Synario Design System

Synario Design Automation
10525 Willows Road NE
P.O. Box 97046
Redmond, WA 98073-9746
Tel: 1-206-867-6257
Fax: 1-206-881-5539
taylorja@synario.com

Synario Design Automation, an autonomous division of Data I/O, is a worldwide supplier of highly integrated Windows-based EDA software. Synario provides an easy-to-use, top-down design system that accelerates the design process and enables designers of programmable ICs and printed circuit boards to meet time-to-market demands.

Knowing that designers need to be armed for the design task at hand, Synario offers a complete suite of best-in-class tools as well as an abundance of embedded design and device-specific information. Designers can be assured Synario Device Kits are tailored for the chosen vendor’s architectures.

The power behind the Synario Design System can be attributed to its Project Navigator. After the designer selects a device, the Project Navigator presents the steps required to design, simulate, synthesize, and place-and-route the device. Synario users can move from entry to implementation in minutes, even when targeting an unfamiliar device architecture.

To support traditional or top-down design methods, Synario provides unsurpassed mixed-entry support along with functional and timing simulation options for both Verilog and VHDL users. Synthesis capabilities that compliment device-specific technology mapping are also available.

Finally, there’s a top-of-the-line Windows-based EDA system every bit as capable of workstation-based solutions.

Product Highlights

• A device-smart Project Navigator which reconfigures the design flow each time a new device architecture is chosen.
• Mixed schematic and HDL support for the transitioning PLD user
• Multi-level functional and timing simulation using Verilog or VHDL
• ABEL-HDL and VHDL logic synthesis and technology mapping
• Built-in intelligence to process the complete design for the chosen architecture

Xilinx-Specific Highlights

• Fully supports latest XACT design flow including unified library and
• X-BLOX
• Xilinx device kits include drawing libraries, simulation models, Xilinx architecture-specific logic synthesis, design examples
• Project Navigator fully incorporates Xilinx design flow in the Synario environment
• Launch and control of XACT directly from the Project Navigator
• Inferencing of X-BLOX from VHDL behavioral source
• VHDL simulation support for X-BLOX and LCA-specific symbols

Design Flow

Designs can be expressed in schematics, ABEL-HDL, VHDL, or graphical state machines. Both schematics and HDL entry support all device constructs and specification of place & route constraints. Functional simulation can be performed immediately after entry.

Synthesis is performed on HDL modules or graphical state machines taking into account Xilinx-specific attributes. Output from all sources are optimized Xilinx Netlist Files (XNF). Xilinx place & route software can be invoked and controlled from within Synario’s Project Navigator. Full back annotation for timing simulation is supported.

Xilinx Devices Supported

• CPLD: 7300 and 9500 series
• FPGA: LCA 3000, 4000, XC3000, 4000, 4000E, and 5000
• Packages Supported
• All Xilinx device packages.

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