SmartDesign
SmartDesign Canvas
SmartDesign allows you take design elements from
the options mentioned above and drop them onto
one Canvas, bringing them all into the same playing
field. Instead of trying to create and navigate through
all the VHDL port maps and connections, you can
drop the blocks in and then use the Connectivity Grid
to create all your connections. Best of all, you can
automatically export a completed VHDL or Verilog file
to use at the top level of your design. Fusion analog
system and bus interface connections can be made
by SmartDesign automatically.
It is presumptuous to assume that your entire
design is done for you as a simple jigsaw, so 
take
your own HDL blocks, add them to the Hierarchy,
and drop them onto the Canvas to interface with
the standard blocks.
Connectivity Grid
For other device connections, a connections grid
displays the blocks in a matrix layout, where
intersecting cells become "connection opportunity"
points. Pull-down menus display available ports
where selections can be easily made and then
visually verified.
Schematic View
Connections on the
Canvas are simplified
to keep the view
clean, but the
Schematic view
allows you to see all
the connections,
providing a good
sanity check of what
you have been
working on.
Design Checking and Fusion
Design Assistance
Illegal connections are not possible from the grid
intersections, preventing possible typos and misconnects
of manual entry. SmartDesign creates
"correct by construction" HDL source code.
SmartDesign understands core dependencies to
other cores and busses in Fusion designs, and
provides menus and descriptions that allow you to
quickly and easily determine the correct solution.
SmartDesign then automatically connects the blocks.
With SmartDesign's understanding of Fusion Analog
and Memory System Builders and autoconnections,
plus visual presentations, connections,
and verifications performed using the Connectivity
Grid, Canvas, and Schematic views, using
SmartDesign greatly reduces your design time and
eliminates errors.
