Updating FPGA Libraries in a High Security Design Environment
You can appoint an administrator to update FPGA libraries in an environment where the design group does not generally have internet access.
The administrator uses the following procedure to update FPGA libraries for all users in the design group.
Procedure
Choose Setup > Settings > Paths > <FPGA library location>, select Set up a shared library folder for all users, and enter the path to a shared library folder for the design group. The default path is <install_location>\<release>\SDD_HOME\IODesigner\library.
Example: A common network server location mapped to S, with Mentor software version <VX> is: S:\MentorGraphics\<VX>\SDD_HOME\IODesigner\library.
Choose one of the following methods to update the FPGA libraries:
If you want to...
Do the following...
Run FPGA Updater from a temporary internet connection
Connect to the internet.
Run FPGA Updater to update the files in the directory designated in Setup > Settings > FPGA Library Updates> Updates directory.
When the update is complete, disconnect from the internet.
Manually update FPGA files
Contact Mentor Graphics Customer Support to obtain the updates in zip files. Customer Support can provide the files by mail or as a standard file transfer (such as FTP).
Extract the zip files sequentially into the shared library folder. Note: The zip files include all updates since the last major release, and you must apply them sequentially.
Results
The FPGA library is updated to include the latest revisions.