Diagnostic capabilities of the CAD software Quartus II by Altera
The article considers issues of diagnosing objects in the CAD software Quartus II produced by Altera for PLD of the FPGA-type (Field-Programmable Gate Array). The embedded logic analyzer SignalTap II, the test creation procedures, storage and analysis of test data are analyzed. It is concluded that the existing procedures for diagnosing solely logic elements of FGPA, described in the public domain, do not allow for the use of the residual functionality in critical applications.