Ambit BuildGates Synthesis User Guide
Getting Started
Files Used in Ambit BuildGates Synthesis Software
The default file extensions used in Ambit BuildGates synthesis software are shown in the table below.
Table 2-2 Default File Extensions
File Name Extensions |
Description |
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.vhd,.vhdl |
VHDL |
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.v, .vh, .h, .vpp |
Verilog |
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.txt |
text files |
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.alf |
Ambit library format (technology library) |
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.tcl |
Tcl source files |
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.html |
HTML files for on-line documentation |
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.adb |
Ambit database files |
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tcl_menu.cmds |
User-created commands on the Tcl menu |
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ambit.state |
Stores state information, user preferences, window |
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positions, and so on. |
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Key Bindings and Mouse Operations
Table 2-3 lists the key sequences and mouse operations that can be used in the HDL/Tcl editors and ac_shell console; unless indicated, the key/mouse operation applies to both the editor and console. The Page_Up, Page_Down, Prior, and Next keys refer to the keys to the left of the numeric keypad; the PgUp and PgDn keys on the numeric keypad do not operate in the editors or ac_shell console.
Table 2-3 Key Sequences and Mouse Operations
Key/Mouse |
Description |
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Left Arrow, Control-b |
Move back one character. |
Right Arrow, Control-f |
Move forward one character. |
Up Arrow, Control-p |
In editors: move insertion cursor up one line. In console: |
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display previous history event. |
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Table 2-3 Key Sequences and Mouse Operations, continued
Key/Mouse |
Description |
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Down Arrow, Control-n |
In editors: move insertion cursor down one line. In console, |
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display next history event. |
Prior, Page_Up |
Scroll up one page. |
Next, Page_Down |
Scroll down one page. |
Home, Control-a |
Move insertion cursor to the beginning of the line. |
End, Control-e |
Move the insertion cursor to the end of the line |
Tab |
In console: command completion (on first word) or file |
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completion (on any other word). In editors: standard tab |
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function. |
Control-Tab |
In console: file completion. |
Shift-Tab |
In console: command completion. |
Control-i |
Insert tab. |
Return |
In console: issue a command. In editors: insert a carriage |
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return (blank line). |
Delete |
Delete highlighted character(s) or delete character in front of |
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the insertion cursor |
BackSpace, Control-h |
Delete highlighted character(s) or delete character to the left |
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of the insertion cursor. |
Control-d |
Delete the character to the right of the insertion cursor. |
Control-k |
Delete from the insertion cursor to the end of the line. |
Control-l |
In console: clear console buffer, without losing current |
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command line input. |
Control-m |
Toggle between the standard split-screen and the whole- |
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screen display to minimize or maximize the window in which |
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the cursor resides. |
Control-o |
In console: open a new line in the input. In editors: open a |
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new file. |
Control-t |
Reverse the order of the characters to the right and to the left |
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of the insertion cursor. |
Control-u |
In console: clear the command line. |
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Table 2-3 Key Sequences and Mouse Operations, continued
Key/Mouse |
Description |
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Meta-d |
Delete the word to the right of the insertion cursor. |
Meta-BackSpace |
Delete the word to the left of the insertion cursor |
Click middle mouse button, |
Paste the highlighted text where the cursor is located. |
Insert |
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Copy, Control-c |
In console: copy the highlighted text to the clipboard. In |
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editors: Copy functions as in console. |
Cut, Control-x |
In console: copy the highlighted text to the clipboard and |
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delete the text. In editors: Cut functions as in console and |
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Control-x exits Ambit BuildGates synthesis software. |
Paste, Control-v |
In console: paste the contents of the clipboard onto the |
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command line. In editors: Paste functions as in console. |
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