Chapter 6

HDL Design Entry and Synthesis

This chapter give an overview of HDL file selection for projects, compares synthesis of HDL modules in Schematic Flow projects and HDL Flow projects, explains how to manage large designs, and discusses advanced design techniques.

This chapter contains the following sections:

• “HDL File Selection”
  
  
• “Synthesis of HDL Modules”
  
  
• “Managing Large Designs”
  
  
• “Design Partitioning Guidelines”
  
  
• “User Libraries for HDL Flow Projects”
  
  
• “Using Constraints in an HDL Design”
  
  

Refer to the “Design Methodologies - HDL Flow” chapter for several examples of HDL designs.