Rapid System Prototyping with FPGAs

Chapter 7

Design Implementation

7.1 Overview

The design implementation phase is a significant percentage of the overall design cycle. It is critical that the implementation phase of the design be handled as efficiently as possible. The decisions before and during the design implementation phase can have a dramatic impact on the implemented design and project schedule. The “pay now or pay later” principle applies in full force during the FPGA design implementation phase. It is important to spend extra time and effort on the tasks that will ripple through and influence later design phases. The most important design implementation tasks are presented in this chapter. Figure 7.1 presents a high-level design implementation flow.

Figure 7.1 High-level ...