Floating-Point IP Cores User Guide

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1. About Floating-Point IP Cores 2. FP_ACC_CUSTOM Intel® FPGA IP or Floating Point Custom Accumulator Intel® FPGA IP Core 3. ALTFP_ADD_SUB IP Core 4. ALTFP_DIV IP Core 5. ALTFP_MULT IP Core 6. ALTFP_SQRT 7. ALTFP_EXP IP Core 8. ALTFP_INV IP Core 9. ALTFP_INV_SQRT IP Core 10. ALTFP_LOG 11. ALTFP_ATAN IP Core 12. ALTFP_SINCOS IP Core 13. ALTFP_ABS IP Core 14. ALTFP_COMPARE IP Core 15. ALTFP_CONVERT IP Core 16. FP_FUNCTIONS Intel® FPGA IP or Floating Point Functions Intel® FPGA IP Core 17. Floating-Point IP Cores User Guide Document Archives 18. Document Revision History for the Floating-Point IP Cores User Guide
1. About Floating-Point IP Cores x
1.1. List of Floating-Point IP Cores 1.2. Installing and Licensing Intel® FPGA IP Cores 1.3. Design Flow 1.4. Upgrading IP Cores 1.5. Floating-Point IP Cores General Features 1.6. IEEE-754 Standard for Floating-Point Arithmetic 1.7. Non-IEEE-754 Standard Format 1.8. Floating-Points IP Cores Output Latency 1.9. Floating-Point IP Cores Design Example Files 1.10. VHDL Component Declaration 1.11. VHDL LIBRARY-USE Declaration
1.3. Design Flow x
1.3.1. IP Catalog and Parameter Editor 1.3.2. Specifying the IP Core Parameters and Options ( Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition) 1.3.3. Generating IP Cores ( Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition)
1.3.1. IP Catalog and Parameter Editor x
1.3.1.1. The Parameter Editor
1.3.2. Specifying the IP Core Parameters and Options ( Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition) x
1.3.2.1. IP Core Generation Output ( Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition)
1.4. Upgrading IP Cores x
1.4.1. Migrating IP Cores to a Different Device
1.6. IEEE-754 Standard for Floating-Point Arithmetic x
1.6.1. Floating-Point Formats 1.6.2. Special Case Numbers 1.6.3. Rounding
1.6.1. Floating-Point Formats x
1.6.1.1. Single-Precision Format 1.6.1.2. Double-Precision Format 1.6.1.3. Single-Extended Precision Format
2. FP_ACC_CUSTOM Intel® FPGA IP or Floating Point Custom Accumulator Intel® FPGA IP Core x
2.1. FP_ACC_CUSTOM Intel® FPGA IP or Floating Point Custom Accumulator Intel® FPGA IP Features 2.2. FP_ACC_CUSTOM Intel® FPGA IP or Floating Point Custom Accumulator Intel® FPGA IP Output Latency 2.3. FP_ACC_CUSTOM Intel® FPGA IP Resource Utilization and Performance 2.4. FP_ACC_CUSTOM Intel® FPGA IP or Floating Point Custom Accumulator Intel® FPGA IP Signals 2.5. FP_ACC_CUSTOM Intel® FPGA IP or Floating Point Custom Accumulator Intel® FPGA IP Parameters
3. ALTFP_ADD_SUB IP Core x
3.1. ALTFP_ADD_SUB Features 3.2. ALTFP_ADD_SUB Output Latency 3.3. ALTFP_ADD_SUB Truth Table 3.4. ALTFP_ADD_SUB Resource Utilization and Performance 3.5. ALTFP_ADD_SUB Design Example: Addition of Double-Precision Format Numbers 3.6. ALTFP_ADD_SUB Signals 3.7. ALTFP_ADD_SUB Parameters
3.5. ALTFP_ADD_SUB Design Example: Addition of Double-Precision Format Numbers x
