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SX-A Family FPGAs

v5.3

1-13

Design Environment

The SX-A family of FPGAs is fully supported by both Actel

Libero®

Integrated

Design

Environment

(IDE)

and

Designer FPGA development software. Actel Libero IDE is

design

management

environment,

seamlessly

integrating design tools while guiding the user through

the design flow, managing all design and log files, and

passing necessary design data among tools. Additionally,

Libero IDE allows users to integrate both schematic and

HDL synthesis into a single flow and verify the entire

design in a single environment. Libero IDE includes

Synplify® for Actel from Synplicity®, ViewDraw® for

Actel from Mentor Graphics®, ModelSim® HDL Simulator

from

Mentor

Graphics,

WaveFormer

Lite™

from

SynaptiCAD™, and Designer software from Actel. Refer

to the Libero IDE flow diagram for more information

(located on the Actel website).

Actel Designer software is a place-and-route tool and

provides a comprehensive suite of backend support tools

for FPGA development. The Designer software includes

timing-driven

place-and-route,

and

world-class

integrated static timing analyzer and constraints editor.

With the Designer software, a user can select and lock

package pins while only minimally impacting the results

of place-and-route. Additionally, the back-annotation

flow is compatible with all the major simulators and the

simulation results can be cross-probed with Silicon

Explorer II, Actel’s integrated verification and logic

analysis tool. Another tool included in the Designer

software is the SmarGen core generator, which easily

creates popular and commonly used logic functions for

implementation in your schematic or HDL design. Actel's

Designer software is compatible with the most popular

FPGA design entry and verification tools from companies

such as Mentor Graphics, Synplicity, Synopsys, and

Cadence Design Systems. The Designer software is

available for both the Windows and UNIX operating

systems.

Programming

Device programming is supported through Silicon

Sculptor series of programmers. In particular, Silicon

Sculptor

is compact, robust, single-site and multi-site

device programmer for the PC.

With standalone software, Silicon Sculptor

allows

concurrent programming of multiple units from the

same PC, ensuring the fastest programming times

possible. Each fuse is subsequently verified by Silicon

Sculptor II to insure correct programming. In addition,

integrity

tests

ensure

that

extra

fuses

are

programmed. Silicon Sculptor

also provides extensive

hardware self-testing capability.

The procedure for programming an SX-A device using

Silicon Sculptor is as follows:

1. Load the .AFM file

2. Select the device to be programmed

3. Begin programming

When the design is ready to go to production, Actel

offers

device

volume-programming

services

either

through

distribution

partners

via

in-house

programming from the factory.

For detailed information on programming, read the

following documents Programming Antifuse Devices and

Silicon Sculptor User’s Guide.

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