Re:PicoEVB – Artix-7 FPGA board with M.2 interface
by tails4e on Saturday June 02, 2018 @03:57PM
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Are you kidding or have you never used other EDA tools? Vivado is a breath of fresh air compared to many synthesis / PnR tools, including the defacto industry standard ones. It's exceptionally intuitive compared to others. Perhaps you're referring to the predecessor ISE?
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Re:PicoEVB – Artix-7 FPGA board with M.2 interface
by CamperBob2 on Sunday June 03, 2018 @02:27AM
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He probably hasn't used it for a couple of years. Vivado was pretty awful when it was first introduced, but they've made a ton of progress.
It's fine now, or at least as 'fine' as FPGA tools ever get. Much better than ISE ever was. In any case, there is currently no alternative if you're looking at using a Xilinx part that is supported only by Vivado and not ISE.
Re:PicoEVB – Artix-7 FPGA board with M.2 interface
by rwmj on Saturday June 02, 2018 @04:18PM
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Lots actually, all the way back to Altera's Max Plus+II in the mid 1990s.
Re:PicoEVB – Artix-7 FPGA board with M.2 interface
by tails4e on Saturday June 09, 2018 @04:48PM
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Have You used non fpga EDA, like ASIC tools? Compared to those Vivado is amazing. There is clearly a concerted effort to continually improve usability and performance. Check out the YouTube videos released with each version outlining the major changes and you'll be pleasantly surprised.