Ambit BuildGates Synthesis User Guide

3

Using the GUI

This chapter describes the principle screens, windows, and menus of the Ambit BuildGates synthesis graphical user interface (GUI). The main screen is the first screen you see when you start the tool in the GUI mode (refer to Invoking Ambit BuildGates Synthesis on page 27 for startup options). The functions of main screen are called out in Figure 3-1 and diagrammed in Figure 3-2.

Figure 3-1 Ambit BuildGates Synthesis Main Screen

Work Area

Update mode

ac_shell console

Status bar

Ambit BuildGates Synthesis User Guide

Using the GUI

Important

PKS and the low power option are additions to the BuildGates synthesis product. If you have the licenses for these products, the tabs are displayed on the work area tool bar and the functionality is available in your application. Power and PKS are documented in the Envisia Low Power Synthesis User Guide and Envisia Physically Knowledgeable Synthesis User Guide, respectively.

Figure 3-2 Main Screen Function Flow

Main Screen

The main menu, browsers, and work area tools functions contain options and commands that have ac_shell command line equivilalents. For a cross-reference between these commands and ac_shell command line commands, refer to Appendix B, “Quick Reference”.

Important

This chapter is intended as a navigational tool for BuildGates synthesis, not a complete reference guide; menu options are listed but not defined in detail. Refer to the Envisia and Ambit Synthesis Command Reference for details on each command and its options.