Section 6: Specify Software Build Settings

This section teaches you how to use the Software Build Settings Wizard (Assignments menu) to specify the software build settings for the design. When you create a new project, the Quartus II software creates two default software build settings called Debug and Release, and uses the Debug software build settings as the current software build settings. You can also modify the existing software build settings by using the Settings command (Assignments menu).

The Quartus II software uses the software build settings you specify to perform a software build to create files for an Excalibur embedded processor core. The Quartus II software uses software source files to create a HEX File. The Quartus II software combines the HEX File and PSOF you created during compilation to generate a SOF. You can then use the resulting SOF, which contains the data for configuring a device, to configure an ARM-based Excalibur device using the Quartus II Programmer.

If you are using the Quartus II software for PCs, or you are using the Quartus II software for UNIX or Linux workstations and you have the ARM Developer Suite installed, proceed to Step 1: Specify the Location of the Software Toolset. If you are using the Quartus II software for UNIX or Linux workstations and you do not have the ARM Developer Suite installed, proceed to Add the Altera-Provided SOF to the Project.