Specifications

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Figure 8. Settings Tab of Design Space Explorer
DSE provides several exploration modes, which are listed under
Exploration Settings in the DSE window:
■ Search for Best Area
■ Search for Best Performance (allows you to specify an effort level)
■ Advanced Search
Selecting the Advanced Search option enables the Advanced tab, which
allows you to specify additional options for exploration space, optimization
goal, and search method. Figure 9 shows the Advanced tab.