Version 4.2.0 – Achronix ACE Version 5.0 User Manual

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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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UG001 Rev. 5.0 - 5th December 2012

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