Starting Implementation

This section describes how to begin implementation depending on which tutorial you performed: HDL or schematic.

• If you performed the schematic tutorial, proceed to the “Implementing the Schematic Design” section.
  
  
• If you performed the HDL tutorial, proceed to the “Implementing the HDL Design” section.
  
  

Implementing the Schematic Design

To begin implementation of your schematic design, click the Implementation phase button in the Project Flow diagram.

If you are asked if you wish to update the EDIF netlist because the schematic is newer, say Yes to update the EDIF netlist. This EDIF netlist is the actual input file to the Design Implementation tools.

Next you will see the Implement Design dialog box.

Figure 7.1 Implement Design Dialog Box

With this dialog box, you can select the target device and various implementation options. The target device is already set to XC4003EPC84-3 because that was the device selected when the Foundation project was created. The Version and Revision fields have been filled in automatically. You can also find these version and revision names in the Project Manager Versions tab after implementation.

Proceed to the “Implementation Options” section.

Implementing the HDL Design

In the “In-Depth Tutorial - HDL-Based Design” chapter, you analyzed, synthesized, and optimized your design. To implement the design, perform the following steps.

1. Click the Implementation phase button in the Project Flow diagram.
   
   
   
   
2. After the Synthesis/Implementation dialog box displays, click Options to access the Implementation Options dialog box. To set up your options, refer to the following “Implementation Options” section.
   
   The Revision Name field is automatically filled in. If you want to use a new name, enter it in the box.
   
   

   Figure 7.2 Synthesis/Implementation Dialog Box