3.5.1. ALTFP_ADD_SUM Design Example: Understanding the Simulation Results
4. ALTFP_DIV IP Core x
4.1. ALTFP_DIV Features 4.2. ALTFP_DIV Output Latency 4.3. ALTFP_DIV Truth Table 4.4. ALTFP_DIV Resource Utilization and Performance 4.5. ALTFP_DIV Design Example: Division of Single-Precision 4.6. ALTFP_DIV Signals 4.7. ALTFP_DIV Parameters
4.5. ALTFP_DIV Design Example: Division of Single-Precision x
4.5.1. ALTFP_DIV Design Example: Understanding the Simulation Results
5. ALTFP_MULT IP Core x
5.1. ALTFP_MULT IP Core Features 5.2. ALTFP_MULT Output Latency 5.3. ALTFP_MULT Truth Table 5.4. ALTFP_MULT Resource Utilization and Performance 5.5. ALTFP_MULT Design Example: Multiplication of Double-Precision Format Numbers 5.6. Parameters 5.7. ALTFP_MULT Signals
5.5. ALTFP_MULT Design Example: Multiplication of Double-Precision Format Numbers x
5.5.1. ALTFP_MULT Design Example: Understanding the Simulation Waveform
6. ALTFP_SQRT x
6.1. ALTFP_SQRT Features 6.2. Output Latency 6.3. ALTFP_SQRT Truth Table 6.4. ALTFP_SQRT Resource Utilization and Performance 6.5. ALTFP_SQRT Design Example: Square Root of Single-Precision Format Numbers 6.6. ALTFP_SQRT Signals 6.7. ALTFP_SQRT Parameters
6.5. ALTFP_SQRT Design Example: Square Root of Single-Precision Format Numbers x
6.5.1. ALTFP_SQRT Design Example: Understanding the Simulation Results
7. ALTFP_EXP IP Core x
7.1. ALTFP_EXP Features 7.2. Output Latency 7.3. ALTFP_EXP Truth Table 7.4. ALTFP_EXP Resource Utilization and Performance 7.5. ALTFP_EXP Design Example: Exponential of Single-Precision Format Numbers 7.6. ALTFP_EXP Signals 7.7. ALTFP_EXP Parameters
7.5. ALTFP_EXP Design Example: Exponential of Single-Precision Format Numbers x
7.5.1. ALTFP_EXP Design Example: Understanding the Simulation Results
8. ALTFP_INV IP Core x
8.1. ALTFP_INV Features 8.2. Output Latency 8.3. ALTFP_INV Truth Table 8.4. ALTFP_INV Resource Utilization and Performance 8.5. ALTFP_INV Design Example: Inverse of Single-Precision Format Numbers 8.6. Ports 8.7. Parameters
8.5. ALTFP_INV Design Example: Inverse of Single-Precision Format Numbers x
8.5.1. ALTFP_INV Design Example: Understanding the Simulation Results
9. ALTFP_INV_SQRT IP Core x
9.1. ALTFP_INV_SQRT Features 9.2. Output Latency 9.3. ALTFP_INV_SQRT Truth Table 9.4. ALTFP_INV_SQRT Resource Utilization and Performance 9.5. ALTFP_INV_SQRT Design Example: Inverse Square Root of Single-Precision Format Numbers 9.6. Ports 9.7. Parameters
9.5. ALTFP_INV_SQRT Design Example: Inverse Square Root of Single-Precision Format Numbers x
9.5.1. ALTFP_INV_SQRT Design Example: Understanding the Simulation Results
10. ALTFP_LOG x
10.1. ALTFP_LOG Features 10.2. Output Latency 10.3. ALTFP_LOG Truth Table 10.4. ALTFP_LOG Resource Utilization and Performance 10.5. ALTFP_LOG Design Example: Natural Logarithm of Single-Precision Format Numbers 10.6. Signals 10.7. Parameters
10.5. ALTFP_LOG Design Example: Natural Logarithm of Single-Precision Format Numbers x
