilex™ 7 IP Features:
- R-Tile: Multi-channel DMA IP (AXI) up to Gen5 x16, Transaction Layer (TL) Bypass Mode for flexibility integrating 3rd party PCIe Switch IP, and new design example for Gen5 x4 endpoint configuration
- F-Tile: Simulation time reduction in PIPE mode with FastSIM along with ubuntu driver support for all example designs
- Extended support up to 64 embedded endpoint devices
- Added Debug Tool Kit (DTK) on switch IP for expanded coverage
Join the Community: "We're thrilled to offer Quartus Prime Software v24.1, a pivotal milestone in FPGA design," said Hua Xue, VP & GM Software Engineering. "Engineers worldwide can now effortlessly tap into the unparalleled potential of Agilex 5 FPGAs E-Series. With Quartus's streamlined design flow and access to these advanced devices, engineers can fully realize their innovation potential. Agilex 5 devices revolutionize embedded FPGA applications with cutting-edge processing capabilities, complemented by Quartus's extensive IP portfolio, including a range of solutions such as Ethernet, PCI Express, memory protocols like LPDDR5, and support for MIPI D-PHY, CSI-2, and a suite of video solutions, along with many other IPs. Additionally, the Quartus Exploration Dashboard provides intuitive insights and optimization suggestions, further enhancing the design exploration process. With Quartus v24.1's free access to E-Series FPGAs and a streamlined design flow, we're pushing both the ease of use and the fast compiler technologies to empower engineers and innovators to unleash their creativity like never before."
Embark on Your Journey: Download Quartus Prime Pro Edition Software v24.1 today and embark on a journey of limitless possibilities. Visit the Quartus Prime Design Software Web Page to learn more.
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