7.2.6 Project Setup

You must set up an Actel project in the eProduct Designer Project Manager for each Actel design before creating your design in eProduct Designer. The following procedures describe the process.

1. Invoke Dashboard. From the Start menu, select eProduct Designer and Dashboard to open the Dashboard.
2. Create or Open a project. Click the New Project wizard. Choose to create or open a project.
3. Set the Project Directory. Type the full path name of your design directory in the Project Directory box or use the Browse button. Type the name of your project in the Project Name box. Click the OK button.
4. Select an Actel FPGA library. Choose a library in the Configured FPGA Libraries box. Click the icon of the Actel library you want to select, then click Next.
5. (Optional) Add additional libraries. Click the Add button and type the full path name of the library you want to add or use the Browse button.
6. Click the Finish button in the Creating a New Project box. The New Project information box appears. Click OK.