Altera DSP Development Kit User Manual page 27

Getting Started
Altera Corporation
May 2005
2. Choose Create SignalTap II List File (File > Create / Update menu)
The Quartus II software generates the file
sines_auto_signaltap_0.txt in the project directory.
Analyzing the Data in the MATLAB Software
To analyze the a2db data from sines_auto_signaltap_0.txt in MATLAB,
perform the following steps:
1. Start the MATLAB software.
2. At the MATLAB command prompt, type the following:
nstp_plot('sines_auto_signaltap_0.txt') r
The MATLAB software displays a normalized plot of DAC B input
similar to Figure 2–9.
Figure 2–9. Normalized Spectral Plot of 14-Bit DAC B Input Data
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