Previous

Design Manager Menus

The Design Manager has six menus, which are described in the following sections.

File Menu

The File menu contains commands that create and modify a project, control preferences for working with a project, and exit the Design Manager. The following are the File menu commands and a brief explanation of each.

New Project
Creates a new project
Open Project
Selects an existing project and opens it
Save Project
Saves the current project
Delete Project
Selects an existing project and deletes it
Preferences
Customizes the program settings
1, 2, 3, 4
Displays up to four of the most recently accessed projects
Exit
Quits the Design Manager

Design Menu

The Design menu contains commands that implement the design and manipulate the design versions and implementation revisions. The following are the Design menu commands and a brief explanation of each.

Implement
Runs the implementation flow
FPGA Multi-Pass Place & Route
Runs multiple place and route passes on a selected design version
Lock Pins
Generates pin locking constraints in the UCF file
Set Guide File(s)
Guides your design using the specified files or files
Set Floorplan File(s)
Guides your design using the files generated using the Floorplanner
Export
Exports the data for the selected implementation revision
New Version
Creates a new design version of the design data
New Revision
Creates a new implementation revision of the design data
Copy Revision
Copies the selected implementation revision into a new implementation revision
Properties
Displays the properties of the selected object
Delete
Deletes the selected object

Tools Menu

The Tools menu contains commands that launch various tools to run on the selected implementation revision. The following are the Tools menu commands and a brief explanation of each.

Flow Engine
Runs the Flow Engine, which maps, places, and routes your design
Timing Analyzer
Runs the Timing Analyzer, which analyzes paths in your design and compares them against your timing constraints
Floorplanner
Runs the Floorplanner, which allows you to graphically place your design into an FPGA
PROM File Formatter
Runs the PROM File Formatter, which creates a PROM file or series of PROM files
Hardware Debugger
Runs the Hardware Debugger, which downloads your design to an in-circuit part and interactively debugs your design
EPIC Design Editor
Runs the EPIC Design Editor, which allows you to graphically examine your placed and routed design
JTAG Programmer
Runs the JTAG Programmer, which allows you to program an XC9500 or XC9500XL CPLD while it is on a circuit board

Utilities Menu

The Utilities menu contains commands that run utilities to gain information about the selected project or implementation revision and to set options for design implementation and configuration. The following are the Utilities menu commands and a brief explanation of each.

Report Browser
Opens the Report Browser for the selected implementation revision
Command History
Displays the command and option history for the selected implementation revision
Project Notes
Edits notes for the current project
Template Manager
Manages option templates for the current project
Flow Log File
Opens the Flow Engine log file for the selected revision in a separate window
Lock Pins Report
Opens the report generated by the Design Lock Pins command

View Menu

The View menu contains commands that control the visibility of the toolbar, status bar, and toolbox in the Design Manager main window. The following are the View menu commands and a brief explanation of each.

Toolbar
Shows or hides the toolbar
Status Bar
Shows or hides the status bar
Toolbox
Shows or hides the toolbox

Help Menu

The Help menu contains commands that invoke online help and display information about the Design Manager. The following are the Help menu commands and a brief explanation of each.

Help Topics
Displays help topics
Online Documentation
Starts online documentation tool
About Design Manager
Displays the program information and copyright

Next