Binding Compiled C Code to SystemVerilog Using xelab

Binding Compiled C Code to SystemVerilog Using xelab - 2020.2 English

Vivado Design Suite User Guide: Logic Simulation (UG900)

Document ID

UG900

Release Date

2020-11-23

Version

2020.2 English

The DPI-related switches for xelab that bind the compiled C code to SystemVerilog are as follows:

Table 1. DPI-Related Switches for xelab
Switch	Description
`-sv_root arg`	Root directory relative to which a DPI shared library should be searched. (Default: <current_directory>/xsim.dir/xsc)
`-sv_lib arg`	Name of the DPI shared library without the file extension defining C function imported in SystemVerilog.
`-sv_liblist arg`	Bootstrap file pointing to DPI shared libraries.
`-dpiheader arg`	Generate a DPI C header file containing C declaration of imported and exported functions.
-dpi_absolute	Use absolute paths instead of `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` on Linux for DPI libraries that are formatted as lib<libname>.so.
-dpi_stacksize arg	User defined stack size for DPI tasks.

For more information on r-sv_liblist arg, refer to the IEEE Standard for SystemVerilog—Unified Hardware Design, Specification, and Verification Language, Appendix J.4.1, page 1228.