Specifying IP Defaults - 2020.2 English

Vivado Design Suite User Guide: Using the Vivado IDE (UG893)

Document ID
UG893
Release Date
2021-01-28
Version
2020.2 English

You can use the IP Defaults settings to specify the default IP directories and repositories. To open the Settings dialog box (shown in the previous figure), select Tools > Settings, and then click the IP Defaults category.

Default IP Example Project Directory
Specifies where the Vivado IDE writes newly created IP examples. By default, the Default Project Directory is used, or you can specify a different directory.
IP Catalog
Specifies the default repository search paths and the order in which to search the repositories.
XHUB Store
Configure Download Location: By default XHUB stores are installed as follows:
Linux
<user home directory>/.Xilinx/Vivado/20xx.x/xhub/board_store/
Windows
%APPDATA%\Roaming\Xilinx\20xx.x\xhub\board_store\

The default location can be modified by configuring a custom path. The boards and the configurable example designs will be downloaded to the specified location.

Board Repository
An ordered list of repositories from which boards are discovered. If there are duplicate boards in separate repositories, the board is selected from the repository at the top first.
Example Project Repository
An ordered list of repositories from which example designs are discovered. If there are duplicate example designs in separate repositories, the example design is selected from the repository at the top first.