Guided Code Generation

Guided code generation using the HDL Workflow Advisor

Functions

hdladvisor Display HDL Workflow Advisor
hdlsetup Set up model parameters for HDL code generation
hdlsetuptoolpath Set up system environment to access FPGA synthesis software

Examples and How To

Generate Code Using the HDL Workflow Advisor

How to generate HDL code using the HDL Workflow Advisor

Open the HDL Workflow Advisor

How to start the HDL Workflow Advisor from the GUI or command line

Save and Restore HDL Workflow Advisor State

How to define restore points to save and restore HDL Workflow Advisor settings

Fix a Workflow Advisor Warning or Failure

How to remove failure or warning conditions

Run HDL Workflow with a Script

Export, import, or configure an HDL Workflow CLI command script

Concepts

What Is the HDL Workflow Advisor?

Overview of HDL Workflow Advisor functionality

Automated Workflows for Specific Targets and Tools

Currently supported automated target-specific workflows

Using the HDL Workflow Advisor Window

Top-level view of the HDL Workflow Advisor

HDL Workflow Advisor Tasks

Describes HDL Workflow Advisor tasks

HDL Code Generation Pane: General

Controls and options that initiate code generation and compatibility checking, and set code generation parameters.

HDL Code Generation Pane: Global Settings

Options that specify detailed characteristics of the generated code, including optimizations

HDL Code Generation Pane: Target and Optimizations

Options that specify the target hardware and the optimization settings

HDL Code Generation Pane: Test Bench

Options that specify characteristics of the generated test bench code

HDL Code Generation Pane: EDA Tool Scripts

Options that control generation of script files for third-party HDL simulation and synthesis tools

Synthesis Objective to Tcl Command Mapping

Tool-specific Tcl commands that correspond to the HDL Workflow synthesis objectives

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