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Introduction
This document will describe the functionality of the hardware design plugin for eclipse. The goal of this tool is to make hardware design as straightforward as application software design is with all of the standard software IDE functionality.
This tool is a work in progress, which contains a set of features which are stable and some advanced optional features which are not as stable. It is highly recommended that you update the software often to get access to the latest features along with bug fixes. In general releases occur on a weekly basis normally at the end of the week. The easiest way to handle the updates is through the eclipse update mechanism using http://simplifide.com/html/updates.
Feedback
Feedback related to bugs and features which will make this tool more useful is greatly appreciated. There are also many undocumented features which could potentially solve your issue. Please send any issues to support@simplifide.com.
For the majority of hardware designers who are not used to using advanced IDE environments, and even those who are not used to using eclipse operating with this environment is slightly different. It is highly recommended that you read the short documentation related to the project operations, and the getting started sections. An attempt has been made to make things as simple as possible, but reading these sections can save a lot of time. The main things to note are