Chapter 4

Modular Design

Modular Design is compatible with the following device families:

Virtex^™/-E
Virtex-II^™
Virtex-II Pro^™/X
Virtex-4^™/FX/LX/SX
Spartan^™, Spartan-II^™/E
Spartan-3^™, Spartan-3E^™, Spartan-3L^™

This chapter includes an overview of Modular Design and describes how to run the Modular Design flow. It contains the following sections:

"Modular Design Overview"
"Modular Design Entry and Synthesis"
"Modular Design Implementation"
"Setting Up Modular Design Directories"
"Running the Standard Modular Design Flow"
"Running the Sequential Modular Design Flows"
"Modular Design Tips"
"Modular Design Troubleshooting"
"Vendor Specific Notes for Synthesis"
"HDL Code Examples"

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