QuartusAssistant

VS Code extension that integrates the Intel Quartus workflow directly into the editor, making FPGA/CPLD development faster and more convenient.

The extension provides project management utilities, compile/flash automation, syntax highlighting for Quartus project files, and project information extracted directly from .qsf files.

✨ Features

• ⚡ Compile Quartus projects directly from VS Code

• 🚀 Flash FPGA/CPLD devices from inside the editor

• 📁 Support for .qpf and .qsf project files

• 🎨 Syntax highlighting for Quartus project files

• 🧩 Dedicated sidebar panel for Quartus project inspection

• 🔍 Automatic .qsf parsing to extract:

  • FPGA family
  • Target device
  • Top-level entity
  • Output directory
  • Pin assignments

• 📌 Expandable pin configuration view

• 🔧 Streamlined workflow integration for Quartus-based development

🛠️ Requirements

• Intel Quartus Prime installed
• VS Code 1.80 or later
• (optional) Node.js (required only for development/building the extension)

🎨 Syntax Highlighting

Automatic support for:

• .qpf (Quartus Project Files)
• .qsf (Quartus Settings Files)

Just open the file in VS Code.

🧠 Motivation

Quartus workflows are often slow and fragmented across tools.

This extension aims to:

• reduce context switching
• speed up compile/flash cycles
• integrate FPGA/CPLD workflows directly into VS Code

🔨 Usage

Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P) and use:

Compile project

To compile de project use:

Quartus: Build

Flash CPLD

After plug in your board, you can use this command to program your CPLD:

Quartus: Flash Device

Configure Quartus Path

To make everythigs works, you must have Quartus installed, and use this path to configure his installation path:

Quartus: Set PATH

📥 Installation

Option 1 — Install from release (.vsix)

Download the latest .vsix file from the GitHub Releases page, then open Visual Studio Coode:

Ctrl-Shift-X -> "Install from .vsix..."

Option 2 — Build from source

git clone https://github.com/Guizzz/QuartusAssistant.git
cd QuartusAssistant
npm install

Then package the extension:

npm install -g @vscode/vsce
vsce package

code --install-extension quartusassistant-<version>.vsix

📌 Roadmap

• [ ] Pin Planner integration
• [ ] GUI panel for compile/flash

🤝 Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. If you want to improve FPGA/CPLD tooling inside VS Code, feel free to contribute.

📄 License

MIT