Ace quickstart tutorial, Concepts – Achronix ACE Version 5.0 User Manual
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ACE Quickstart Tutorial
Chapter 2. Getting Started
ACE Quickstart Tutorial
Start by copying all the files from <
install dir
>
/Achronix/examples/quickstart
into a new
empty directory (<
test dir
>
). Now click the (
) icon in the upper right corner. Then follow these
simple steps to complete your first design in ACE.
1. Create your Project
In the
, click the Create Project (
) toolbar button. In the
, enter
(or browse to) the path to <
test dir
>
in the Project Directory field. Enter ”
quickstart
” in the Project
Name
field and click OK. You should now see your new project show up in the Projects view.
See
or
for more details.
2. Add your Design Files
In the
, click on the ”quickstart” project to select it. Now click on the Add Files (
) toolbar
button. In the
, select both
quickstart.vma
and
quickstart.sdc
by holding
down the CTRL key and clicking on them. Now click the Open button. You now have a project that is ready
to run through the flow!
See
or
for more details.
3. Run the Flow
In the
, click on the Run Flow (
) toolbar button. Output from the
will be shown in the
. When the
is finished running, you will see the
in the
updated
with a green check mark (
) to indicate success and all newly generated reports will be displayed in the
editor area.
See the
concept or
for more details.
4. Analyze the Results
On the main toolbar, click the Floorplanner Perspective (
) toolbar button. Use the
to
analyze critical paths and highlight them in the
. Clicking the Zoom To Path (
) toolbar
button will zoom the
to the path currently selected in the
. Use the
and
to locate objects of interest. Clicking the Zoom To Selection (
) toolbar
button in the
will zoom the
to the objects in the current selection set.
Congratulations!!!
You have successfully completed a design in ACE!
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