OpenLDI/FPD-LINK/LVDS Receiver Interface IP
User Guide
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IP Generation and Evaluation
This section provides information on how to generate the Lattice OpenLDI/FPD-LINK/LVDS Receiver Interface IP code
using the Lattice Diamond Clarity Designer and how to run simulation, synthesis and hardware evaluation.
5.1.
Licensing the IP
The OpenLDI/FPD-LINK/LVDS Receiver Interface IP is available free of charge, but an IP-specific license is required to
enable full, unrestricted use of the OpenLDI/FPD-LINK/LVDS Receiver Interface IP in a complete, top level design.
Request your license by going to the link
http://www.latticesemi.com/en/Support/Licensing
Lattice Diamond license. In this form, select the desired CrossLink IP for your design.
You may download and generate the OpenLDI/FPD-LINK/LVDS Receiver Interface IP and fully evaluate the IP through
functional simulation and implementation (synthesis, map, place and route) without an IP license.
The OpenLDI/FPD-LINK/LVDS Receiver Interface IP also supports Lattice’s IP hardware evaluation capability, see the
HOWEVER, THE IP LICENSE IS REQUIRED TO ENABLE TIMING SIMULATION, TO OPEN THE DESIGN IN DIAMOND EPIC
TOOL, OR TO GENERATE BITSTREAMS THAT DO NOT INCLUDE THE HARDWARE EVALUATION TIMEOUT LIMITATION.
5.2.
Getting Started
The OpenLDI/FPD-LINK/LVDS Receiver Interface IP is available for download from the Lattice IP Server using the Clarity
Designer tool. The IP files are automatically installed using ispUPDATE technology in any customer-specified directory.
After the IP has been installed, the IP is available in the Clarity Designer user interface as shown in
Figure 5.1. Clarity Designer Window