As part of Lattice on-going efforts for best-in-class security, Lattice has upgraded the IP and webserver URLs referenced by the Diamond software. Please see FAQ 6881 for further instructions.
The Diamond Base and Service Pack (SP) executables contains all of the design tools and features for you to use Lattice FPGAs from design entry to bitstream download. The supported Windows Operating System is Windows 10 or 11 64-bit.
| Package |
Operating System |
Version |
Date |
Format |
Size |
| Lattice Diamond |
Windows 64-bit |
3.13 |
9/26/2023 |
ZIP |
1.7 GB |
The Diamond Base and Service Pack (SP) executables contains all of the design tools and features for you to use Lattice FPGAs from design entry to bitstream download. The supported Linux Operating Systems are Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9 or 8.8 64-bit.
| Package |
Operating System |
Version |
Date |
Format |
Size |
| Lattice Diamond |
Linux 64-bit |
3.13 |
9/26/2023 |
RPM |
1.7 GB |
Diamond can be used with either a free license or a subscription license. The generated license file is an annual license and needs to be regenerated after a year by following the process below.
Read Licensing FAQ
Diamond Software Free License
The Lattice Diamond software offers leading-edge design and implementation tools optimized for our low-power FPGA architectures. The free license enables users to design and evaluate the performance of non-SERDES based Diamond supported devices.
Request Node-locked License
Request Floating License
Diamond Software Subscription License
Design exploration made easy. The full subscription license enables users to design and optimize solutions for all Diamond supported devices, without resorting to workarounds. Implementations can be executed in parallel on multi-core machines to enable you to find the best solution faster.
Buy / Renew License
MachXO3D Security Features Enablement in Lattice Diamond
The following is needed to enable the MachXO3D security features:
- Installation of the Encryption Pack (found in Downloadable Software of the Software Downloads & Documentation section above).
- A Diamond Subscription license or a MachXO3D Security license.
Buy / Renew License
Lattice Diamond Design Software
| Device Support & Features |
Subscription License |
Free License |
| ECP5UM, ECP5UM5G |
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| LatticeECP3 |
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| LatticeECP2M/S, LatticeECP2/S |
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| LatticeSC, LatticeSCM |
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| CrossLink, CrossLinkPlus |
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| ECP5U |
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| LatticeECP2, LatticeEC |
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| Mach-NX |
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| MachXO3D, MachXO3L/LF |
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| MachXO2, MachXO |
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| LatticeXP2, LatticeXP |
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| Platform Manager 2, Platform Manager |
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| Third-Party Software
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| Mentor ModelSim® Lattice FPGA Edition |
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| Synopsys Synplify-Pro-E |
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| Windows |
Windows 10
Windows 11 |
Windows 10
Windows 11 |
| Linux |
RHEL 7.9
RHEL 8.8
CentOS 7.9
CentOS 8.4
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RHEL 7.9
RHEL 8.8
CentOS 7.9
CentOS 8.4 |
| Licensing
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| License Period |
1 Year |
1 Year |
| License Type |
Node-Locked or Floating |
Node-Locked or Floating |
| Ordering Part Number |
LSC-SW-NL (Node-locked)
LSC-SW-FL (Floating)
LSC-SW-NL-R (Node-locked Renewal)
LSC-SW-FL-R (Floating Renewed) |
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| Buy / Renew License |
Request Node-locked License
Request Floating License
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The full Diamond license enables users to design and optimize solutions for all Diamond supported devices.
To purchase or renew a Software license, please go to the Online Store or contact a local sales representative or distributor.
If you have purchased a Software license and received a Software Serial Number, please go to our Subscription licensing form.
- Easy-to-Use Design Entry, Planning, & Implementation
- Familiar FPGA design flows and functions.
- Intuitive HDL text editor supporting VHDL, Verilog, EDIF, and Lattice Preference Language keywords.
- Spreadsheet, Floorplan, and Package views for easy design constraint (pin assignments, clock constraints, global preferences, timing preferences, placement constraints, etc…) entry.
- Simulation Wizard for easy simulation setup.
- Full Tcl Scripting Support.
- Powerful Optimization
- Lattice Synthesis Engine (LSE): integrated logic-synthesis tool designed specifically optimized for Lattice FPGAs.
- Easy design exploration with multiple implementations in a single project.
- Multiple built-in implementation strategies for easy timing closure.
- IP Re-Use
- Clarity Design and IPexpress offer an integrated interface to the Lattice catalog of functional modules, reference designs, and intellectual property (IP).
