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XPLA Professional: Estimated Icc for a CoolRunner design from a Third party *.jed file.
Record #7554
Problem Title:
XPLA Professional: Estimated Icc for a CoolRunner design from a Third party *.jed file.
Problem Description:
Urgency: Standard
General Description: How do I calculate the estimated Icc from a
JEDEC file created by a third party tool set but is targeted for a
CoolRunner?
Solution 1:
Once the JEDEC file has been created by the tird party tool set,
follow these steps:
1.Take *.jed and copy it to a working directory and rename it
test_icc.jed (for example).
2.Launch XPLA Professonal and select File | New from the menu bar
and browse to this working directory. Name the new file test_icc.prj.
3.Select Source | New File... from the menu bar.
4.Select PHDL and name the new file test_icc.phd.
5.Close the editor window to return to the main GUI.
6.Select the correct part that you are using, and set your design
options appropriately: Max PT's per equation, Node Collapse, etc.
7.Press 'Control', 'Alt', and 'Z' simultaneously to reveal a hidden menu.
8.Press the "Extract" button. This will yeild a file named test_icc.phj.
9.Rename test_icc.phj to test_icc.phd.
10.From the XPLA Designer GUI, press the "Compile" button.
11.From the XPLA Designer GUI, press the "Fit" button.
12.Follow the steps at (Xilinx Solution 7530) to calculate the Icc for
this design.
End of Record #7554 - Last Modified: 10/11/99 17:00 |
