The Xilinx Foundation Series provides everything required to design a programmable logic device in an easy-to-use, shrink-wrapped environment. This fully integrated tool set allows users to access design entry, synthesis, implementation and simulation tools within a powerful design environment. Every step in the design process is accomplished using graphical tool bars, icons and pop-up menus supported by interactive tutorials and comprehensive on-line help. The Foundation Series features support for standards based HDL design. All configurations support the popular ABEL language and provide fitters optimized for each target architecture. "VHDL" configurations include integrated VHDL synthesis with tutorials and interactive HDL editing wizards to turn new users into experts quickly and easily. Device Specific Solutions XABEL CPLD XABEL CPLD is a completely self contained software package that supports the XC7300 and XC9500 families. This software enables PC-based designers to use the industry-standard ABEL hardware description language for Xilinx CPLD designs. It provides full support for state machines, high-level logic descriptions, truth tables and equation entry.

"VHDL" Configurations

"VHDL" configurations of the Foundation Series contain integrated VHDL synthesis and interactive HDL editing with the following features: On-line tutorial teaches the art of VHDL design Xilinx HDL Editorª provides color coding, syntax checking and single click error     navigation making it easy to read and debug VHDL and ABEL designs HDL Language Assistant provides libraries of common functions with optimized      VHDL and ABEL code FPGA and CPLD specific synthesis and optimization tools produce high-density, high-     performance results

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