HDLmaker 7.4.4 review
DownloadHDLmaker is a tool for generating Verilog designs
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HDLmaker is a tool for generating Verilog designs. HDLmaker simplifies the development of complex FPGA designs as well as PC Boards by performing the following tasks:
Writes hierarchical Verilog code
Generates retargetable IO pad rings
Generates all of the necessary scripts and Make files
Supports mulitlanguage projects
Converts PCB net lists into VHDL and Verilog
Generates SCALD and PADS PCB board netlists
Generates Schematics in Postscript format
Designs are portable between FPGA families and CAE tools
Simplifies the reuse of HDL code
Converts HDLmaker, Verilog and VHDL files into fully hyper linked HTML
Here are some key features of "HDLmaker":
Writes Hierarchical Verilog.
Output can be targeted to either Verilog or VHDL (VHDL support has been deprecated).
Supports mixed language development.
Generates PC board netlists in both PADS PCB and SCALD formats.
Generates Schematics in Postscript format.
Supports the most popular FPGAs
Xilinx Virtex4,Virtex2P, Virtex2,VirtexE,Virtex, Spartan3, Spartan2,4000E,4000EX,4000XL,5200,9500, Altera Stratix
Supports the most popular synthesizers
Synplify
Xilinx XST
Altera
Synopsys Design Compiler
Precision
Supports most simulators
Fintronics Finsim
Cadence Verilog XL
Cadence NC-SIM
Model Technologies (VHDL and Verilog)
Synopsys VCS
HTML Generation
HDLmaker generates an HTML version of the design with hyper links from all source files to generated files and from all component instances to the component's module. Verilog and VHDL HTMLized are also syntax colored.
What's New in This Release:
insert_compare, Inserts a module with a compare wrapper around it
Added HDLMAKER_ALLOW_SUB variable
Added xst_directive
Floorplanning support for Multipliers and Block RAMs
New XST constraints
Improved DDR IO support including differential DDR
Improved Xilinx project support
Virtex4 Support
Better ModelSim support. Creates three command files, foo_compile_mt.cmd to compile the modules, foo_i_mt.cmd for interactive use, and foo_batch_mt.cmd for batch simulation.
Initial values of HDLmaker variables can be passed in from the command line or from a file
Better comment support
More flexible #clock statement
Comments in pin files
Support for Xilinx ISE 6.1
Support for Virtex2P
Support for Precision and ModelSim added
Large Project Support, HDLMaker now operates across multiple directories
Virtex2, Spartan2 and Spartan2E support added
Altera Stratix support added
Multilanguage project support. Can embed VHDL entities into Verilog files and Verilog modules into VHDL files.
HDLmaker 7.4.4 keywords