Xilinx Foundation Documentation Update Pack 1a
February 1997

This file contains information about version 1a
of the Documentation Update Pack. For information
about the Foundation Service Pack, please consult
the README.TXT file.

Recommended Installation Location
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For the Update Pack directory's hypertext links to
function correctly, you should install fnddoc1a.exe to
the EXE directory that's located in the directory 
where your Foundation software is installed. Typically,
this is drive_letter:\ACTIVE\EXE.

Introduction
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The Documentation Update Pack 1a is an updated version
of Doc Update Pack 1, which was made available on the
Xilinx ftp/bbs sites and the Applinx CD in September
1996. It contains several Adobe Acrobat documents that
provide supplemental information on the Foundation tool
set. The "1a" version corresponds with Foundation 6.0.2,
which consists of the combination of Foundation 6.0.1
and the Foundation Service Pack.

In order to read these application notes and tutorials,
you must have the Acrobat reader or Acrobat Exchange
installed on your system. Xilinx suggests that you use
the Acrobat LE reader that is included in the XACTstep
6.0.1 software.

Contents:
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1. Documentation Pack Guide (1/2)
   (guide1a.pdf)
2. Documentation Pack Guide (2/2)
   (guide2a.pdf)
3. Simulation Guide
   (fnd_sim.pdf)
4. Improved Simulation Tutorial
   (simu_tut.pdf)
5. Compiling VHDL Designs Using Foundation XVHDL
   (hdl_comp.pdf)
6. Accessing Xilinx Device Features Using Foundation XVHDL
   (xvhdl.pdf)
7. Board Level Simulation with Xilinx Foundation Series
   (brd_sim.pdf)

Notes
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The Acrobat file "guide1a.pdf" provides a Table of Contents
with Acrobat "hot" links which can be clicked on to open the 
documents listed above. All of the documents must be in
the same directory for this to function. (One of the links
refers to the WHATSNEW.HLP file which is part of the 
Foundation Service Pack. The Documentation Update Pack must
be installed in the directory recommended above for this
link to work.)

Most of the documents in the Documentation Update Pack have
Acrobat hot links in them, which are designated either by
colored text or by graphic "boxes" around text. These
links will assist you in navigating quickly through the
application notes.

Open GUIDE1A in your Adobe Acrobat viewer and try the
hot links!