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From: Graham Seaman <graham@s...>
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 07:43:23 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: [oc] synthesis ...
On Fri, 14 Feb 2003, Lars Segerlund wrote:
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> Is there any 'free' ( opensource ) tools for synthesis/routing/placement ?
for asics? fpgas? plds? pcbs?
the answer in each case is 'not completely - but there are people working
on it...'. But which software is relevant depends on your target...
If you're talking fpgas, icarus verilog has some synthesis, but you won't
get a full path source->bitstream from anything opensource yet.
You could check out opencollector.org for a list, but the stuff listed
on there is in very varying states of completion (don't trust the
division into 'synthesis'/'simulation' on the summary page too much -
that's done automatically, and lots of software fits partly into both
camps).
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> I have been looking around, but have only found the manufacturers
> tools for their different platforms.
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> Would not such an effort be important to opencores ?
IMO, yes, but it's not going to be done by tomorrow... ;-(
Graham
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> / Lars Segerlund.
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