(EN) 2.1.1 Platform Designer (formerly Qsys) - coffeebrain/Codesign_HW_SW GitHub Wiki

What is Platform Designer?

Platform Designer is a tool found in Quartus that automatically creates logic interconnection to intellectual property (IP) components and to subsystems. It's a great tool in saving time and effort while designing.

AN 812: Platform Designer System Design Tutorial

How to use Platform Designer

  1. Open Quartus Prime.
  2. Open your Quartus project (qpf file).
  3. Go to Tools > Platform Designer.
  4. When the File Chooser appears select the .qsys file.

Platform Designer Interface

Platform Designer Interface

System Contents

This is where the IP components are placed and connected. This tab allows to:

  • See and organize system components.
  • Connect the signals of the components.
  • Export signals as Conduits.
  • See and modify base addresses.
  • Connect and control interrupt signals.

Messages

This tab shows info, errors and warning refering to the .qsys file.

IP Catalog

Useful to work with IP Components that can be integrated to the System Contents tab. The following actions on IP components can be performed:

  • Add new.
  • Search for desired one.
  • Edit existing.
  • Remove.

Some types of interfaces

  • Clock Input:

  • Reset Input:

  • Reset Output:

  • Avalon Memory Mapped Slave:

  • AXI Master:

  • AXI Slave:

  • Conduit:

  • Interrupt Sender:

  • Interrupt Receiver:

    The following link leads to more information about the creation of IP components: IP components creation

Hierarchy

This tab allows for a hierarchical view od the components, signals and connections in the system.

Relevant Links