Quartus II Settings File Reference Manual - Altera

Chapter 1: Project-Wide Assignments 1–57
NUM_PARALLEL_PROCESSORS
NUM_PARALLEL_PROCESSORS
Type
Specifies the maximum number of processors allocated for parallel compilation on a
single machine. For parallel compilation, you can use all available processors on your
machine, or specify the number of processors you want to use. For example, if you
have a quad-core processor machine and want to leave one processor free for other
tasks, specify 3 as the setting of this option. A setting of 1 disables parallel
compilation.
String
Device Support
This setting can be used in projects targeting the following device families:
■ Arria GX
■ Arria II GX
■ Arria II GZ
■ Arria V
■ Cyclone
■ Cyclone II
■ Cyclone III
■ Cyclone III LS
■ Cyclone IV E
■ Cyclone IV GX
■ Cyclone V
■ HardCopy III
■ HardCopy IV
■ MAX II
■ MAX V
■ Stratix
■ Stratix GX
■ Stratix II
■ Stratix II GX
■ Stratix III
■ Stratix IV
■ Stratix V
Notes
This assignment is included in the Fitter report.
June 2012 Altera Corporation Quartus Settings File
Reference Manual