Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition User Guide: Platform Designer

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Date 4/02/2022
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9.1.6.1. 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 (optional)
The required version of the specified type. If no version is specified, the highest available version is used.

Example

add_instance my_uart altera_avalon_uart
add_instance my_uart altera_avalon_uart 14.1