NativeLink allows you to set up the Quartus® Prime Standard Edition software to automatically launch third-party EDA software. The Quartus® Prime Standard Edition software invokes the specified EDA tool via NativeLink
integration. You can then perform tasks such as design entry/ synthesis, physical synthesis, simulation, and generation of board-level output files. All EDA tool settings are configured
automatically by the Quartus® Prime Standard Edition software.
To run an EDA design entry or synthesis tool during Quartus® Prime Standard Edition compilation:
- If you have not already done so, create a new project or open an existing project.
- Specify EDA tool settings. Make sure you turn on Run this tool automatically to synthesize the current design in the Design Entry and
Synthesis page under EDA Tool Settings in the Settings dialog box.
- Compile the design. The Quartus® Prime Standard Edition software creates a tool-specific work directory in the current project directory and runs the EDA synthesis tool in command-line mode to synthesize the
design. The EDA synthesis tool generates an EDIF Input File (.edf) Definition or Verilog Quartus Mapping File (.vqm) Definition, which the Quartus® Prime Standard Edition
software then compiles.
Note: You can also run an EDA design entry/synthesis tool from within the Quartus® Prime Standard Edition software by using the Start EDA Synthesis command.