Design Planning

[bchoi]

Hello,

What is the main difference between ISE and planAhead?

Thanks

[v_tihhomirov]

It is identical to the difference between the cat and its tail :smileywink:

[ninjamafiakhan3]

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v_tihhomirov wrote:

It is identical to the difference between the cat and its tail :smileywink:

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Can the poster, or anyone else, clarify the difference? i.e. details on Why PlanAhead and why not ISE? What edge(s) does PlanAhead have over ISE, exactly?

[graces]

ISE is essentially an integrated environment which can lauch standalone point tools.

PlanAhead involves many capablities that cannot be achieved in ISE, i.e. floorplanning, I/O pin planning, design visiualization and analysis. You can use powerful debug and analysis features of PlanAhead to assist timing closure.