Helpful Videos for PartBuilder

These tables provide lists of Helpful Videos that can be used to learn to work with the PartBuilder Tool

GENERAL VIDEOS
Link	Duration (mm:ss)	Description
CadEnhance ScreenCast Video Channel		This is a link to all the public CadEnhance ScreenCast Videos
partBuilderOverview	08:49	Video slide show providing overview of partBuilder features
detailed_sdl_slides	18:02	Video slide show providing detailed information on SDL

USER GUIDE VIDEOS
Link	Duration (mm:ss)	Description
ScreenCast PartBuilder User Guides		This is a link to all the PartBuilder User Guides
Symbol Creation Flow	0:34	High Level Steps of Symbol Creation
Getting Started Building a Part	5:08	How to get started with a new part, copying from an existing part or copying an Example Part from CadEnhance
The Symbol Creation Pipeline	5:52	This video covers the process steps that PartBuilder uses to take the input PinData and create finished Symbols for the selected EDA tools
Downloading Sample Parts from CadEnhance	3:51	How to download sample parts from the CadEnhance Website
Using SIG_RENAME_RULES	4:25	How to use SIG_RENAME_RULES to change pinNames without touching vendor data
Overriding Pin Types	8:43	How to override or define PinTypes when using pinData that does not contain pinTypes or data that contains incorrect pinTypes
Intro to the SDL EDITOR	14:38	Introduction to the sdl Editor. This video covers the use of the SDL-EDITOR to edit the SDL for the DDR3 DRAM example part
SDL EDITOR Shortcut keys	2:50	Intro to the SDL Editor ShortCut Keys
Working with SDL INCLUDE files	6:07	Detailed coverage of creating and using SDL INCLUDE files with the SDL-EDITOR
The Power of the `Replicate Command in SDL	6:30	Shows examples of the use of the `REPLICATE preprocessor command to create multiple symbols in a multi-ported part
Create Xilinx Package File with Vivado	3:51	How to use Vivado to create a package file for use with the PartBuilder XILINX flows
FPGA_LOGICAL vs FPGA_PHYSICAL flows	10:50	Compare and Constrast the FPGA_LOGICAL vs FPGA_PHYSICAL flows from partBuilder
A Look at the ARRIA10_GX160 SDL File	9:52	Detailed look at the Symbol Description Language File for an ARRIA10 GX160 device. This SDL was used to create the part in the Build Example in the table below
One Step Orcad Symbol Import	2:22	How to Import the EDIF symbol file into Orcad/Capture in one simple step

BUILD EXAMPLES VIDEOS
Link	Duration (mm:ss)	Description
EXAMPLE BUILDS		This is a link to a page containing videos detailing all the required steps to build symbols for certain parts
DDR3 DRAM From IBIS Model	23:49	All the steps used to build the symbols for the 512Mx16 DDR3 DRAM using the IBIS file to extract pinData.
Converting PDF to spreadsheet for TI ADS8294b	12:09	This shows the process of converting PDF to spreadsheet using a free online tool and then we use the GENERIC_CSV flow to import the pindata and then go through the rest of the steps requierd to build symbols for the part.
Altera MAX10 part	11:59	Create symbols for the Altera MAX10 using the ALTERA MAX10 10M08DC Using the ALTERA_PHYSICAL Flow
Broadcom PEX8616 SIMPLE_BGA	24:30	Start to finish creation of symbols for a Broacdom PEX8616 device. We convert the pdf pin-table matrix from the Broadcom datasheet and use it as the SIMPLE_BGA input type
Building the Altera A10GX160	10:10	Quick video showing the process of building the ALTERA A10GX160 device using ALTERA_PHYSICAL Flow. The ARRIA10_GX160 video in the table above takes an in-depth look at the SDL we used to draw the symbols.
Three videos to show power of SDL Replicate and Include files when building different FPGA devices from the same family Building 2 large FPGA devices in <1/2 hour
Xilinx Artix7 484Pin FPGA start to finish	9:41	All steps required to build Xilinx Artix7 xca75tfgg484 FPGA device starting with using Vivado to create pinData (package) file.
Modify Artix7 SDL to use Replicate	7:43	Change the SDL for the Artix7 484 pin device to use SDL REPLICATE statements to duplicate the Generic I/O banks and the XCVR I/O banks
Build larger Artix7 FPGA from the existing 484 pin project	8:06	Quickly build the 1156 Pin Artix7 xc7a200tffg1156 FPGA from the existing xc7a75tffg484 Project by modifying the Bank lists in the REPLICATE Statements

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