Recompilation with MIF changes only

[Thomasu]

Hello

I'm doing FPGA emulation of digital sections of chips prior to manufacturing.

My architecture is as follows:

-- an embedded processor,  its MIF file for the software (not NIOS) and its peripherals

-- the RTL of the device to emulate

The time required to process the process is roughly  1h.

Sometimes I only need to update the MIF (to correct SW bugs..) and the whole thing goes for a complete compilation, to me this really is unnecessary:

-- as the size of the RAM where the MIF goes is always the same

-- never any other  design change

How could I make this faster?

Thanks for your advice

[RichardTanSY_Intel]

Hi @Thomasu 

I believe you are asking how to update the MIF without a complete compilation.

You may refer to the KDB below: 

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/programmable/support/support-resources/knowledge-base/solutions/rd12062004_8707.html

There also a similar forum case on this as well, you may refer this as guidance:

https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-Quartus-Prime-Software/Can-I-update-memory-content-by-changing-mif-files-without/td-p/171209

Best Regards,
Richard Tan

p/s: If any answer from the community or Intel support are helpful, please feel free to give Kudos. 

[RichardTanSY_Intel]

Hi @Thomasu 

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Best Regards,
Richard Tan

p/s: If any answer from the community or Intel support are helpful, please feel free to give Kudos.