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Quartus Help For Beginner

Altera_Forum
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‎02-17-2009 02:03 AM
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Hi 

 

I'm a student working on a circuit involving the epm7064 chip. I created the software a while ago, however I needed to add an additional output pin. I added it in the block diagram as well as in the pin planner. When I program the device and test the output signal I do not get anything. Am I forgetting to add the pin info in another file? Thanks in advanced
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Altera_Forum
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‎02-17-2009 07:03 AM
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Check you quartus synthesis warnings regarding the new pin, to make sure it isn't getting optimized out or placed on a different pin. It could be getting optimized out do to a misconnection (ie no clock) or placed on a different pin if there's a mismatch between the name you put in the pin-planner and the name in your block diagram.

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Altera_Forum
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‎02-17-2009 05:15 PM
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thanks for the response. As far as I can tell everything you mentioned above is correct.

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‎02-19-2009 03:34 PM
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Couple of ideas: 

 

What programming file are you generating ? Check that has actually been updated and that your settings haven't been modified somehow 

 

Did the assembler actually run ? I've seen cases where it didn't after changes like this. 

 

Check the project.pin file generated by the fitter and look for your new pin 

 

Change the settings to generate a simulation output verilog file (.vo file). Then read the resulting .vo file with a text editor and see if your new pin is there and connected to what you think it is.
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