Achronix ACE Version 5.0 - Manual (Page 387)

Chapter 6. Revision History
* added:
add region insts , create region , display rtl , get region insts ,
remove region , remove region insts , report regions , reset impl option ,
save regions , set clock type , set flyline direction ,
set region bounds , write tcl history
*
run chiptap was renamed run snapshot
• Updates to match ACE 4.2.1, 4.2.2, & 4.2.3 functionality additions and changes:
– 22i IP Configuration Editors
* added the new
Interlaken Configuration Editor
* updated the
Ethernet Configuration Editor
* updated the
DDR3 Configuration Editor with new config parameters
– updated Floorplanner View Preferences page (now the Floorplanner View Optimizations
Preference Page ) with new rendering optimization settings
* incremental rendering mode
* intermediate render layer stages
* quartered/tiled rendering mode
– The ACE GUI max memory requirement increased to 5GB (from 4G) to fit latest worst-case
designs
Version 4.2.0:
• Updated to match ACE 4.2 functionality additions and changes:
– 22i IP Configuration Editors
* Added
22i PCI Express Configuration Editor
* Added
22i Ethernet Configuration Editor
* Added
22i Basic PLL IP Configuration Editor
* Updated
22i Advanced PLL IP Configuration Editor
* Updated
22i DDR3 Configuration Editor
* Updated
22i SerDes Configuration Editor
– Updated Netlist Browser View with additional filters for Power and Ground, constants,
duplicates, and feedthrough LUTs.
– Added page describing the Object Type Prefixes as used in Tcl commands
– Revised content to break the former assumption of always working with asynchronous fabrics.
When appropriate, content now explains differences between the handling of synchronous (like
22iHD*) and asynchronous (like 22iHP*) fabrics.
* updated
Timing Report
* updated
Multiprocess Summary Report
* updated
Options View
* updated
Critical Paths View
* updated
Critical Path Diagram View
* updated
Analyzing Critical Paths and its subsections
– Tcl command updates since v3.0
* updated create clock , create flow step , create generated clock ,
find , get ace current memory usage , get ace peak memory usage ,
report routing , run fanout control , run timing analysis , run unroute ,
set clock groups , set placement , timing summary
* added
prepare sta , reset sta , set input transition , set load ,
set max flyline fanout , set units
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