Viewlogic Powerview Graphical User Interface & the Altera Toolbox
You use the Powerview graphical interface manager, the Cockpit, and the Altera® Toolbox to start all Powerview and Altera tools. Within the Altera Toolbox, you can specify the Max2 Express Drawer or the Design Tools Drawer to work with the Altera/Viewlogic Powerview interface.
The Max2 Express Drawer provides a quick and seamless way to transfer designs created in Powerview to the MAX+PLUS® II software for compilation, then return the compiled designs to Powerview for simulation and timing verification. Table 1 describes the Max2 Express Drawer tools.
Table 1. Max2 Express Drawer Tools
| Tool |
Description |
| max2_VDraw |
Launches the Powerview ViewDraw schematic entry tool. |
| VHDL<->max2 |
Launches all tools necessary to synthesize a VHDL design, compile for an Altera device, and generate a .vsm file for simulation with the Powerview ViewSim simulator. |
| SCH<->max2 |
Launches all tools necessary to compile a schematic design entered with Powerview ViewDraw software for an Altera device and to generate a .vsm file for simulation with Powerview ViewSim and .edo, .sdo, and .vmo files for timing analysis with MOTIVE for Powerview. |
| max2_VSim |
Launches the Powerview ViewSim simulator. |
| max2_VTrace |
Launches the Powerview ViewTrace simulation waveform editor. |
| max2_MOTIVE |
Launches the MOTIVE for Powerview ViewDraw static timing verification tool. |
The Design Tools Drawer provides tools that enable you to create a design with the Powerview tools, compile the design in the MAX+PLUS II software, and simulate and verify the design with Powerview software. Table 2 describes the Design Tools Drawer tools.
Table 2. Design Tools Drawer Tools
| Tool |
Description |
| max2_VDraw |
Launches the Powerview ViewDraw schematic entry tool. |
| max2_analyzer |
Launches the Powerview VHDL Analyzer software. |
| max2_syn |
Launches the Powerview VHDL synthesis tool. |
| max2_chk |
Launches the Powerview schematic verification tool. |
| max2_vsmnet |
Launches the Powerview vsm utility that converts a wirelist file into a .vsm file. |
| max2_VSim |
Launches the Powerview ViewSim simulator. |
| max2_VTrace |
Launches the Powerview ViewTrace simulator. |
| max2_edifo |
Launches the Powerview EDIF netlist writer, edifneto. |
| max2_VGen |
Launches the Powerview ViewGen utility that generates a schematic from a wirelist file. |
| max2 |
Launches the MAX+PLUS II Compiler. |
| max2_edifi |
Launches the Powerview EDIF Netlist Reader, edifneti. |
| max2_vhdl2sym |
Launches the Powerview vhdl2sym utility that generates a symbol from a VHDL file. |
| max2_VantgMgr |
Launches the Powerview Vantage VHDL Library Manager tool. |
| max2_VantgAnlz |
Launches the Vantage VHDL Analyzer software. |
| max2_VCS |
Launches the Fusion/VCS Simulator. |
| max2_MOTIVE |
Launches the MOTIVE for Powerview static timing verification tool. |
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