Setting the Target XDC File - 2020.2 English

Vivado Design Suite User Guide System-Level Design Entry (UG895)

Document ID
UG895
Release Date
2021-02-12
Version
2020.2 English

When editing a design, modified constraints are written back to the XDC file that are defined in. Newly created constraints are written to the XDC file identified as the target XDC file when you save the constraints. By default, in a new constraint set, there is no target XDC file. When you create new constraints, you must set a target XDC file when you save the constraints.

Tip: Existing constraints that are modified are written back to the XDC file from which they originated, not the target XDC.

To indicate that constraints need to be saved, the Save Constraints toolbar button is enabled . When you click the Save Constraints toolbar button, the Save Constraints File dialog box lets you choose an existing XDC file in the active constraint set, or create a new file to add to the active constraint set.

Figure 1. Save Constraints File Dialog Box

If an XDC file is set as a target, the word "(target)" appears next to the file name in the Sources window. You can change the target XDC file at any time using the Set as Target Constraint File right-click menu command in the Sources window.

Figure 2. Target XDC File in the Sources Window