Quartus is electronic design automation (EDA) software from Intel Corporation. It is used to design and simulate digital logic circuits using schematics and hardware description languages. An extensive toolset is provided to simulate the behavior of the circuit, tweak circuit performance, and to compile the design to a configuration file for placement in one of the Intel complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs) or field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). A CPLD or FPGA takes the place of many interconnected components as a single-chip solution to a design problem. Students in CE1901 will use Quartus extensively.

1. Note that you must be on MSOE wired networking, wireless networking, or connected to MSOE through a VPN connection.
2. Click the search tool (magnifying glass) in Windows 10.
3. Type the words "Software Center" in the search box.
4. Select the "Software Center Desktop App".
5. Select the "Quartus Prime 18.1" item in the applications list.
6. Note that software installers often start behind the Software Center window or disappear behind it during installations. Consider shrinking the Software Center window using the minimize button in the top-right corner of the window after the installation is started.
7. Choose the "Install" option.
8. Wait until the download completes. The installer should start automatically. Again, it may start behind the Software Center window.
9. Accept the license agreement and use all pre-selected default selections during installation.
10. Wait until the Quartus Prime installation finishes at a dialog box.
11. Read the final dialog box. Note that it will have a series of pre-checked boxes including:
    • "Launch USB Blaster II driver installation" - leave checked
    • "Create shortcuts on desktop" - your choice to leave or uncheck
    • "Launch Quartus Prime Lite Edition" - uncheck
12. Click the finish button.
13. Note that the "USB Blaster II Driver Installation" installer will start. Again, it may start behind any open windows. Accept all defaults and click-through to finish the install.
14. Note that the "Quartus Prime TalkBack" dialog box will appear. Check "Enable sending TalkBack data to Altera" and click "OK" to finish.

Try these tutorials to learn about Quartus projects.

• MSOE schematic diagram entry and simulation tutorial.
• Use this process to print simulation results for grading.
• Use this process to blast designs into the DE10-Lite chip.