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  1. Unpack the compressed nxdesignsuite-VERSION.tar.gz file to the installation directory of your choice
    (e.g. /opt/NanoXplore) using the following command:

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    $> tar xzf nxdesignsuite-VERSION.tar.gz -C /opt/NanoXplore

  2. Set the license licence by exporting the following shell variable*:

    Code Block
    $> export LM_LICENSElicence_FILE=27000@servername

*Where servername is the hostname of the server running the license licence daemon and 27000 is the port the daemon listens to.

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Impulse graphical exploration

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Welcome Screen

When you launch Impulse, a welcome screen opens offering quick access to startup tools. The Start Page page is divided into The following sections:

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  • Recent
    The area at right of the page displays the last opened projects (use your mouse-wheel to scroll down the list of recent projects)

  • Learn
    Opens the Help and Documentation window with access to NX FPGA range datasheets, Impulse User Guide and beginner-level troubleshooting articles and FAQ’s

  • Python Console
    The console enables you to execute python commands in the GUI or view any python command that was previously executed in the interface

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Click the double square icon at right to expand or contract the window

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Help Menu

The Help menu at far right of the main toolbar at top contains the followint following options:

  • Open Help and Documentation
    The Help and Documentation page gives access to NX FPGA range datasheets, Impulse User Guide and beginner-level troubleshooting articles and FAQ’s

  • Find Technical Support
    Access to our Support Team for any questions about our products or licenseslicences

  • Report Issue
    Opens the NanoXplore Support Portal with access to Ticket Creation, Knowledge Base Articles, Release Notes, etc.)

  • License Licence Manager
    Displays list of all features enabled by the NanoXplore license licence file management tool

  • About Impulse
    Displays the current software version with the associated distribution informattion

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Help & Troubleshooting

The When you click on the Help > Open Help and Documentation option, the Help & Troubleshooting section at bottom of the Help and Documentation page provides basic help and troubleshooting steps tips for beginners. Here you can find descriptions about These describe key concepts of the software, or provided step by step instructions to perform basic operations or workaroundqs to resolve known issues.

How To

The How To guides provide step by step instructions to perform basic operations such as project creation, I/O pad configuration or bitstream generation.

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Design Flow Overviews

These short guides are general functional descriptions of the Impulse Design Flow features, including conceptual presentations and details of the Synthesis, Place and Route processes.

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Known Issues

These describe common issues and their workarounds, such as oversize, overflow behaviour or blending tile errors you may encounter during execution of the placing and routing phases.

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Figure5

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Licence Manager

The License Licence Manager lists all enable features - including available FPGA variants, specific options & attributes - under the current license filefeatures enabled under the current licence file, such as the various FPGA models or specific options and attributes available.

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About Impulse

Click on Help > About Impulse to view Licence information and Distribution details.

Note: This information is required when you contact NanoXplore Support with queries or issues

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Create New Project

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Open an Example Project

Impulse allows enables you to create a new project projects based on existing test cases included which are bundled with the tool.

To do so => select File rolling menu → New → Project Example

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do one of the following:

  • In the welcome screen, click Open an Example Project in the Start section at centre-left, or

  • In the main toolbar at top, click File > New > Project Example

Either option will open the 5-step Project Creation Wizard.

  1. Open and select a Project Template

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2. Select a device and an associated package:

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6. Check and validate the information of the new project before confirming creation:

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Open an existing project

The starting panel of Impulse allows to either create a new project or open an existing one. In the second case, you have the choice to select Open Project in the panel or to scroll in the Recent history to search among various projects. Impulse supports and loads only .nym database file format:

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  • Help to edit Impulse default settings and check release and license licence features information

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