Specify MUX cell library

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Specify MUX cell library

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[Question] How can I specify our own MUX cell to replace START tool MUX?

[Answer] User can use following steps to replace START tool MUX.
1. In BFL, specify user’s MUX library information file as following.
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2. In this example, mux_cell.info looks like following picture. The order of cell description is fixed. The items from left to right are "data input1", "data input2", "mux select", "data output".
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3. The generated code looks like following picture. The code “ifdef SYNTHESIS ….” are the generated code according to customer’s MUX cell definition.
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