Achronix ACE Version 5.0 - Manual (Page 385)

Chapter 6. Revision History
Revision History
The following outline lists the revision history of this document.
Version 5.0.0:
• Updated to match ACE 5.0 functionality additions and changes:
– Name Changes:
* ”Physical Layout” was renamed ”Floorplanner”
· ”Physical Layout perspective” was renamed ”Floorplanner perspective”
· ”Physical Layout view” was renamed ”Floorplanner view”
* the ”ChipTap” Debugger was renamed the ”SnapShot” Debugger
· ”Chiptap Debugger view” was renamed ”SnapShot Debugger view” (with associated
buttons too)
· run chiptap was renamed run snapshot
· ACX CHIP TAP macro was renamed ACX SNAP SHOT
· support files renamed (
snapshot.log , snapshot.vcd , *.snapshot debugger config
files)
* Device/Package name changes and separation
· The ACE ”Target Device” (option partname ) was previously a combination of the device
and package as a single unified selection. The package selection is now separated from
the target device, as individual
Implementation Options , and is selectable from the
Options view .
· ”22iHD1000-FBGA2280” was renamed ”AC22iHD1000”.
· ”22iHP360-FBGA1520” was renamed ”AC22iHP360”.
· Note:
this also affected all IP Configuration Editors which had device-specific
behaviors/parameters.
– 22i IP Configuration Editors
* added new
LRAM Configuration Editor
* added new
BRAM Configuration Editor
* added new
ROM Configuration Editor
* added new
LRAM FIFO Configuration Editor
* updated
FIFO Configuration Editor to support the separation of read width/write width
* updated
Advanced PLL Configuration Editor to expose sbus ports and use new device
names
* updated
Serdes IP Placement Diagram to mention how lanes may now be disabled.
* updated
Ethernet Configuration Editor
* updated
PCI Express Configuration Editor’s Overview Page with a new field to configure
the number of DMA channels to be used for the interface.
* updated
Interlaken Configuration Editor
– Added description of Clock Regions
– Added support for Placement Regions and Placement Region Constraints
* Added task describing the use of
Placement Regions and Placement Region Constraints
* Added the new
Placement Regions view
* Added the
Create Placement Region Dialog
* Added the
Save Placement Regions Dialog
* Updated the
Floorplanner view for the new Placement Region tool.
* Updated the
Save Placement dialog , adding checkbox for Region Constraints
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