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52 <H1 ALIGN="CENTER">CUDD: CU Decision Diagram Package
53 <BR>
54 Release 2.4.2</H1>
55 <DIV>
57 <P ALIGN="CENTER"><STRONG>Fabio Somenzi</STRONG></P>
58 <P ALIGN="CENTER"><I>Department of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering</I></P>
59 <P ALIGN="LEFT"><SMALL>University of Colorado at Boulder</SMALL></P>
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68 <LI><A NAME="tex2html16"
69 HREF="node1.html">Introduction</A>
70 <LI><A NAME="tex2html17"
71 HREF="node2.html">How to Get CUDD</A>
72 <UL>
73 <LI><A NAME="tex2html18"
74 HREF="node2.html#SECTION00021000000000000000">The CUDD Package</A>
75 <LI><A NAME="tex2html19"
76 HREF="node2.html#SECTION00022000000000000000">CUDD Friends</A>
77 </UL>
78 <BR>
79 <LI><A NAME="tex2html20"
80 HREF="node3.html">User's Manual</A>
81 <UL>
82 <LI><A NAME="tex2html21"
83 HREF="node3.html#SECTION00031000000000000000">Compiling and Linking</A>
84 <LI><A NAME="tex2html22"
85 HREF="node3.html#SECTION00032000000000000000">Basic Data Structures</A>
86 <UL>
87 <LI><A NAME="tex2html23"
88 HREF="node3.html#SECTION00032100000000000000">Nodes</A>
89 <LI><A NAME="tex2html24"
90 HREF="node3.html#SECTION00032200000000000000">The Manager</A>
91 <LI><A NAME="tex2html25"
92 HREF="node3.html#SECTION00032300000000000000">Cache</A>
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94 <LI><A NAME="tex2html26"
95 HREF="node3.html#SECTION00033000000000000000">Initializing and Shutting Down a DdManager</A>
96 <LI><A NAME="tex2html27"
97 HREF="node3.html#SECTION00034000000000000000">Setting Parameters</A>
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99 HREF="node3.html#SECTION00035000000000000000">Constant Functions</A>
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101 <LI><A NAME="tex2html29"
102 HREF="node3.html#SECTION00035100000000000000">One, Logic Zero, and Arithmetic Zero</A>
103 <LI><A NAME="tex2html30"
104 HREF="node3.html#SECTION00035200000000000000">Predefined Constants</A>
105 <LI><A NAME="tex2html31"
106 HREF="node3.html#SECTION00035300000000000000">Background</A>
107 <LI><A NAME="tex2html32"
108 HREF="node3.html#SECTION00035400000000000000">New Constants</A>
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111 HREF="node3.html#SECTION00036000000000000000">Creating Variables</A>
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113 <LI><A NAME="tex2html34"
114 HREF="node3.html#SECTION00036100000000000000">New BDD and ADD Variables</A>
115 <LI><A NAME="tex2html35"
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118 <LI><A NAME="tex2html36"
119 HREF="node3.html#SECTION00037000000000000000">Basic BDD Manipulation</A>
120 <LI><A NAME="tex2html37"
121 HREF="node3.html#SECTION00038000000000000000">Basic ADD Manipulation</A>
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123 HREF="node3.html#SECTION00039000000000000000">Basic ZDD Manipulation</A>
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125 HREF="node3.html#SECTION000310000000000000000">Converting ADDs to BDDs and Vice Versa</A>
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127 HREF="node3.html#SECTION000311000000000000000">Converting BDDs to ZDDs and Vice Versa</A>
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129 HREF="node3.html#SECTION000312000000000000000">Variable Reordering for BDDs and ADDs</A>
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133 HREF="node3.html#SECTION000314000000000000000">Variable Reordering for ZDDs</A>
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135 HREF="node3.html#SECTION000315000000000000000">Keeping Consistent Variable Orders for BDDs and ZDDs</A>
136 <LI><A NAME="tex2html45"
137 HREF="node3.html#SECTION000316000000000000000">Hooks</A>
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139 HREF="node3.html#SECTION000317000000000000000">The SIS/VIS Interface</A>
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142 HREF="node3.html#SECTION000317100000000000000">Using the CUDD Package in SIS</A>
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144 <LI><A NAME="tex2html48"
145 HREF="node3.html#SECTION000318000000000000000">Writing Decision Diagrams to a File</A>
146 <LI><A NAME="tex2html49"
147 HREF="node3.html#SECTION000319000000000000000">Saving and Restoring BDDs</A>
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161 HREF="node4.html#SECTION00042200000000000000"><I>Cudd_RecursiveDeref</I> vs. <I>Cudd_Deref</I></A>
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177 <LI><A NAME="tex2html61"
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180 HREF="node4.html#SECTION00046000000000000000">Allowing Asynchronous Reordering</A>
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197 <LI><A NAME="tex2html69"
198 HREF="node5.html">The C++ Interface</A>
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202 <LI><A NAME="tex2html71"
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205 <BR>
206 <LI><A NAME="tex2html72"
207 HREF="node6.html">Acknowledgments</A>
208 <LI><A NAME="tex2html73"
209 HREF="node7.html">Bibliography</A>
210 <LI><A NAME="tex2html74"
211 HREF="node8.html">Index</A>
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215 <ADDRESS>
216 Fabio Somenzi
217 2009-02-20
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