- Accurate Analysis
- Drag-and-Drop support for setting constraints.
- Graphical Timing Analysis environment.
- Integrated Graphical Netlist and Physical Analysis tools to cross-probe between logic results (pre- and post-synthesis) and physical results (placement and routing).
- ECO Editor provides quick access to adjust IO settings, PLL parameters, and memory initialization without having to recompile.
- Graphical Power Calculator.
- Reveal Inserter for easy insertion of embedded logic analyzer debug hardware to perform real-time analysis.
- Reveal Analyzer allows multi-event triggering which can be controlled dynamically at run-time with an integrated waveform for displaying captured events from the target FPGA.
- Third Party Tools
- Synthesis: Synopsys Synplify Pro
- Simulation: Mentor ModelSim Lattice Edition
Click here to see an Overview of all Features and Key Concepts related to Diamond
Lattice Diamond design software offers leading-edge design and implementation tools optimized for cost sensitive, low-power Lattice FPGA architectures. The videos below include an overview of new features in Diamond along with several key improvements and changes in specific areas from earlier software environments. Click on the video links to download an MP4 file which you can then play in your video player of choice.
Available Videos
| Video Title |
Time |
Size |
Abstract |
| Diamond Overview |
14:48 |
28MB |
Lattice Diamond software includes many new features. This video overview briefly covers several new features and abilities such as the new user interface, design flow, and several tool views that are available. |
| Diamond Installation Overview |
4:00 |
17MB |
Preview of step by step installation process of Lattice Diamond software |
| Diamond Licensing Overview |
7:31 |
30MB |
Instructional video on obtaining license and installation |
| Setting up a Floating License Tutorial |
5:43 |
25.4MB |
Instructional Video on how to setup a floating license on a server and how to setup environment variables on a client machine in order to access the server license. |
| Diamond Key Concepts |
10:25 |
21MB |
Lattice Diamond software includes several new key concepts. This video discusses the structure of Diamond projects and the use of implementations, strategies, and folders within projects. Additionally the video discusses shared design memory use, and context sensitive views. |
| Diamond Importing from ispLEVER |
4:47 |
10MB |
Lattice Diamond software uses a different project structure than the previous ispLEVER software. This video describes how to import an ispLEVER project into Diamond. |
| Diamond Design Flow Changes |
8:23 |
16MB |
Lattice Diamond software features a similar design flow to previous software with some changes and enhancements. This video describes the design process flow and the use of the Process view, File List view, and Run Manager view. |
| Diamond Timing Analysis Overview |
9:36 |
21MB |
Lattice Diamond software includes a new Timing Analyzer View that provides a rich graphical interface to viewing timing constraint paths, reports, and schematics. Additionally, the ability to change timing constraints and directly run a timing analysis without re-implementing the design significantly speeds the timing closure process. This video describes the management of the Timing Analyzer files, the new Timing Analyzer UI, and how to make timing constraint changes and generate new timing results. |
| Diamond Power Calculator |
5:06 |
13MB |
Lattice Diamond software includes an improved Power Calculator view. A new feature is the ability to manage power project files (PCF) directly in the File List view. This video describes the management of the Power Calculator files and the behavior of the Power Calculator view. |
| Diamond Reveal Hardware Debugger |
8:09 |
14MB |
Lattice Diamond software includes improved Reveal Inserter and Reveal Analyzer views for hardware debugging. The Reveal Analyzer view features a streamlined interface including an updated waveform display featuring multiple cursors and rubber banding for measurements. This video describes the management of the Reveal debug files and the new Reveal Analyzer waveform changes. |
| Diamond Simulation Flow |
6:37 |
11MB |
Lattice Diamond software includes changes to projects that support multi-file simulation testbenches and allow different models for simulation or synthesis for a single module. The Simulation Wizard has been enhanced to parse for the simulation top and to pass this information and other options directly to a simulator. This video describes the simulation features provided with the software and their basic usage. |
| Diamond Tcl Scripting Support |
2:41 |
5MB |
Lattice Diamond software includes new Tcl dictionaries that provide the ability to script the design flow and several key views. This video describes the available Tcl dictionaries and how to run Tcl commands from the UI or the Tcl console. |
| Diamond Programmer |
4:17 |
6MB |
Lattice Diamond software includes Programmer that provides the ability to directly program one or multiple FPGA devices on the same scan chain. This video describes how to use it from the UI or outside of DIamond. |