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To use the Quartus^® II software with the Innoveda BLAST software, you must install the Quartus II software and establish an environment that facilitates processing designs. The Quartus II/Innoveda BLAST interface is installed automatically when you install the Quartus II software.

1. Make sure you have installed the following versions of the Quartus II software and the BLAST software:

Innoveda	Altera®
BLAST version 1.2.2	Quartus IIversion 2.2

The BLAST software supports all Altera devices supported by the Quartus II software except ARM^®-based Excalibur^™ devices.

The Quartus II Software Release Notes are available on the Altera web site and provide up-to-date information on which versions of Innoveda software applications are supported by the current version of the Quartus II software. The Quartus II readme.txt file provides information on installation and operating requirements. You should read the Release Notes and readme.txt file before installing the Quartus II software. After installation, you can open the Release Notes and readme.txt file from the Quartus II Help menu.

2. To set up your working environment for the Quartus II/BLAST software interface:

(For UNIX workstations only) The information presented here assumes that you are using the C shell and that your Quartus II system directory is /usr/quartus. If not, you must use the appropriate syntax and procedures to set environment variables for your shell.

1. Add the following environment variable to your .cshrc file to specify /usr/quartus as the Quartus II system directory:
   
   setenv QUARTUS_ROOTDIR /usr/quartus
2. Add the $QUARTUS_ROOTDIR/eda/innoveda, $QUARTUS_ROOTDIR/bin, and $QUARTUS_ROOTDIR/eda/innoveda directories to the PATH environment variable in your .cshrc file.
3. Add the following BLAST variables to your .cshrc file:

   setenv QUADHOME /usr/blast/quad
setenv QUADBIN $QUADHOME/exec/<operating system executable file>
   setenv MANPATH $QUADHOME/man

4. Source your .cshrc file by typing source .cshrc at the UNIX prompt.
5. Copy the /usr/quartus/quartus.ini file to your $HOME directory:
   
   cp /usr/quartus/quartus.ini $HOME
chmod u+w $HOME/quartus.ini

The quartus.ini file contains both Altera- and user-specified initialization parameters that control the Quartus II software, such as Quartus II symbol and logic function library paths and the current project name. The Quartus II installation procedure creates and copies the quartus.ini file to the /usr/quartus directory. Normally, you do not have to edit your local copy of the quartus.ini file, because the Quartus II software updates the file automatically whenever you change any parameters or settings.

3. To continue with the BLAST timing verification flow, proceed to 2. Create Stamp Model Files with the Quartus II Software.

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