I wrote: > You're saying that Xilinx Webpack isn't a "good free tool"? (Free as > in beer, in this case.) Between Webpack, Icarus Verilog, and GTKwave, > I'd think you would have everything you need.
Andr� Pouliot wrote: > We have everything except the synthetiser, who do the PAR(place and > route) for the target chip. Without that part you can write code and > simulate it. But you cannot test it on the target chip, a third party, > who have the tool _must_ make a binary for you. Webpack most assuredly does contain both a synthesizer (XST) and the PAR tool. They do different things; the synthesizer is not reponsible for place and route. Anyhow, I've used Webpack quite extensively for development with a Burched B3 board and a Spartan 3 starter board for several years, and there weren't any missing development tools. And as I've mentioned here quite a few times, if you use Webpack 6.3i with a service pack installed, you can even target the XC3S4000. The drawback is that Webpack 6.3i is not available in a native Linux version, so you have to run it on Windows or WINE. (I used Windows in VMware.) Webpack 7.1i is available in a native Linux version, but the largest Spartan 3 device it will target is the XC3S1500. Many of us hope that Xilinx will add support for the larger S3 parts in 7.2i. Eric _______________________________________________ Open-graphics mailing list [email protected] http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com)
