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Setup OSS CAD Suite

What is OSS CAD Suite?​

OSS CAD Suite is a binary software distribution for a number of open source software used in digital logic design. You will find tools for RTL synthesis, formal hardware verification, place & route, FPGA programming, and testing with support for HDLs like Verilog, Migen, and Amaranth.

An overview about all tools included can be found here.

Setup​

Download OSS CAD Suite​

  1. Download the latest Release of OSS CAD Suite Tools from here.

  2. Extract the archive to a location of your choice (for Windows it is recommended that path does not contain spaces)

  3. On macOS to allow execution of quarantined files xattr -d com.apple.quarantine oss-cad-suite-darwin-x64-yyymmdd.tgz on downloaded file, or run: ./activate in extracted location once.

Setup OSS CAD Suite Path​

Setup Path

If the path is correctly detected, the IDE will show a green tick ✅ next to the path.

Next Steps​

You should be able to use all the tools inside the IDE or from the integrated terminal.