[Coco] Xilinx ISE Assigning Signals to Specific Pins

[jdaggett at gate.net]

Mark

Doesn't Floor Planner alllows a graphical assignment of pins? I have never used it though it 
is there as a part of Webpack 10.1 which I am still using.

james

On 17 Oct 2012 at 22:58, Mark McDougall wrote:

> On 17/10/2012 10:39 PM, Phill Harvey-Smith wrote:
> 
> > Depending on which version of Webpack you have, there is a graphical tool
> > that allows you to assign the pins. I'll have a look this evening as I don't
> > have webpack on my work machine...
> 
> It's got to be one of the most tedious, boring processes involved in 
> CPLD/FPGA development. The GUI does nothing to make it any less so, either.
> 
> A good tip is to assign your pins and compile at least a test design (make 
> sure no pins are optimised out) *before* you layout your PCB. That helps 
> eliminate errors like assigning outputs to input-only pins, etc.
> 
> Regards,
> 
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