Chapter 3

Using EPIC

Each FPGA design you configure is kept in a separate design file with the NCD file extension. While you are in the EPIC window, you can perform these operations on your design files.

• “Creating a New Design File”
  
  
• “Opening an Existing Design File”
  
  
• “Saving a Design File”
  
  
• “Recovering an Aborted EPIC Session”
  
  
• “Editing Your Design”
  
  
• “Selecting Objects”
  
  
• “Deleting Objects”
  
  
• “Highlighting Objects”
  
  
• “Viewing and Changing Attributes”
  
  
• “Copying Components and Macros”
  
  
• “Moving and Swapping Components and Macros”
  
  
• “Editing Component Logic”
  
  
• “Placing and Unplacing Components and Macros”
  
  
• “Routing and Unrouting”
  
  
• “EPIC and Constraints”
  
  
• “Verifying the Design”
  
  
• “Undoing a Command”