Intel® FPGA Programming Software
The Intel® Quartus® Prime software and MAX+PLUS® II software are Intel® tools that provide compiler, simulation, and programming capabilities. A designer without the full version of the Intel Quartus Prime software or the MAX+PLUS II software can use the stand-alone versions of the programmer to program, verify, and examine Intel devices. The Intel Quartus Prime software supports all current Intel programming hardware.
While the Intel Quartus Prime software supports most of the Intel device families supported by the MAX+PLUS II software, it does not support obsolete devices or packages. Table 1 lists the devices supported by these two software tools.
Table 1. Device Support Comparison
Device |
Intel Quartus Prime Software |
MAX+PLUS II Software |
---|---|---|
Intel® Stratix® Family |
✓ |
|
Intel® Cyclone® Family |
✓ |
|
Mercury |
✓ |
|
ACEX 1K |
✓ |
✓ |
APEX II |
✓ |
|
APEX 20K |
✓ |
|
APEX 20KE |
✓ |
|
APEX 20KC |
✓ |
|
FLEX 10K |
✓1 |
✓ |
FLEX 10KA |
✓ |
✓ |
FLEX 10KE |
✓2 |
✓ |
FLEX 8000 |
|
✓ |
FLEX 6000 |
✓ |
✓ |
MAX® II |
✓ |
|
MAX 9000 |
|
✓ |
MAX 7000A |
✓ |
✓ |
MAX 7000B |
✓ |
✓ |
MAX 7000S |
✓ |
✓ |
MAX 3000A |
✓ |
✓ |
Excalibur |
✓ |
✓ |
Serial Configuration Devices |
✓ |
|
Enhanced Configuration Devices |
✓3 |
✓3 |
Notes:
- FPGA packages (represented as package type G in the ordering code) are not supported in the Intel Quartus Prime software.
- Some packages are not supported.
- Some devices are not supported.