CE 497 Quartus 2
Name: David Lee and Calvin Reese
Email: djlee1@fortlewis.edu, cjreese@fortlewis.edu

Quartus2 and ModelSim Tutorial

Introduction:
This tutorial demonstrates how to use Quartus 2 to simulate logic gates using ModelSim and how to upload and simulate on FPGA Cyclone V DEO-CV. If you have used vivado then this software is very similar.

Materials and Methods:
Quartus Prime Lite Edition, ModelSim, FPGA Cyclone V DEO-CV

Task 1:Download Quartus Prime and ModelSim

To download Quartus just search quartus ii and navigate to the intel website seen in figure 1. This is a .tar file to extract this you can use 9zip which is free on windows. ModelSim is the software that is used to see the simulation of the gates. To download this search modelsim and go to the intel website seen in figure 2.


Figure 1: Shows the downloaded needed


Figure 2: Shows download needed for modelsim

Task 2: Setup for Quartus and modelsim to work together.
From the home page of Quartus you need to use the tool bar and select "Tools" select "Options" (towards the bottom of the menu) then a window will pop up similar to what is seen in Figure 3. In the Modelsim section you need to make sure the path for the executeable application is in the line. As highlighted in Figure 4. Hopefully yours will not be different. If it is you will just need to find where the path is the to model sim executable and have that path there instead.



Figure 3: Shows the menu drop down


Figure 4: Shows the file path to the model sim Executable

After completing all these steps you should be able to start the simulation. Continue to Task 3

Task 3: Create a simulation
This task will go over on simulation of an OR gate


Figure 5: Video of the OR gate simulation setup and results


Task 4: Program the FPGA
Figure 6: Under assignments select "device..."


Figure 7: Select the Cyclone V or whatever device you are using from the dropbox.


Figure 8: With the code compiled and ready to upload, select the programmer tool.


Figure 9: Select the USB-Blaster with the FPGA pluged in to prepare for upload. If the USB-Blaster does not show up, update the driver using this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RZxsvNNGEY&ab_channel=AskarzadehEngineering. Once the USB-Blaster is selected, hit the start button. The progress bar will turn green once it is uploaded. If the progress bar instead says "Failed", make sure the FPGA is set to run instead of prog using the switch on the left side. (I know it seems off, but trust me)