Re: gEDA-user: Free GNU/Linux hardware design tools

[Stephen Meier <smeier@AlchemyResearch.com>]

Simulation - think debugger - as in its not really real time but gives 
you hints as to what is wrong

Synthesis - think compiler - the design has to be converted to machine code

Implementation - hmmm? well ya got to load that chip some how.

Steve M.

Christian E. Jørgensen wrote:

> Stephen Williams wrote:
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> > You will need some implementation tools from Altera. I believe
> > the quartus package is free (as in "free beer") and I'm pretty
> > sure that does *not* include a simulator. It should include Verilog
> > synthesis.
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> > For Verilog simulation, there is, of course, Icarus Verilog.
> > Free speech, free beer, Wintel free if you choose:-)
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> > Altera FPGA synthesis via Icarus Verilog lacks only some code
> > generator bits. One may be able to write an EDIF/LPM family for
> > the -tfpga target, and hand that off to the Altera implementation
> > tools.
> >    
> Simulation? Synthesis? Implementation tools? Can you put these in terms
> that even a software developer who doesn't know his latches from his
> flip-flops can understand? :-)
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