Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition User Guide: Third-party Synthesis

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Date 9/24/2018
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1.5.2.2. Using the Intel® Quartus® Prime Software to Run the Synplify Software

You can set up the Intel® Quartus® Prime software to run the Synplify software for synthesis with NativeLink integration. This feature allows you to use the Synplify software to quickly synthesize a design as part of a standard compilation in the Intel® Quartus® Prime software. When you use this feature, the Synplify software does not use any timing constraints or assignments that you have set in the Intel® Quartus® Prime software.
Note: For best results, Synopsys recommends that you set constraints in the Synplify software and use a Tcl script to pass these constraints to the Intel® Quartus® Prime software, instead of opening the Synplify software from within the Intel® Quartus® Prime software.

To set up the Intel® Quartus® Prime software to run the Synplify software, do the following:

  1. On the Tools menu, click Options.
  2. In the Options dialog box, click EDA Tool Options and specify the path of the Synplify or Synplify Pro software under Location of Executable.

Running the Synplify software with NativeLink integration is supported on both floating network and node-locked fixed PC licenses. Both types of licenses support batch mode compilation.