diff --git a/alliance/FAQ b/alliance/FAQ index be256069..ea95270b 100644 --- a/alliance/FAQ +++ b/alliance/FAQ @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ # E-mail support : mailto:alliance-support@asim.lip6.fr # ftp site : ftp://ftp-asim.lip6.fr/pub/alliance/ # -# $Id: FAQ,v 1.5 2000/01/25 16:28:57 czo Exp $ +# $Id: FAQ,v 1.6 2000/02/01 14:05:39 czo Exp $ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ Question 4: How to get started ? Question 5: What are the differences with the previous releases ? Question 6: What is the supported VHDL subset ? Question 7: What is the available online documentation ? -Question 8: Where are defined the symbolic layout rules ? -Question 9: How is performed the mapping to a target process ? -Question 10: How can I get a complete paper documentation ? -Question 11: What are the supported file formats ? +Question 8: How can I get more complete documentation ? +Question 9: Where are defined the symbolic layout rules ? +Question 10: How is performed the mapping to a target process ? +Question 11: What are the supported file formats ?/ Question 12: Where are TAS and YAGLE ? Question 13: How can I get in touch with the ALLIANCE team ? Question 14: How can I get Alliance ? @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ To install Alliance follow the steps written in README Question 4: How to get started ? -------------------------------- -You can find 4 separate tutorials in the tutorials directory: +You will find 5 separate tutorials in share/tutorials/ directory : (Please read overview.ps before) WARNING : These tutorials are not fully working and must be modified to @@ -97,16 +97,21 @@ WARNING : These tutorials are not fully working and must be modified to >cd tutorials/amd2901 -3/ Data Path +4/ Synthesis + Building simple door code using the Finite State Machine synthesizer (syf). + + >cd tutorials/synth + +4/ Data Path Building simple data paths using on a procedural data path generator (fpgen) and a data path place and route tool (dpr). >cd tutorials/fitpath -4/ DlxM +5/ DlxM A complete tutorial based on the design of the 32 bit microprocessor DLX. - >cd tutorials/dlxm + Question 5: What are the differences with the previous releases ? @@ -212,8 +217,17 @@ page. > man prol # technology file > man mbkenv # main environment variables +Question 8: How can I get more complete documentation ? +----------------------------------------------------------- -Question 8: Where are defined the symbolic layout rules ? +All the available documentation for Alliance can be found +at Alliance's web site : +http://www-asim.lip6.fr/alliance/doc/ + +You can download a copy of this site at +ftp://ftp-asim.lip6.fr/pub/alliance/distribution/doc/ + +Question 9: Where are defined the symbolic layout rules ? ---------------------------------------------------------- The symbolic layout rules are specified in the Design Rule Checker @@ -221,7 +235,7 @@ documentation: > man druc -Question 9: How is performed the mapping to a target process ? +Question 10: How is performed the mapping to a target process ? --------------------------------------------------------------- The actual conversion is performed by the s2r tool: @@ -234,12 +248,6 @@ postscript file doc/process_mapping.ps (also available in pdf) > lpr doc/process_mapping.ps -Question 10: How can I get a complete paper documentation ? ------------------------------------------------------------ - -We are making a printed documentation of all manuals of the -ALLIANCE tools. It will be available soon. - Question 11: What are the supported file formats ? --------------------------------------------------