Screenshots of Mentor
Schematic Capture Software
TAMU Group
August 2014
J. Gilmore
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What is it called, how to use it?
• “eProduct Designer”
– TAMU has a license server for this…
• Accessed with the MGLS_LICENSE_FILE Environment Variable:
license2.cse.tamu.edu:1717;1717@license2.cse.tamu.edu
• ePD Dashboard is the launch point
– Where libraries and projects are organized
• You can also edit text files by hand… viewlogic.ini?
– Select the “active” project and go to its Schematics folder
• From here we initiate the schematic tool
– Now called “ePD DxDesigner”
• Used to be called Workview Viewlogic
– Double-click on top-level sch file to begin
• Can also edit symbols inside this program
– Use “EDIF Netlist Writer” tool to generate .edn file for ISE
• Run this on the top-level schematic after saving all files
• Make sure to use the options shown here on the slides
• Check the file “mgnwrite.err” for errors (should be 0 KB size)
How To Print the Project
• Make a PDF print of all the project sheets
– First close all design files
– Go to “Print Setup”
• Select “Landscape” and choose your PDF printer
• Next choose “Print Project”
– Browse to select the top level of your design
– Choose Level(s): “XILINX MXILINX”
• Then click OK
• After ~2 minutes you’ll get the Project Print Order pop-up
– Browse to find the correct .ppo file in the WV/D785 folder
• Un-select the “Save on Print” button, then click “Load”
– The list of sheets should appear in proper order
• Click once on the top item to highlight it, then click “Print”
Compiling with ISE 9.2
• Startup ISE9.2i from the desktop
– Open the correct project to compile
– Right-click on “Generate Programming File” to open “Properties”
• Choose “Configuration Options”
• Set UserID Code to “0xCF056A02” or similar for the version code
• Click “Apply” then “OK”
– Click the “+” beside “Generate Programming File”
– Right-click on “Generate PROM, ACE or JTAG file” to open “Properties”
• Select the “Automatically Generate PROM or ACE File” button
• Verify the “IMACT Project File” is the correct .ipf file
• Click “Apply” then “OK”
• Double-click on “Generate PROM, ACE or JTAG file” to begin
compiling
– After a few minutes it should be done
• Check that routing was completed and all constraints were met
– The new .mcs file(s) should be in the ISE project folder
Creating SVF Files with IMPACT
• Startup IMPACT from the desktop
– Open the correct .ipf project file under “File -> Open Project”
• Note the files with _0 and _1 will use corresponding .mcs files
– Choose “No” when prompted to save
– Ignore any warning about an invalid configuration file
• Select “Output -> SVF File -> Create SVF File”
– Select the folder and file where you want the SVF saved
• Right-click on the PROM icon and select “Program”
– An options window will pop up
• Un-select “Verify” and select “Erase Before Programming”
• Select “Parallel Mode” and also “PROM/Cool Runner-II” user code
– Choose a good code to serve as your firmware version tag
– Click on “Apply” and “OK”… after a few seconds it should be done
• Select “Output -> SVF File -> Stop Writing to SVF File”
– The new .svf file should be in the ISE project folder
– Quit the program, and do not save
• Restart the program if additional SVF files are needed
** Run “dos2unix” on the SVF files to make them useable! **