User Manual

Editors Chapter 3. Concepts
DDR3 Configuration Editor
The DDR3 Configuration Editor provides a graphical wizard for creating a DDR3 Interface IP configuration
file (.acxip). This editor allows the user to generate the required configuration files for designs requiring the
embedded DDR3 controllers. See Creating an IP Configuration.
By default, the DDR3 Configuration Editor is included in the IP Configuration perspective (Window→Open
Perspective→IP Configuration) ( ). The DDR3 Interface configuration information is broken up into
several pages, organized by concept.
Once the user has configured the DDR Interface to meet their requirements, and the DDR3 Configuration
Editor has determined that there are no errors in the configuration, the user may choose to generate their IP
design files (see Generating the IP Design Files).
DDR3 IP Diagrams Note that the DDR3 Configuration Editors support two subtabs in the IP Diagram
View: a Module tab showing the detailed DDR3 Interface based upon the current configuration, and a
Placement tab showing the placement of the DDR3 Controller within the chosen ”Target Device”, as selected
on the Overview Page. Both of these diagram tabs will update on-the-fly to match the current DDR3
configuration in the editor pages.
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