Xilinx Synthesis Technology User Guide

XST User Guide
Additional Resources
• Chapter 5, “Design Constraints,” describes constraints supported
for use with XST. The chapter explains which attributes and
properties can be used with FPGAs, CPLDs, VHDL, and Verilog.
The chapter also explains how to set options from the Process
Properties dialog box within Project Navigator.
• Chapter 6, “VHDL Language Support,” explains how VHDL is
supported for XST. The chapter provides details on the VHDL
language, supported constructs, and synthesis options in
relationship to XST.
• Chapter 7, “Verilog Language Support,” describes XST support
for Verilog constructs and meta comments.
• Chapter 8, “Command Line Mode,” describes how to run XST
using the command line. The chapter describes the xst, run, and
set commands and their options.
• Chapter 9, “Log File Analysis,” describes the XST log file, and
explains what it contains.
• Appendix A, “XST Naming Conventions,” discusses net naming
and instance naming conventions.
For additional information, go to http://support.xilinx.com. The
following table lists some of the resources you can access from this
Web site. You can also directly access these resources using the
provided URLs.
Resource Description/URL
Tutorials Tutorials covering Xilinx design flows, from design entry to verification
and debugging
http://support.xilinx.com/support/techsup/tutorials/index.htm
Answers
Database
Application
Notes
Current listing of solution records for the Xilinx software tools
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Descriptions of device-specific design techniques and approaches
http://support.xilinx.com/apps/appsweb.htm
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