Achronix ACE Version 5.0 - Manual (Page 13)

Conventions Used in this Guide Chapter 1. Preface
Preface
About This Guide
This guide is a reference manual for the Achronix CAD Environment (ACE), used for placing, routing,
configuring, and debugging Achronix FPGAs. ACE works in conjunction with 3
rd Party Synthesis and
Simulation tools to provide a complete design environment for Achronix FPGAs.
This guide consists of the following chapters:
Getting Started includes an Introduction to ACE and a quick Tutorial.
Concepts covers all the basic concepts of ACE, and can be considered a reference manual for the various
GUI elements.
Tasks details how to complete various tasks within the GUI, plus provides the related TCL commands.
TCL Command Reference provides a complete TCL command reference including syntax.
Related Documents
ACE Installation and Licensing Guide (UG002)
ACE Quick Start Guide (UG003)
Bitporter User Guide (UG004)
Using Verilog Libraries Available In ACE (found at <
ace install dir > /libraries/README.pdf )
Conventions Used in this Guide
Item Format Examples
Command-line entries
Formatted with a bold
fixed-width font.
$ Open top level name.log
File Names
Formatted with a fixed-width
font.
filename.ext
GUI buttons, menus, and
radio buttons Formatted with a
variable-width bold font.
Select File→Open, select the desired
file, then click OK to continue.
Variables Formatted with italic emphasis. design dir/output.log
Window and dialog box
headings and
sub-headings
Heading formatted in
quotation marks.
Under ”Output Files”, select . . .
Window and dialog box
names
Name uses initial caps. From the Add Files dialog box, . . .
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