Core Software Overview

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XACTstep provides all of the implementation technology required to design with Xilinx devices, including module generation, design optimization and mapping, placement and routing, timing analysis, and program file generation. Xilinx leads the way in providing key tools and technology to help achieve optimum design results, including the following :

Design Manager/Flow Engine - New graphical user interface and design management capabilities guides users through the design implementation process, making the design of Xilinx programmable logic devices easier than ever.
X-BLOX - automatic, architecture specific module generation ensures optimum utilization and performance for complex logic function implementations.
XACTstep Performance - timing and frequency driven place and route capabilities delivers maximum device performance without time consuming manual intervention.
Floorplanner - graphics, user-guided design placement increases overall design density and performance for timing critical logic.
Guided Design - incremental design capabilities enables rapid iteration of design changes, refinements, and design reuse.
Hardware Debugger - interactive, graphical analysis tool allows the viewing of internal device signals in-circuit, speeding design analysis and debug.

For more details, refer to the XACTstep Development Systems Overview (200 kb).