Ambit BuildGates Synthesis User Guide

Flow Procedures

Save Final Netlist

After optimization is compete and the report results are satisfactory, the final netlists need to be saved. You may write over the netlist files generated in the setting constraints task or save to new file names. In the example below, the final netlists are saved in .v and .adb formats.

Below are the GUI and command line steps to save the technology-dependent and optimized netlists.

Save Netlist — GUI Procedure

1.Save the database as a .v file; select File – Save – Verilog. Browse for or type-in the path, then type-in file name and click Ok.

2.Save the database as an .adb file; select File – Save – Ambit database. Browse for or type-in the path, then type-in file name and click Ok.

Save Netlist — Command Line Procedure

1.Save the database including its module hierarchy as a .v file; type write_verilog -hierarchical filename.v and press Return.

2.Save the database including its module hierarchy as an .adb file; type write_adb -hierarchical filename.abd and press Return.