Ambit BuildGates Synthesis User Guide
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Getting Started
Invoking Ambit BuildGates Synthesis
The Ambit BuildGates synthesis software is installed in the following directory:
install_dir/ambit/BuildGates/version/bin/
where install_dir is the directory in which Ambit BuildGates synthesis software is locally installed and version is the software release version.
Use the full path when invoking Ambit BuildGates synthesis software, either via an alias or by adding the above directory to your shell path variable. To invoke the command line version, type the following at the Unix prompt and press Return.
install_dir/ambit/BuildGates/version/bin/ac_shell
To invoke the GUI version, type the following at the Unix prompt and press Return.
install_dir/ambit/BuildGates/version/bin/ac_shell -gui
The main screen is displayed and the default (or user-specified default) options are loaded. The main screen is explained fully in Using the GUI on page 35.
The command line options for invoking the Ambit BuildGates synthesis software are listed in Table 2-1 and described in more detail in the Envisia and Ambit Synthesis Command
Reference, ac_shell command. Unless otherwise specified, the options are valid for both command line and GUI mode. Multiple options can be used in a single command.
Table 2-1 Ambit BuildGates Synthesis Command Line Options
Option |
Description |
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-cdsdocd {on | off} |
Enable or disable the browser-based documentation |
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delivery system for ac_shell help. When set to on, |
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the full command description is displayed. When set |
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to off, only the syntax is displayed in the command |
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line. The default is off. |
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Description |
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-cmdfile filename.cmd |
Record in a file, all executed commands in the |
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session. The default file name is ac_shell.cmd. |
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-colormap filename |
Run Ambit BuildGates synthesis software using the |
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specified file. Valid only in GUI mode. |
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-continue |
Do not exit after an error in Tcl script file. |
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-datapath |
Run the Ambit BuildGates synthesis application with |
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the Datapath option. A separate license must be |
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purchased for the Datapath option. |
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-display machine_name:0 |
Set the configuration to display Ambit BuildGates |
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synthesis software to the specified machine. Valid |
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only in GUI mode. |
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-f filename.tcl |
Run Ambit BuildGates synthesis software using the |
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specified Tcl file. |
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-fullscreen |
Use the entire screen to display the application. Valid |
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only in GUI mode. |
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-geometry width X |
Set the initial size and position of the GUI main screen |
height xoff yoff |
window. Where width and height are in pixels. |
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And xoff and yoff are the number of pixels from |
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the corner; a negative value is measured from the |
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bottom or right corners, and a positive value is |
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measured from the top or left corners. No spaces are |
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allowed between the values. |
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For example: -geometry 800x400+10-30 means |
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create a window 800 by 400 pixels with its left edge |
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offset 10 pixels from the left edge of the screen and its |
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bottom edge offset 30 pixels from the bottom of the |
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screen |
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Valid only in GUI mode. |
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-gui |
Run Ambit BuildGates synthesis software using the |
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GUI interface. |
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-help |
Print the ac_shell option help text. Does not run the |
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software. |
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Option |
Description |
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-large |
Increase the data limit to approximately 3.7 GB, |
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depending on the platform and configuration. |
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-limit |
Print the current datasize limit and memory allocation |
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limit for the machine on which the software will run. |
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Does not run the software. |
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-logfile filename.log |
Record in a file, all executed commands and |
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ac_shell console messages in the session. The |
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default file name is ac_shell.log. |
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-no_init |
Disable sourcing of ~/.ambit/.acshrc and |
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$ambit_path/.acshrc. |
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-no_pks |
Run Ambit BuildGates synthesis using a standard |
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license; if this fails, run with PKS license. Only valid if |
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a separate license has been purchased for PKS |
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-no_pks_1st |
Run Ambit BuildGates synthesis software using a |
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standard license. Only valid if a separate license has |
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been purchased for PKS. |
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-pks |
Run the Ambit BuildGates synthesis application with |
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the physically knowledgeable synthesis option. A |
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separate license must be purchased for PKS. |
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-power |
Run the Ambit BuildGates synthesis application with |
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the low power option. A separate license must be |
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purchased for the low power option. |
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-queue |
Wait for a license if none are available. |
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-set variable=value |
Initialize a Tcl variable to the specified value. |
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-version |
Print the software version. Does not run the software. |
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-which |
Display on the command line or console the full path |
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name of the Ambit BuildGates synthesis executable. |
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Exiting Ambit BuildGates Synthesis
To quit the command line version of Ambit BuildGates synthesis software, type exit at the ac_shell prompt and press Return.
ac_shell[n]>exit
To quit the GUI version of Ambit BuildGates synthesis software, do one of the following:
■Select Main Menu – File – Exit; click Ok when the exit confirmation dialog is displayed.
■Press the Control-x key sequenceExit; click Ok when the exit confirmation dialog is displayed.
■In the ac_shell console, type exit and press Return when the exit confirmation dialog is displayed.
■In the ac_shell console, type exit 0 and press Return to exit without invoking a confirmation dialog.
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