This page describes configuration parameters that reside in the HDL Code Generation > EDA Tool Scripts > Synthesis Script tab of the Configuration Parameters dialog box.
Enable or disable generation of synthesis scripts, and select the synthesis tool for which HDL Coder™ generates scripts.
Default:
None
NoneWhen you select
None,
HDL Coder does not generate a synthesis script. The coder clears
and disables the fields in the Synthesis
script pane.
Xilinx ISEGenerate a synthesis script for Xilinx® ISE. When you select this option, the coder:
Enables the fields in the Synthesis script pane.
Sets Synthesis file postfix to
_ise.tcl
Fills in the Synthesis initialization, Synthesis command and Synthesis termination fields with TCL script code for the tool.
Microsemi LiberoGenerate a synthesis script for Microsemi Libero. When you select this option, the coder:
Enables the fields in the Synthesis script pane.
Sets Synthesis file postfix to
_libero.tcl
Fills in the Synthesis initialization, Synthesis command and Synthesis termination fields with TCL script code for the tool.
Mentor Graphics PrecisionGenerate a synthesis script for Mentor Graphics® Precision. When you select this option, the coder:
Enables the fields in the Synthesis script pane.
Sets Synthesis file postfix to
_precision.tcl
Fills in the Synthesis initialization, Synthesis command and Synthesis termination fields with TCL script code for the tool.
Altera Quartus IIGenerate a synthesis script for Altera® Quartus II. When you select this option, the coder:
Enables the fields in the Synthesis script pane.
Sets Synthesis file postfix to
_quartus.tcl
Fills in the Synthesis initialization, Synthesis command and Synthesis termination fields with TCL script code for the tool.
Synopsys Synplify ProGenerate a synthesis script for Synopsys® Synplify Pro®. When you select this option, the coder:
Enables the fields in the Synthesis script pane.
Sets Synthesis file postfix to
_synplify.tcl
Fills in the Synthesis initialization, Synthesis command and Synthesis termination fields with TCL script code for the tool.
Xilinx VivadoGenerate a synthesis script for Xilinx Vivado®. When you select this option, the coder:
Enables the fields in the Synthesis script pane.
Sets Synthesis file postfix to
_vivado.tcl
Fills in the Synthesis initialization, Synthesis command and Synthesis termination fields with TCL script code for the tool.
CustomGenerate a custom synthesis script. When you select this option, the coder:
Enables the fields in the Synthesis script pane.
Sets Synthesis file postfix to
_custom.tcl
Fills in the Synthesis initialization, Synthesis command and Synthesis termination fields with example TCL script code.
Property:
HDLSynthTool |
| Type: character vector |
Value:
'None' |
'ISE' | 'Libero' |
'Precision' | 'Quartus' |
'Synplify' | 'Vivado' |
'Custom' |
Default:
'None' |
To set this property, use hdlset_param or makehdl. To view the property value, use hdlget_param.
Specify a postfix to append to file name for generated synthesis scripts.
Default: None.
Your choice of synthesis tool (from the Choose synthesis tool pulldown menu) sets the postfix for generated synthesis file names to one of the following:
_ise.tcl |
_libero.tcl |
_precision.tcl |
_quartus.tcl |
_synplify.tcl |
_vivado.tcl |
_custom.tcl |
For example, if the DUT name is my_design and the choice of
synthesis tool is Synopsys Synplify Pro, HDL Coder adds the postfix _synplify.tcl to form the name
my_design_synplify.tcl.
To use this setting, the Choose synthesis tool or
HDLSynthTool property must be set to a value other than
None.
Property:
HDLSynthFilePostfix |
| Type: character vector |
| Default: none |
To set this property, use hdlset_param or makehdl. To view the property value, use hdlget_param.
Format name passed to fprintf to write the initialization
section of the synthesis script.
Default: none.
Your choice of synthesis tool (from the Choose synthesis tool pulldown menu) sets the Synthesis initialization string. The content of the string is specific to the selected synthesis tool.
The default is a synthesis project creation command passed as a format string
to fprintf to write the Init section of
the synthesis script. The implicit argument, %s, is the top-level module or
entity name.
To use this setting, the Choose synthesis tool or
HDLSynthTool property must be set to a value other than
None.
Property:
HDLSynthInit |
| Type: character vector |
| Default: none |
To set this property, use hdlset_param or makehdl. To view the property value, use hdlget_param.
Format name passed to fprintf to write the synthesis command.
Default: none.
Your choice of synthesis tool (from the Choose synthesis tool menu) sets the Synthesis command string. The content of the string is specific to the selected synthesis tool.
The default is a format string passed to fprintf to write
the Cmd section of the synthesis script. The implicit
argument, %s, is the file name of the entity or module. The
command is iterated for each generated file.
To avoid issues when generating synthesis scripts for various tools, retain
both format specifiers (%s).
To use this setting, the Choose synthesis tool or
HDLSynthTool property must be set to a value other than
None.
Property:
HDLSynthCmd |
| Type: character vector |
| Default: none |
To set this property, use hdlset_param or makehdl. To view the property value, use hdlget_param.
Specify a format name that is passed to fprintf to write the
termination portion of the synthesis script.
Default: none
Your choice of synthesis tool (from the Choose synthesis tool pulldown menu) sets the Synthesis termination string. The content of the string is specific to the selected synthesis tool.
The default is a format name passed to fprintf to write
the Term section of the synthesis script. The termination
string does not take arguments.
To use this setting, the Choose synthesis tool or
HDLSynthTool property must be set to a value other than
None.
Property:
HDLSynthTerm |
| Type: character vector |
| Default: none |
To set this property, use hdlset_param or makehdl. To view the property value, use hdlget_param.
Include additional HDL or constraint files in synthesis project.
Default:
'' (no files added)
Additional project files, such as HDL source files (.v,
.vhd) or constraint files (.ucf), that you want
to include in your synthesis project, specified as a character vector. Separate
file names with a semicolon (;).
You cannot use this setting to include Tcl files. To specify synthesis project
Tcl files, use the AdditionalProjectCreationTclFiles
property of the hdlcoder.WorkflowConfig object.
Property:
SynthesisProjectAdditionalFiles |
| Type: character vector |
Default:
'' |
To set this property, use hdlset_param or makehdl. To view the property value, use hdlget_param.
To include a source file, src_file.vhd, and a constraint
file, constraint_file.ucf, in the synthesis project for a DUT
subsystem,
myDUT:
hdlset_param (myDUT, 'SynthesisProjectAdditionalFiles', ... 'L:\src_file.vhd;L:\constraint_file.ucf;')