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2.1i, V1.5, V1.4 COREGEN, FOUNDATION: How to invoke NET2SYM in command line mode


Record #4631

Product Family: Software

Product Line: Coregen

Product Part: Coregen

Problem Title:

2.1i, V1.5, V1.4 COREGEN, FOUNDATION: How to invoke NET2SYM in command line mode


Problem Description:
Urgency: standard

General Description:
NET2SYM is a Foundation utility that is used by Coregen to generate
the files needed to integrate a Coregen module into a Foundation
project.

This solution describes the syntax for running NET2SYM in
command line mode to generate a Foundation symbol for a
CORE Generator module.

You can also run NET2SYM in GUI mode by typing the fully qualified
path to NET2SYM.EXE in a DOS window. The usual location of
NET2SYM.EXE is c:\foundation\active\exe. (You may need to add
this location to your PATH environment variable).


Solution 1:

The syntax for NET2SYM for a CORE Generator module is:

net2sym -m <modulelName>
            -s <targetProjectPath>/<moduleName>.xsf
            -e <targetProjectPath>/moduleName.edn
            -p <targetProjectPath>.pdf
            -c 'COREGen Module'

Running NET2SYM in GUI mode:

 - Open up a DOS Shell
 - Type "net2sym".   The NET2SYM GUI appears.
 - Enter the name of your module (moduleName) in the Symbol Name field
 - Use the "Browse netlist" button to browse to your .EDN or .XSF netlist file
 -




End of Record #4631 - Last Modified: 09/07/99 09:32

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