DXP Platform

Software integration platform, GUI provided for all supporting editors and viewers, Design Insight for

design document preview, design release management, design compiler, file management, version control

interface, scripting engine and automatic software updates

Schematic – Viewer

Open, view and print schematic documents and libraries

Schematic – Editing

All schematic document and library editing capabilities, netlist generation

Simulation – Mixed Signal

SPICE 3F5/XSPICE mixed-signal circuit simulation (with PSpice® compatibility)

Simulation – VHDL

VHDL simulation engine, integrated debugger and waveform viewer

Signal Integrity –

Schematic Level

Pre-layout signal integrity analysis – includes full analysis engine, uses defaults for PCB parameters

PCB – Viewer

Open, view and print PCB documents

PCB – Board Definition

& Rules

Place/edit objects on mechanical layers, design rules for high speed design, user-definable layer stack,

design transfer from schematic, position components, real-time manufacturing rule checking

CAM File – Viewer

Open and import CAM and mechanical files

NanoBoard Support

Range of auto-configured, swappable target-FPGA and daughter boards (from all chip vendors) are

supported plus plug-in peripheral boards for complete flexibility in system architecture, Power Monitor for

FPGA designs

FPGA Design

Custom FPGA Logic Development in C, OpenBus, Schematic, VHDL and Verilog design synthesis, Custom

Wishbone Interface Component

Soft Device JTAG Support

Live connection to soft devices such as virtual instruments and processors running inside an FPGA

Hard Device JTAG Support

Interactive monitoring of pin status for any JTAG device

Programmable-Based

Instruments

Presynthesized FPGA-ready instruments including Custom Instrument, Terminal Emulator, Digital I/O,

Crosspoint Switch, Logic Analyzer, Frequency Generator and Counter and Field Dashboard for remote

access

FPGA Processor Cores

Support for a range of 32-bit soft processors for use in an FPGA design: TSK3000A, Xilinx MicroBlaze®,

Altera Nios II®, Actel CoreMP7®. Also support for the PowerPC (PPC405A) discrete processor, immersed in

the Xilinx Virtex II Pro®, as well as a number of legacy, 8-bit Microcontrollers (TSK51, TSK52, TSK80 and TSK165)

Processor Core Embedded

Tools

Full software development tool chain – C compiler/assembler/source-level debugger/profiler for each

supported 32-bit processor, Plug-n-Play Software Platform Builder for easier hardware access

Library Management

Unified library management based on a single data store for all component models and linked data such

as 3D models, data sheets and supplier links. Single point of contact for version control and external

project management systems

PCB – 3D PCB Design

Environment

3D Visualization gives a realistic and rendered on-the-fly view of the board, includes MCAD-ECAD support

with direct linking for STEP models and real-time clearance checking, view configurations for both 2D and

3D, orthographic projection, texture mapping of 2D and 3D PCB models

PCB – Layout

Image clipboard support, place/edit objects on electrical layers, create footprints, place from library, Import

Wizards

PCB – Interactive Routing

Interactive routing (Push and Shove, Hugging and Auto-Complete modes), differential pairs, interactive/

auto placement, pin/part swapping, obstacle avoidance during drag operations

Topological Autorouting

Topological Autorouting with full layer, object and design rule support, autoroute PCB files

Signal Integrity – Layout

Level

Post-layout signal integrity analysis, full analysis engine with analysis support for PCB routing

PCB – Manufacturing File

Outputs

Multiple output publishing allows the consolidation of multiple outputs into a single media type for

better data management. Publish to PDF, print or web with a controlled view of a project’s history and

dependencies; generate Gerber, NC Drill, ODB++ and STEP files

CAM File – Editor

(Gerber, ODB++)

Import CAM and mechanical files, panelize, NC route definition, DRC, export CAM and mechanical files