Additional Resources; Conventions; Typographical - Xilinx Spartan-6 FPGA SP605 Embedded Kit Getting Started

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Conventions

This document uses the following conventions. An example illustrates each convention.

Typographical

The following typographical conventions are used in this document:
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This guide describes the Spartan-6 FPGA memory controller block, a dedicated
embedded multi-port memory controller that greatly simplifies interfacing Spartan-6
FPGAs to the most popular memory standards.
Spartan-6 FPGA PCB Designer's Guide
This guide provides information on PCB design for Spartan-6 devices, with a focus on
strategies for making design decisions at the PCB and interface level.
http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/index.htm.
http://www.xilinx.com/support.
Convention
Messages, prompts, and
program files that the system
Courier font
displays
Literal commands that you enter
Courier bold
in a syntactical statement
Commands that you select from
a menu
Helvetica bold
Keyboard shortcuts
Variables in a syntax statement
for which you must supply
values
Italic font References to other manuals
Emphasis in text
An optional entry or parameter.
However, in bus specifications,
Square brackets [ ]
such as bus[7:0], they are
required.
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Meaning or Use Example
speed grade: - 100
ngdbuild design_name
File → Open
Ctrl+C
ngdbuild design_name
See the Command Line Tools User
Guide for more information.
If a wire is drawn so that it
overlaps the pin of a symbol, the
two nets are not connected.
ngdbuild [option_name]
design_name
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