Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition User Guide: Getting Started

ID 683475
Date 12/16/2019
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Document Table of Contents

3.3.1. Device Migration Planning

Determine whether you want to migrate your design to another device density to allow flexibility when your design nears completion. You may want to target a smaller (and less expensive) device and then move to a larger device if necessary to meet your design requirements. Other designers may prototype their design in a larger device to reduce optimization time and achieve timing closure more quickly, and then migrate to a smaller device after prototyping. If you want the flexibility to migrate your design, you must specify these migration options in the Intel® Quartus® Prime software at the beginning of your design cycle.

Selecting a migration device impacts pin placement because some pins may serve different functions in different device densities or package sizes. If you make pin assignments in the Intel® Quartus® Prime software, the Pin Migration View in the Pin Planner highlights pins that change function between your migration devices.