Copying Altera-Provided Design Files

You can copy the following Altera-provided design files from the \qdesigns\tutorial subdirectory into the \qdesigns\fir_filter subdirectory to significantly reduce the time required to complete this tutorial:

File Name: Description:
filtref.bdf Top-level Block Design File (.bdf).
mult.v Custom Verilog HDL variation of the lpm_mult megafunction created with the MegaWizard™ Plug-In Manager. This file is represented in the filtref.bdf schematic as mult.

Altera recommends that you follow these steps to copy Altera-provided tutorial design files:

  1. Choose Open (File menu). The Open dialog box appears.

  2. In the Files of type list, select the appropriate file type.

  3. In the \qdesigns\tutorial subdirectory, select the appropriate Altera-provided file in the Files list.

  4. Click Open.

  5. Choose Save As (File menu). The Save As dialog box appears.

  6. In the Save in list, select \qdesigns\fir_filter as the target directory.

  7. Make sure Add file to current project is turned on.

  8. Click Save.

  9. Repeat these steps for each file.


After copying the filtref.bdf and mult.v files, skip to Section 4: Create Verilog Design Files.