FLEX 10K50E, which software support it?

[Jacques athow]

I wanted to know which particular software from altera give support,
in terms of synthesis, P&R and downloading to this chip. Is the ALTERA
Max + Plus II suitable to program those chip?

And also, it seems that the 10K50E part is an obsolete part that has
been replaced by the 10K50S. Is there any difference between them, in
terms of implementation and bitstream compatibility?

Thanks for any help!
happy holidays

 

[Arash Salarian]

"Jacques athow" <jaxlau@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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I wanted to know which particular software from altera give support,
in terms of synthesis, P&R and downloading to this chip. Is the ALTERA
Max + Plus II suitable to program those chip?

And also, it seems that the 10K50E part is an obsolete part that has
been replaced by the 10K50S. Is there any difference between them, in
terms of implementation and bitstream compatibility?

I've not used these parts for a while but I remember one or two things.
Max+Plus II supports all 10K series (A,B,E,S...). For 10K50E I think you
need a full version of Max+Plus II (the free web version only supports upto
10K30). For the programming files, you'll need to compile the design again
for 10K50S.

Best Regards
Arash

 

[Vaughn Betz]

jaxlau@yahoo.com (Jacques athow) wrote in message news:<acc717b2.0312150350.29f7dd9e@posting.google.com>...

I wanted to know which particular software from altera give support,
in terms of synthesis, P&R and downloading to this chip. Is the ALTERA
Max + Plus II suitable to program those chip?

And also, it seems that the 10K50E part is an obsolete part that has
been replaced by the 10K50S. Is there any difference between them, in
terms of implementation and bitstream compatibility?

Thanks for any help!
happy holidays

Hi Jacques,

Max + Plus II will work with the 10K family. So will Altera's newer
CAD system, Quartus. Quartus is more powerful and supports all
Altera's newer families, and achieves better fitting & speed for the
10K family than Max + Plus II does, on average. Also, Max + Plus II
is not really being extended anymore -- it is an older CAD system we
support for customers who are used to it, but it is not being enhanced
in significant ways anymore.

So I would recommend you use Quartus.

Vaughn