Xilinx Design entry via Schematic Capture - What tool to use ?

agree. I started to learn HDL since ISE4.1 no longer integrated Active-HDL but provide XST.

Dan, you can use any 3rd party schematic capture tools, and import the edif files as Xilinx design entry.

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Hello,

The newest Xilinx tools will not work on Win98. My Viewdraw schematic capture win not work on XP so I will need to find a new schematic capture tool. I know that Xilinx has one but it is not powerful or user friendly.

What 3rd party schematic capture tools work with the latest Xilinx tools ?

Thanks Dan

Nice try -- but HDL will not help me here --- I have XC4000 devices fielded -- hence I'm stuck with the XACT 5.2.1/6.0.1 tools for place and route -- Anyways I'm not going to migrate several gate level designs to HDL, as it doesn't buy me anything.

Again this is a NO go --- EDIF file does NOT get me there as the XACT place & route tools only accepts XNF. I've found that Aldec, MYCAD, and ORcad only outputs EDIF not XNF.

Dan DeConinck wrote: : Hello,

: The newest Xilinx tools will not work on Win98. My Viewdraw schematic : capture win not work on XP so I will need to find a new schematic capture : tool. I know that Xilinx has one but it is not powerful or user friendly.

: What 3rd party schematic capture tools work with the latest Xilinx tools ?

Have you tried?

There are reports, that 6.1 again works with win98. Best try yourself.

Bye

Some of the "newer" tools support XC4000 ... up to 3.1 or so, I think (but I'm not sure), and accept EDIF input. If you can find them...

- Brian

Protel DXP does. Unfortunately, it doesn't work with Win98 (I think).

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Dan, Joe, Whoever, I googled and found references to EDIF2XNF and XNF2EDIF. Would these tools help you? I presume you have to re-enter your design anyway if you change editor? So, could you translate it to HDL, synthesise an EDIF, run EDIF2XNF? You have my sympathies, these legacy things are harder and harder to support. You should set up in business doing it! cheers, Syms.