diff --git a/library/scripts/adi_ip_alt.tcl b/library/scripts/adi_ip_alt.tcl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dfbe4889a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/scripts/adi_ip_alt.tcl
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+
+# keep interface-mess out of the way - keeping it pretty is a waste of time
+
+proc ad_alt_intf {type name dir width} {
+
+  if {(($type eq "clock") && ($dir eq "input"))} {
+    add_interface if_${name} clock sink
+    add_interface_port if_${name} ${name} clk ${dir} ${width}
+    return
+  }
+
+  if {(($type eq "clock") && ($dir eq "output"))} {
+    add_interface if_${name} clock source
+    add_interface_port if_${name} ${name} clk ${dir} ${width}
+    return
+  }
+
+  if {$type eq "signal"} {
+    add_interface if_${name} conduit end
+    add_interface_port if_${name} ${name} s_${name} ${dir} ${width}
+    return
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/library/util_cpack/util_cpack_hw.tcl b/library/util_cpack/util_cpack_hw.tcl
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..076d20902
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/util_cpack/util_cpack_hw.tcl
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+
+
+package require -exact qsys 13.0
+source ../scripts/adi_env.tcl
+source ../scripts/adi_ip_alt.tcl
+
+
+set_module_property NAME util_cpack
+set_module_property DESCRIPTION "Channel Pack Utility"
+set_module_property VERSION 1.0
+set_module_property DISPLAY_NAME util_cpack
+
+# files
+
+add_fileset quartus_synth QUARTUS_SYNTH "" "Quartus Synthesis"
+set_fileset_property quartus_synth TOP_LEVEL util_cpack
+add_fileset_file util_cpack_mux.v   VERILOG PATH util_cpack_mux.v
+add_fileset_file util_cpack_dsf.v   VERILOG PATH util_cpack_dsf.v
+add_fileset_file util_cpack.v       VERILOG PATH util_cpack.v TOP_LEVEL_FILE
+
+# parameters
+
+add_parameter CH_DW INTEGER 0
+set_parameter_property CH_DW DEFAULT_VALUE 32
+set_parameter_property CH_DW DISPLAY_NAME CH_DW
+set_parameter_property CH_DW TYPE INTEGER
+set_parameter_property CH_DW UNITS None
+set_parameter_property CH_DW HDL_PARAMETER true
+
+add_parameter CH_CNT INTEGER 0
+set_parameter_property CH_CNT DEFAULT_VALUE 8
+set_parameter_property CH_CNT DISPLAY_NAME CH_CNT
+set_parameter_property CH_CNT TYPE INTEGER
+set_parameter_property CH_CNT UNITS None
+set_parameter_property CH_CNT HDL_PARAMETER true
+
+# defaults
+
+ad_alt_intf clock   adc_clk         input   1
+ad_alt_intf signal  adc_rst         input   1
+ad_alt_intf signal  adc_valid_0     input   1
+ad_alt_intf signal  adc_enable_0    input   1
+ad_alt_intf signal  adc_data_0      input   CH_DW
+ad_alt_intf signal  adc_valid_1     input   1
+ad_alt_intf signal  adc_enable_1    input   1
+ad_alt_intf signal  adc_data_1      input   CH_DW
+ad_alt_intf signal  adc_valid_2     input   1
+ad_alt_intf signal  adc_enable_2    input   1
+ad_alt_intf signal  adc_data_2      input   CH_DW
+ad_alt_intf signal  adc_valid_3     input   1
+ad_alt_intf signal  adc_enable_3    input   1
+ad_alt_intf signal  adc_data_3      input   CH_DW
+ad_alt_intf signal  adc_valid_4     input   1
+ad_alt_intf signal  adc_enable_4    input   1
+ad_alt_intf signal  adc_data_4      input   CH_DW
+ad_alt_intf signal  adc_valid_5     input   1
+ad_alt_intf signal  adc_enable_5    input   1
+ad_alt_intf signal  adc_data_5      input   CH_DW
+ad_alt_intf signal  adc_valid_6     input   1
+ad_alt_intf signal  adc_enable_6    input   1
+ad_alt_intf signal  adc_data_6      input   CH_DW
+ad_alt_intf signal  adc_valid_7     input   1
+ad_alt_intf signal  adc_enable_7    input   1
+ad_alt_intf signal  adc_data_7      input   CH_DW
+ad_alt_intf signal  adc_valid       output  1
+ad_alt_intf signal  adc_sync        output  1
+ad_alt_intf signal  adc_data        output  CH_CNT*CH_DW
+
+