Impulse is a proprietary design suite developed by NanoXplore to support its entire Radiation Hardened FPGA portfolio.

Impulse offers a complete compile design flow which transforms user HDL RTL code into a bitstream for dedicated NX devices through Synthesize, Place and Route software steps. It includes its own synthesis and static timing analysis tool.

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 This page provides a list of documents to help you install and use NanoXplore software products.

Installation Guide

Before you launch the Impulse software environment, please read the Tools Installation Guide carefully to make sure your system meets all system requirements and supported operating system.

Also make sure that the mandatory License Manager Daemon is properly setup and running to enable access to Impulse software features and required tools for Impulse software installation.

User Manual

User Manual to describe all NXpython methods and how to use Impulse Graphical Interface in order to create a project and perform steps.

• Impulse Design Flow
  Getting started with Impulse and creating and compiling a project through the graphical flow

• NXpython Specifications
  Becoming familiar with the complete set of NXpython methods to create and edit a project through the dedicated scripting environment based on Python

• NXDesign Library

NxCore

NXcore is an IP generator defined within Impulse to configure and generate IP's provided by NanoXplore or third-part IP providers.

NxProtect

NanoXplore’s NxProtect tool is used to encrypt files and IP with NanoXplore key or third-part tool key.

User Development Kit

A set of document and tool to guide are provided by the User Development Kit. It indicates how to implement a design in NanoXplore architecture, give design examples and provides tools to increase user development.

• Best Practice: Best recommendations in order to implement a project into NanoXplore components.

• Library Guide: Provide detailed descriptions of the NX primitives.

• Training Package: Set of testcases providing examples to use NX primitives, NX IP and NX python methods. Training Package is now included in the release.

• Testcase Template: Template to create and manage a project.

NxBase2

Once a design is ended and bitstream generated, NxBase2 is a tool to interface with NanoXplore or Custom board for FPGA chips.

SDK

Once a design is ended and bitstream generated, SDK is a tool to interface with NanoXplore or Custom board for SoC chips.

Download

NxDesignSuite released archive and associated Release Note must be downloaded from nanoXplore support website: nxdesignsuite-24.1.0.2