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Flow Chapter 3. Concepts
Flow
The flow is the set of steps that must be run to complete a design in ACE.
A flow can only be run on an active project implementation , and only on one project’s implementation at a
time during an interactive ACE session.
To run multiple implementations from the same project through the flow simultaneously, use the
Multiprocess View .
To run multiple implementations from separate projects through the flow simultaneously, multiple sessions
of ACE must be run.
Flow Steps
The flow is composed of a series of flow steps, each representing a command operating on the design in the
active implementation . Some flow steps are required (such as preparing the design), and some are optional
(such as writing out a netlist for simulation). Flow steps are generally order-dependent, and running the
steps out of order may result in errors.
The default order flow is displayed in the GUI’s ” Flow view ”, with flow steps grouped into categories for
organizational purposes.
Flow Status
Flow steps each have a status associated with them. This status can be seen in the GUI in the ” Flow View ”.
Each step can be in one of the following status states:
• Incomplete
• Running
• Complete
• Error
• Disabled
See ” Flow View ” for more details.
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