Software & Version:
2.1i

Audience
FPGA designers who are familiar with the Xilinx implementation flow

Prerequisites
Getting Started course and/or some Xilinx FPGA design experience

What is the level of the material?
Level II - Intermediate

Training Duration
1 hour

Content Description
This module teaches Xilinx designers how to run the implementation software from a command line prompt, bypassing the graphical interface. The most commonly used software options for the NGDBUILD, MAP, PAR and TRCE programs are described.

Objectives
After completing this training, student will be able to:

• List and describe the most commonly used options for NGDBUILD, MAP, PAR and TRCE
• Describe the syntax of a command file

Topics or Training Outline

• Introduction
• NGDBUILD options
• MAP options
• PAR options
• TRCE options
• Command files

Supporting Files
None

References
Development System Reference Guide, Ch 4 (ngdbuild), Ch 8 (map), Ch 12 (par), Ch 14 (trace)

Teaching Activities
Structured Discussion
Paper exercise(s)
Lab exercise(s)
Demo
Review questions x
Test x

Instructor Notes
None