FPGA Updater

FPGA Updater Introduction

PADS I/O Designer FPGA Updater allows you to automatically check for, download, and install PADS I/O Designer FPGA Library updates. If you do not want to be notified of updates, or if your design group does not have internet access, you can switch FPGA Updater off.

Note
	A design group that does not have routine internet access can assign an administrator to maintain an updated library to share with all members of the group. See Updating FPGA Libraries in a High Security Design Environment.

You can configure FPGA Updater to launch automatically whenever you start PADS I/O Designer, or you can launch it manually.

Manually Launching FPGA Updater

To launch FPGA Updater in manual mode:

• Select Help > Check for FPGA Updates from the PADS I/O Designer menu bar.

or

• Click the Check for FPGA Updates button in the Database Properties dialog.

If FPGA Updater is running already, PADS I/O Designer displays the message, “PADS I/O Designer Library Updater is already working.”

Automatically Launching FPGA Updater

You can configure FPGA Updater to automatically download and install updates, to download updates but not install them, or to notify you of new updates and let you decide whether to download and install them.

If FPGA Updater notifications are on, a message appears when new updates are available: