synth_ip - 2021.1 English

Vivado Design Suite Tcl Command Reference Guide (UG835)

Document ID

UG835

Release Date

2021-06-16

Version

2021.1 English

Generate a synthesis netlist for an IP

Syntax

synth_ip [‑force] [‑quiet] [‑verbose] <objects>

Usage

Name	Description
`[-force]`	Force regeneration of the netlist.
`[-quiet]`	Ignore command errors
`[-verbose]`	Suspend message limits during command execution
`<objects>`	All the objects for which a netlist needs to be generated for.

Description

This command is used in the non-project flow to create a synthesized design checkpoint file (DCP) to support the out-of-context (OOC) IP flow, or to synthesize and implement an IP module in the OOC hierarchical design flow. IP objects are specified by the get_ips command, or for the specified IP core file (XCI) as specified by the get_files command.

Important: To enable this functionality, the IP core must be marked for OOC generation by setting the GENERATE_SYNTH_CHECKPOINT property to true (or 1) using the set_property command on the XCI file.

For project-based designs you would use the create_ip_run and launch_runs commands. Refer to the Vivado Design Suite User Guide: Design Flows Overview (UG892) for more information on Project and Non-Project Modes in Vivado.

The synth_ip command will automatically generate any required target files prior to synthesizing the IP core. The source files required to synthesize the IP are copied into the IP run directory. Upon completion, any newly generated OOC target files (dcp, stub files, funcsim netlists...) are registered with the associated IP core.

Arguments

-force - (Optional) Force re-synthesis of the specified IP objects, even if the generated output products for the specified IP are all current.

-quiet - (Optional) Execute the command quietly, returning no messages from the command. The command also returns TCL_OK regardless of any errors encountered during execution.

Note: Any errors encountered on the command-line, while launching the command, will be returned. Only errors occurring inside the command will be trapped.

-verbose - (Optional) Temporarily override any message limits and return all messages from this command.

Note: Message limits can be defined with the set_msg_config command.

<objects> - (Required) One or more IP objects to synthesize. The objects can be specified as IP cores by the get_ips command, or as XCI files using the get_files command.

Examples

The following example synthesizes the specified IP object, regenerating the netlist if the synthesized core is up-to-date:

synth_ip [get_ips char_fifo] -force