To begin a new design session, you must start a new design or open an existing design.
Starting a new design creates an Actel ADB file. ADB files are proprietary Actel project files.
To start a new design:
Click Start
New Design in the Designer main window, or from the File
menu, choose New. This displays
the Setup Design dialog box.
Note: The Actel ADB file memory requirement
is equivalent to 2x the size of the ADB file. If your computer does not
have 2x the size of your ADB file's memory available, please make memory
available on your hard drive.
Setup Design:
Enter a Design Name. The design name is used in reports and as the default name when saving or exporting files. The Design Name field is disabled when you open Designer place-and-route software from the Libero IDE. If you wish to change your design name, from the File menu, select Save As, and save your file outside of the Libero folder structure.
Select an Actel Family from the drop-down menu list.
Specify a Working Directory. Click Browse to locate a directory. The Working Directory field is disabled when you open Designer place-and-route software from the Libero IDE. If you wish to change your working directory, you must change your filename. To do so, from the File menu, select Save As, and save your file outside of the Libero folder structure.
Click OK. The Designer custom design flow window appears. All tools and commands are activated.