Achronix ACE Version 5.0 User Manual
Ace user guide, For ace version 5.0
Advertising
Table of contents
Document Outline
- ACE User Guide
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Getting Started
- Concepts
- Workbench
- Perspectives
- Editors
- Text Editor
- HTML Report Browser
- Advanced PLL Configuration Editor
- Basic PLL Configuration Editor
- BRAM Configuration Editor
- DDR3 Configuration Editor
- Ethernet Configuration Editor
- FIFO Configuration Editor
- Interlaken Configuration Editor
- LRAM Configuration Editor
- LRAM FIFO Configuration Editor
- PCI Express Configuration Editor
- ROM Configuration Editor
- SerDes Configuration Editor
- VCD Waveform Editor
- Views
- Fast views
- Projects View
- Flow View
- Options View
- Multiprocess View
- Tcl Console View
- Search View
- Selection View
- Critical Paths View
- Critical Path Diagram View
- Package View
- IO Assignment View
- Clock Regions View
- Netlist Browser View
- Placement Regions View
- Outline View
- IP Libraries View
- IP Diagram View
- IP Problems View
- Download View
- Dialogs
- Create Project Dialog
- Load Project Dialog
- Create Implementation Dialog
- Restore Implementation Dialog
- Save Implementation Dialog
- Create a New Constraints File Dialog
- Create a New Text File Dialog
- Add Source Files Dialog
- Save Placement Dialog
- Save Script File Dialog
- New IP Configuration Dialog
- Generate IP Design Files Dialog
- Configure Selected IOs Dialog
- Save Changed Properties Dialog
- Generate a Pin Assignment Report Dialog
- Configure Table Columns Dialog
- Add Signals to Waveform Viewer Dialog
- Assign Bussed Signal Names Dialog
- Search Filter Builder Dialog
- Create Placement Region Dialog
- Save Placement Regions Dialog
- Toolbars
- Preferences
- Critical Path Diagram View Preference Page
- Floorplanner View Colors Preference Page
- Floorplanner View Optimizations Preference Page
- IP Diagram Preference Page
- Multiprocess View Preference Page
- Other Colors and Fonts Preference Page
- Package View Preference Page
- Placement Regions Preference Page
- Project Management Preference Page
- Tcl Console View Preference Page
- Text Editors Preference Page
- Projects
- Flow
- Reports
- Advanced Concepts
- Tasks
- Running ACE
- Working With Perspectives
- Working with Views and Editors
- Working with Projects and Implementations
- Creating Projects
- Loading Projects
- Removing Projects
- Saving Projects
- Opening Project Files in an Editor
- Adding Source Files
- Removing Source Files
- Opening Source Files in an Editor
- Creating Implementations
- Saving Implementations
- Restoring Implementations
- Copying Implementations
- Setting the Active Implementation
- Removing Implementations
- Configuring Implementation Options
- Opening Output Files in an Editor
- Opening Report Files in an Editor
- Running the Flow
- Using the Tcl Console
- Creating an IP Configuration
- Viewing the Floorplanner
- Viewing the Package Layout
- Pre-Placing a Design
- Analyzing Critical Paths
- Managing I/Os
- Running the SnapShot Debugger
- General SnapShot Description and Architecture
- Using the SnapShot Macro
- Setting Up the Bitporter Pod Connection
- Setting Up the Scan Chain
- Entering a Trigger Pattern
- Configuring Test Stimulus
- Setting Triggering Range
- Configuring the Samples
- Collecting Samples
- Saving/Loading SnapShot Configurations
- Batch Mode
- Playing a STAPL File
- Optimizing a Design
- Placement Regions and Placement Region Constraints
- Placement Region Preferences
- Creating a new placement region
- Resizing an existing placement region
- Moving an existing placement region
- Assigning placement region constraints
- Listing all objects constrained to a placement region
- Removing a placement region constraint from an object
- Saving placement region definitions and placement region constraints
- Deleting Placement Regions
- Tcl Command Reference
- add_project_constraints
- add_project_ip
- add_project_netlist
- add_region_insts
- all_clocks
- all_inputs
- all_outputs
- apply_extra_pipeline
- apply_placement
- clear_arcs
- clear_drawing
- clear_lines
- clear_ovals
- clear_polygons
- clear_rectangles
- clear_strings
- clock_info
- clock_relation
- create_clock
- create_flow_step
- create_generated_clock
- create_impl
- create_path
- create_project
- create_region
- deselect
- disable_flow_step
- disable_project_constraints
- display_file
- display_rtl
- draw_arc
- draw_line
- draw_oval
- draw_polygon
- draw_rectangle
- draw_string
- enable_flow_step
- enable_project_constraints
- find
- generate_ip_design_files
- get_ace_cputime
- get_ace_current_memory_usage
- get_ace_peak_memory_usage
- get_ace_version
- get_active_impl
- get_active_project
- get_cells
- get_clocks
- get_current_design
- get_current_partname
- get_efd_file_path
- get_enabled_constraints
- get_extra_pipeline
- get_fabricdb_path
- get_impl_names
- get_impl_option
- get_installation_directory
- get_location
- get_nets
- get_part_names
- get_path_property
- get_pins
- get_placement
- get_pod_names
- get_ports
- get_project_constraint_files
- get_project_directory
- get_project_ip_files
- get_project_names
- get_project_netlist_files
- get_properties
- get_property
- get_region_insts
- get_selection
- get_stapl_actions
- get_techlib_name
- get_techlib_path
- get_techlibdb_path
- get_techlibt_name
- get_techlibt_path
- get_techlibx_name
- get_techlibx_path
- highlight
- ignore_cancel
- load_place_and_route
- load_project
- message
- prepare_sta
- refresh_drawing
- remove_flow_step
- remove_impl
- remove_path
- remove_project
- remove_project_constraints
- remove_project_ip
- remove_project_netlist
- remove_region
- remove_region_insts
- rename_impl
- report_clock
- report_clocks
- report_impl_options
- report_pins
- report_placement
- report_power
- report_regions
- report_routing
- report_utilization
- reset_impl_option
- reset_sta
- restore_impl
- restore_project
- run
- run_fanout_control
- run_final_drc_checks
- run_fpga_download
- run_gate_balance
- run_generate_bitstream
- run_generate_netlist
- run_insert_reset
- run_place
- run_post_process
- run_prepare
- run_remove_reset
- run_route
- run_stapl_action
- run_timing_analysis
- run_un_post_process
- run_unplace
- run_unroute
- save_place_and_route
- save_placement
- save_impl
- save_project
- save_properties
- save_regions
- select
- set_active_impl
- set_clock_groups
- set_clock_type
- set_cluster
- set_default_relation
- set_extra_delay
- set_extra_pipeline
- set_false_path
- set_flyline_direction
- set_impl_option
- set_input_delay
- set_input_transition
- set_load
- set_max_flyline_fanout
- set_output_delay
- set_placement
- set_property
- set_region_bounds
- set_units
- timing_summary
- write_bitstream
- write_critical_paths_script
- write_netlist
- write_tcl_history
- Revision History