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M1: Adding custom functions to Workview Office ViewDraw (EDIFNETO/EDIFNETI)

Record #1985

Product Family:  Software

Product Line:  ViewLogic

Problem Title:
M1: Adding custom functions to Workview Office ViewDraw
(EDIFNETO/EDIFNETI)



Problem Description:
The Tools menu in ViewDraw can be customized to include Xilinx-specific
functionality.  For example, when this command is run from a DOS box:

custmenu c:\xilinx\viewlog\data\viewblox.txt

two new commands are shown in the Tools menu:

Tools -> Add LogiBLOX
Tools -> Change LogiBLOX

To add other custom commands, select Tools -> Customize... and select the
User Menu button.  Fill in the fields as shown in the following Solutions.

You can also select the Common Menu and remove unwanted/unlicensed commands.


Solution 1:

Menu Text:  Xilinx EDIFNETO

Command:  edifneto.exe

Arguments:  -l xilinx $BLOCKNAME


If the current schematic is called DESIGN.1, this command will create a
DESIGN.EDN file that can be taken to the Xilinx M1 Design Manager.  Note that
the -l xilinx option has been called as required for Xilinx designs.



Solution 2:

Menu Text:  Xilinx Timing EDIFNETI

Command:  edifneti.exe

Arguments:  time_sim.edn


This command will read in the Timing Simulation Data that can be produced by
the Xilinx M1 Core Technology tools.  Time_sim.1 will be written into the
project WIR directory, along with a bunch of XBA#.1 files.  Follow this step
with Tools -> Create Digital Netlist, filling in the Design Name field with
Time_sim.1, to run a Viewlogic Timing Simulation.

With these two commands added to ViewDraw, the EDIF Interface GUI will no
longer be needed.



End of Record #1985