10.5.1. ALTFP_LOG Design Example: Understanding the Simulation Results
11. ALTFP_ATAN IP Core x
11.1. Output Latency 11.2. ALTFP_ATAN Features 11.3. ALTFP_ATAN Resource Utilization and Performance 11.4. Ports 11.5. ALTFP_ATAN Parameters
12. ALTFP_SINCOS IP Core x
12.1. ALTFP_SINCOS Features 12.2. Output Latency 12.3. ALTFP_SINCOS Resource Utilization and Performance 12.4. ALTFP_SINCOS Signals 12.5. ALTFP_SINCOS Parameters
13. ALTFP_ABS IP Core x
13.1. ALTFP_ABS Features 13.2. ALTFP_ABS Output Latency 13.3. ALTFP_ABS Resource Utilization and Performance 13.4. ALTFP_ABS Design Example: Absolute Value of Multiplication Results 13.5. ALTFP_ABS Signals 13.6. ALTFP_ABS Parameters
13.4. ALTFP_ABS Design Example: Absolute Value of Multiplication Results x
13.4.1. ALTFP_ABS Design Example: Understanding the Simulation Results
14. ALTFP_COMPARE IP Core x
14.1. ALTFP_COMPARE Features 14.2. ALTFP_COMPARE Output Latency 14.3. ALTFP_COMPARE Resource Utilization and Performance 14.4. ALTFP_COMPARE Design Example: Comparison of Single-Precision Format Numbers 14.5. ALTFP_COMPARE Signals 14.6. ALTFP_COMPARE Parameters
14.4. ALTFP_COMPARE Design Example: Comparison of Single-Precision Format Numbers x
14.4.1. ALTFP_COMPARE Design Example: Understanding the Simulation Results
15. ALTFP_CONVERT IP Core x
15.1. ALTFP_CONVERT Features 15.2. ALTFP_CONVERT Conversion Operations 15.3. ALTFP_CONVERT Output Latency 15.4. ALTFP_CONVERT Resource Utilization and Performance 15.5. ALTFP_CONVERT Design Example: Convert Double-Precision Floating-Point Format Numbers 15.6. ALTFP_CONVERT Signals 15.7. ALTFP_CONVERT Parameters
15.5. ALTFP_CONVERT Design Example: Convert Double-Precision Floating-Point Format Numbers x
15.5.1. ALTFP_CONVERT Design Example: Understanding the Simulation Results
16. FP_FUNCTIONS Intel® FPGA IP or Floating Point Functions Intel® FPGA IP Core x
16.1. FP_FUNCTIONS Intel® FPGA IP or Floating Point Functions Intel® FPGA IP Features 16.2. FP_FUNCTIONS Intel® FPGA IP or Floating Point Functions Intel® FPGA IP Output Latency 16.3. FP_FUNCTIONS Intel® FPGA IP or Floating Point Functions Intel® FPGA IP Target Frequency 16.4. FP_FUNCTIONS Intel® FPGA IP or Floating Point Functions Intel® FPGA IP Combined Target 16.5. FP_FUNCTIONS Intel® FPGA IP Resource Utilization and Performance 16.6. FP_FUNCTIONS Intel® FPGA IP Signals 16.7. FP_FUNCTIONS Intel® FPGA IP Parameters
1. About Floating-Point IP Cores
2. FP_ACC_CUSTOM Intel® FPGA IP or Floating Point Custom Accumulator Intel® FPGA IP Core
3. ALTFP_ADD_SUB IP Core
4. ALTFP_DIV IP Core
5. ALTFP_MULT IP Core
6. ALTFP_SQRT
7. ALTFP_EXP IP Core
8. ALTFP_INV IP Core
9. ALTFP_INV_SQRT IP Core
10. ALTFP_LOG
11. ALTFP_ATAN IP Core
12. ALTFP_SINCOS IP Core
13. ALTFP_ABS IP Core
14. ALTFP_COMPARE IP Core
15. ALTFP_CONVERT IP Core
16. FP_FUNCTIONS Intel® FPGA IP or Floating Point Functions Intel® FPGA IP Core
17. Floating-Point IP Cores User Guide Document Archives
18. Document Revision History for the Floating-Point IP Cores User Guide

