Logical Design Files
Logical Design Files describe your design, and are composed of logical components
- Typically a netlist, generated by Schematic Capture or Synthesis
- Composed of Boolean Gates, FIFOs, RAMs
Netlist input to XACT-Step M1 is in EDIF format
- XNF files are also accepted
EDIF format files are translated to (Native Generic Design) NGD format
- NGD files have varying extensions
NGD files can be translated to other formats for simulation