Designer – Actel's Design Implementation Software

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Designer is Actel's powerful physical implementation software tool suite for all Actel FPGAs. After completing design entry and functional verification using Libero Integrated Design Environment (IDE) tools, simply import the resulting netlist into Designer to set timing constraints, run place-and-route, perform timing analysis, power analysis, and program file generation.

Beginning with v8.5, a Libero Standalone (SA) license supports traditional Designer functionality, plus it offers SmartDesign and the Core Catalog, enabling the quick creation of simple FPGA or complex SoC processor/bus-based designs using Actel DirectCores, SmartGen macros, and user-generated HDL modules. The Libero IDE Project Manager is also supported by the Libero SA license, but can be optionally used. Existing Designer licenses also support these features.

Product Features

• Seamlessly compatible with:
  • Actel Libero IDE front-end design/verification tools and tool flows
  • Industry's most popular synthesis tools
• Support for established EDA standards such as Verilog/VHDL/EDIF/VITAL/SDF/SDC
• MultiView Navigator provides physical constraint editing plus cross-probing and other design viewing capabilities with the following tools:
  • ChipPlanner: device-level floorplanning tool
  • PinEditor: package pin assignment tool
  • I/O Attribute Editor: set characteristics of I/O pins
  • NetlistViewer: design schematic viewer
• Timing- and power-driven place-and-route
• Enhanced flows for further timing or power optimization
• Incremental routing supports in process design changes without disturbing previous layout
• Block flow design locks timing and placement for design and re-use support
• SmartPower provides comprehensive power analysis features to assist in low power optimization
• SmartTime static timing analysis and constraints management
• Post-route probe insertion for design debug of flash devices
• FlashLock design security programming software
• Programming file generation supports Actel FPGA programmers
• Full Tcl scripting support
• Actel simulation libraries
• Supported on Windows and Linux

Note: A Libero SA/Designer installation and license does not include front-end design tools, i.e. Synplify Pro AE, Synplify AE, ModelSim AE, or ViewDraw AE.

Designer User Interface

Device Support

The following chart shows the devices that are currently supported by Actel for new designs. If the product that you are looking for is not listed here, refer to Legacy or Discontinued Devices page or contact Technical Support.

Product Family	Device	Licenses/Editions
		Gold	Platinum	Eval
IGLOO (1.2 V / 1.5 V)	AGL015, AGL030, AGL060,AGL125, AGL250, AGL600, AGL1000, AGLE600
	AGLE3000
M1 IGLOO (1.2 V / 1.5 V)	M1AGL250, M1AGL600, M1AGL1000
IGLOO nano (1.2 V / 1.5 V)	AGLN010, AGLN015, AGLN020, AGLN060Z, AGLN125Z, AGLN250Z
IGLOO PLUS (1.2 V / 1.5 V)	AGLP030, AGLP060, AGLP125
ProASIC3	A3P015, A3P030, A3P060, A3P125, A3P250, A3P400, A3P600, A3P1000, A3PE600, A3PE1500
	A3PE3000
M1 ProASIC3	M1A3P250, M1A3P600, M1A3P1000, M1A3PE1500
	M1A3PE3000
M7 ProASIC3	M7A3P1000
ProASIC3 nano	A3PN010, A3PN015, A3PN020, A3PN060Z, A3PN125Z, A3PN250Z
ProASIC3L	A3P250L, A3P600L, A3P1000L
	A3PE3000L
M1 ProASIC3L	M1A3P600L
Fusion	AFS090, AFS250, AFS600, AFS1500, U1AFS250, U1AFS600, P1AFS600, P1AFS1500
M1 Fusion	M1AFS250, M1AFS600, M1AFS1500
RTAX-S	RTAX250S, RTAX1000S
	RTAX2000S, RTAX4000S
RTAX-DSP	RTAX2000D, RTAX4000D
RT ProASIC3	RT3PE600L
	RT3PE3000L
RTSX-SU	RTSX32SU, RTSX72SU
Axcelerator	AX125, AX250, AX500, AX1000
	AX2000
SX-A	A54SX08A, A54SX16A, A54SX32A, A54SX72A
eX	eX64, eX128, eX256
MX	A40MX02, A40MX04, A42MX09, A42MX16, A42MX24, A42MX36
ProASICPLUS	APA075, APA150, APA300, APA450, APA600, APA750, APA1000