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We added to files (see Files/Tuorials folder) a short demo in two video clips for the following use case:

1. Specify IP-XACT component in Kactus2 for a new hardware IP-block (non-existing)
   1.1. Create Port definitions
   1.2. Create Model Parameters (for VHDL generics)
   1.3. Define local Memory areas and registers for this component (That is
   IP-Xact Memory Map Definitions)
   1.4. Create bus interfaces and port maps, this is skipped in the demo
   1.5. Generate VHDL stub for the IP-block implementation... read more

We use ohloh to analyze the Kactus2 project itself. See the statistics here:

https://www.ohloh.net/p/kactus2

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We want that Kactus2 gives the best user experience for an EDA tool. This is how we will do it:

It is human friendly

• Use context to help user to never get lost
• Do not show every possible choises at once but only the frequently used first
• Context sensitive ribbon, editors, designers, library views and filtering
• Switching between mission specific workspaces

It is wrist friendly

• All actions with minimum mouse/touch clicks
• No deep and complex menus
• Multitouch screen support
• Column-wise layout that extends vertically... read more