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Qsys VIP suite with Quartus II Web Edition

Altera_Forum
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Hello, 

 

I have recently discovered that DSP Builder is not available for Quartus II Web Edition. My hope was to use the Video and Image Processing (VIP) MegaCore functions to create a high level design and than compile the design in Quartus II using the Signal Compiler. 

 

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1) My question is, can I do something similar using Qsys in the free Quartus II Web Edition or do I also need a subscription and licensing for this? 

 

I am totally new to Altera's software but have started following the Qsys design tutorial (tt_qsys_design and intro). I noticed in the Component Library there are a set of the same MegaFunctions that Simulink uses for the video and image processing. I am hoping that I can use these libraries later on after I have a better understanding of Qsys and create a video encoder design to download to the FPGA I purchased (Cyclone III EP3C40Q240C8N) 

 

Any feedback on this will be very much appreciated. 

 

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2) Perhaps it would be best to get the subscription license of Quartus II and DSP Builder? I am on a tight budget doing a project as an undergraduate student. 

 

Cheers
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Altera_Forum
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to clarify, VIP Suite blocks are not in DSP Builder anymore. i think around 9.0 they were taken out 

 

you can use DSP Builder with Web Edition but it does require a paid license 

 

using VIP Suite in SOPC Builder/Qsys is the way to go, it saves a lot of port mapping
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