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LatticeNEWS June 2007

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ispLEVER LogoIntroducing ispLEVER Classic Design Software

New software package supports mature Lattice products with long established software design flows.

Lattice has released the new ispLEVER Classic design tool that provides a long-term, stable design environment for SPLD, CPLD, ispXPGA and ORCA FPGA/FPSC families. All the tools that support these families are included in Classic. ispLEVER Classic is downloadable and a one-year, renewable license may be obtained along with the download. The Classic software includes several modules: 

  • Primary Module – a required module to run the ispLEVER Classic software. It includes the ispLEVER Project Navigator and all the tools and device libraries needed to implement a design in Lattice's CPLD and SPLD products.
  • FPGA Module – an optional module that includes the design tools and device libraries needed to place and route a design for the Lattice ispXPGA, ORCA FPGA and FPSC devices. 
  • Precision RTL Synthesis Module – an optional module that includes the Lattice version of the Precision RTL synthesis tool from Mentor Graphics. 
  • Synplify Synthesis Module – an optional module that includes the Lattice version of the Synplify synthesis tool from Synplicity. 
  • Help and User Guides Module – an optional module that includes the Help and User Guides for ispLEVER Classic.

A summary of tools and devices supported is available on the Lattice website.

Classic devices will be supported only in ispLEVER Classic and will no longer be supported in ispLEVER, starting with version 7.0. This will allow us to focus ispLEVER exclusively on exciting new FPGA technologies, like the new LatticeXP2 third generation non-volatile FPGA, LatticeECP2M, the industry’s only low-cost FPGA with massive memory and on-board SERDES, and our ultra performance LatticeSC/M device families.

Starting with shipments in the second quarter, users with active maintenance will receive both ispLEVER 7.0 and ispLEVER Classic. UNIX and Linux versions of ispLEVER Classic are available only with shipments of the ispLEVER design tools for those operating systems.