Precision® Synthesis

Quick Start Guide

Release PS2018.1

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Get a jump start on your project with this quick start guide for
Precision Synthesis. Work more efficiently and start your design with
a few simple steps.

Precision combines an intuitive and easy-to-use GUI with powerful, advanced

design analysis features

your using

and
your the
built-in timing

and
perform
by your
design for path

route your design

from with just push
of

A unified database for RTL and synthesis enables a tightly integrated design flow

View synthesized
and placed and
routed designs using
hierarchical viewers
and trace back to
HDL source for fast
debugging.

Automatically
invoke advanced
Optimization
algorithms.

Isolate timing
critical portions of
your design for
quick, focused
optimization while
over- all design
remains untouched.

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1 Set-Up Precision

a. Create project.

b. Add design source files.

Precision reads:
VHDL
Verilog
EDIF
SDC

c. Select device.
d. – Set Frequency

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2 Run Synthesis

a. Compile.

b. Synthesize.

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3 Analyze and Place & Route
a. Analyze synthesized results.
Report timing
View critical path schematics
Trace components from schematics to HDL sources

b. Run integrated Place and Route

in Precision and review reports.

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