Advanced Debugging/Editing/Planning Tool

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Advanced Debugging/Editing/Planning Tool (ADEPT) is a free tool that helps users with Xilinx FPGA designs including pin editing, design planning/review, documentation, debugging, etc. Please join ADEPT User Group if you would like to receive ADEPT announcements and updates. 

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IMPORTANT: 
If files below have been customized, please back them up before installing the new version on top of the old version:
  • $ADEPT_INST_DIR\lib\gtp_attrs.csv
  • $ADEPT_INST_DIR\lib\gtp_pins.csv
Linux version is available upon request.
Feb 9, 10: ADEPT 0.39.4 is latest version.   7zip compressed (3.5MB)       Winzip compressed (3.9MB)
Updates:
  • View->Logic Utilization View also reports SLICE/LUT utilization by clock region for Virtex5.
  • View->Clock Region View supports Spartan6
  • View->Component View works for Spartan6 BUFIO2, BUFIO2FB
  • Tools->Special Pin Setup supports Spartan6. It also calculates the config time.
  • Fixed bug #77

Jan 6, 10: ADEPT 0.39.0 is released.  
Updates:
  • ISE 11.4 is supported.
  • MGT Attributes/Connection View now supports Virtex6.
  • Added "View->DSP48 View" for Virtex6, Virtex5 and Spartan6
  • "File->Export CSV for Orcad" supports for Virtex6.
  • Added "Excel->Show Spartan-6 GCLK in Excel" function
  • Added enhancements to Tools->Special Pin Setup function
  • "File->Generate ViewDraw Symbol" function supports Virtex6.
  • "MGT Pin View" and "Show MGT Map in Excel" supports Virtex6 HXT devices.
  • "File->Generate ViewDraw Symbol" function supports Spartan6.
  • Virtex4 support dropped
  • Fixed bug #72, #73, #74, #75, #76

Sep 16, 09: ADEPT 0.38.0 is released. 
Updates:
  • ISE 11.3 is supported.
  • Added "Tools->Special Pin Setup" function for Virtex6
  • "Show MGT Map in Excel" now supports Spartan6.
  • "Show Table in Excel" now supports Spartan6.
  • Component View and Logic Utilization View now support Spartan6
  • Added "Make Part Compatible" function for Spartan6
  • "MGT Pin View" now supports Spartan6
  • Added initial support for Sparta6
  • Added support for Virtex6
  • Added DRC for Spartan3ADSP
  • Fixed bug #65, #66, #67, #68, #69, #70
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Design Notes

Generate Orcad Symbol

Feature Request

Please email the author if you want to have new features added.

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Bug Log

Please report any bug to the author.
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Tutorial

A tutorial document and test NCD/UCF files are included in adept_tutorial.zip.

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