Quartus® Prime Pro Edition User Guide: Platform Designer

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Date 4/01/2024
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8.1.6.1. add_instance

Description

Adds an instance of an IP component, referred to as a child or child instance to the subsystem. You can use this command to create IP components that are composed of other IP component instances. The HDL for this subsystem generates; There is no need to write custom HDL for the IP component.

Availability

Main Program, Composition

Usage

add_instance <name> <type> [<version>]

Returns

No return value.

Arguments

name
Specifies a unique local name that you can use to manipulate the instance. This name is used in the generated HDL to identify the instance.
type
The type refers to a type available in the IP Catalog, for example altera_avalon_uart.
version
The required version of the specified instance type. This argument is required in Package version 19.1 and later. Before package version 19.1, when not specified the latest IP version is used.

Example

add_instance my_uart altera_avalon_uart
add_instance my_uart altera_avalon_uart 22.1