18. Document Revision History for the Floating-Point IP Cores User Guide

Document Version Intel® Quartus® Prime Version Changes
2022.10.27 20.1 Updated VHDL Component Declaration to

The VHDL component declaration is located in eda\fv_lib\vhdl\megafunctions\altera_mf_components.vhd

2021.09.13 20.1 Updated List of Functions Supported by FP_FUNCTIONS Intel® FPGA IP or Floating Point Functions Intel® FPGA IP
2021.03.12 20.1 Updated the supported device for FP_FUNCTIONS Intel FPGA IP to include Intel® Arria® 10 devices in Table: IP Cores Available in Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software.
2020.06.22 20.1
  • Added IP Cores Available in Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software and IP Cores Available in Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software tables.
  • Removed information about the ALTERA_FP_MATRIX_INV and ALTERA_FP_MATRIX_MULT_IP cores. These cores are no longer supported in versions 20.1 and later.
  • Rebranded the entire document as per Intel standards.
  • Renamed ALTERA_FP_ACC_CUSTOM IP Core to FP_ACC_CUSTOM Intel FPGA IP or Floating Point Custom Accumulator Intel FPGA IP.
  • Renamed ALTERA_FP_FUNCTIONS IP Core to FP_FUNCTIONS Intel FPGA IP or Floating Point Functions Intel FPGA IP.
  • Added Floating Point Custom Accumulator Intel® FPGA IP Release Information and Floating Point Functions Intel® FPGA IP Release Information tables.
  • Updated the VHDL LIBRARY-USE Declaration topic to correct the VHDL Library declaration example from USE altera_mf_altera_mf_components.all; to USE altera_mf.altera_mf_components.all;.
Date Document Version Changes Made
December 2016 2016.12.09
  • Added simple description about the IP core on each introduction page.
  • Added descriptions for each function supported by ALTERA_FP_FUNCTIONS IP core.
  • Clarified that ALTERA_FP_FUNCTIONS IP core replaces all ALTFP IP cores in Arria 10 devices.
  • Added new parameters in ALTERA_FP_FUNCTIONS Parameter: Functionality Tab table.
  • Clarified the functionality of en signal for ALTERA_FP_FUNCTIONS.
July 2015 2015.07.30
  • Updated link to Floating-Point IP Cores Design Examples.
  • Updated Memory Blocks numbers in ALTERA_FP_MATRIX_MULT Resource Utilization and Performance for the Arria 10 and Stratix V Devices table.
  • Added notes on default settings for WIDTH_INT and WIDTH_DATA.
December 2014 2014.12.19
  • Remove all references to the complex mode in ALTFP_MATRIX_MULTIPLY.
  • Updated ALTERA_FP_MATRIX_MULT and ALTERA_FP_FUNCTIONS sections.
November 2013 7.0
  • Added “ALTERA_FP_FUNCTIONS” on page 3–1.
  • Added “ALTERA_FP_ACC_CUSTOM” on page 2–1.
  • Updated Table 1–1 on page 1–1 to list ALTERA_FP_FUNCTIONS and ALTERA_FP_ACC_CUSTOM.
  • Updated the “ALTFP_MATRIX_INV” on page 17–1 section to include 4 x 4 and 6 x 6 dimensions.
  • Updated “Rounding” on page 1–4 to clarify that the code for round-to-nearest-even mode is TO_NEAREST.
  • Removed Design Example section for “ALTFP_MATRIX_MULT” on page 18–1.
  • Removed device family support for HardCopy III, HardCopy IV, Stratix II, and Stratix II GX devices from “Device Family Support” on page 1–2.
November 2011 6.0 Updated “General Features” on page 1–2.
May 2011 5.0 Added “ALTFP_ATAN” on page 12–1.
January 2011 4.0 Added “ALTFP_SINCOS” on page 13–1.
July 2010 3.0
  • Updated architecture information for the following sections:

    ALTFP_MATRIX_MULT

    ALTFP_MATRIX_INV.

  • Added specification information in all sections.
November 2009 2.0
  • Updated resource utilization information for the following sections:

    ALTFP_ADD_SUB

    ALTFP_DIV

    ALTFP_MULT

    ALTFP_SQRT

    ALTFP_EXP

    ALTFP_INV

    ALTFP_INV_SQRT

    ALTFP_LOG

    ALTFP_COMPARE

    ALTFP_CONVERT

    ALTFP_MATRIX_MULT

  • Added the ALTFP_MATRIX_INV section.
  • Updated the Ports and Parameters section for all floating-point megafunctions.
March 2009 1.0 Initial release.
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