ISE
Creating a Project
Project Navigator allows you to manage your FPGA and CPLD designs using an ISE® project, which contains all the source files and settings specific to your design. First, you must create a project and then, add source files, and set process properties. After you create a project, you can run processes to implement, constrain, and analyze your design. Project Navigator provides a wizard to help you create a project as follows.
Note If you prefer, you can create a project using the New Project dialog box instead of the New Project Wizard. This dialog box creates a new project without adding source files. To use the New Project dialog box, deselect the Use new project wizard option in the ISE General page of the Preferences dialog box. Image
To Create a Project
  1.  Select File > New Project to launch the New Project Wizard.
  2.  Set the options in the Create New Project page, and click Next.
  3.  Set the options in the Device Properties page, and click Next.
    Note If you are working with an EDIF or NGC/NGO project, you must set options in the Import EDIF/NGC Project page prior to this step, and skip to step 6 after completing this step.
  4.  Optionally, create the top-level source file for your project in the Create New Source page, and click Next.
    Note You can only create one new source file while creating a new project. You can create additional new sources after your project is created. Image
  5.  Optionally, add existing source files to your project in the Add Existing Sources page, and click Next.
  6.  Review the Project Summary page, and click Finish to create the project.
Project Navigator creates the project file, project_name.xise, in the directory you specified. All source files added to the project appear in the Hierarchy pane of the Design panel. Project Navigator manages your project based on the design properties (top-level module type, device type, synthesis tool, and language) you selected when you created the project. It organizes all the parts of your design and keeps track of the processes necessary to move the design from design entry through implementation to programming the targeted Xilinx® device.
Note For information on changing design properties, see Changing Design Properties.
You can now perform any of the following:
  •  Create and add source files to your project. Image
  •  Add existing source files to your project. Image
  •  Run processes on your source files. Image
  •  Modify process properties. Image

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