write_bsdl - 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 design specific post-configuration BSDL file (.bsd).

Syntax

write_bsdl [‑force] [‑bsd <arg>] [‑quiet] [‑verbose] <file>

Returns

Name of the output file.

Usage

Name	Description
`[-force]`	Overwrite existing .bsd file
`[-bsd]`	Specify an updated generic BSDL file.
`[-quiet]`	Ignore command errors
`[-verbose]`	Suspend message limits during command execution
`<file>`	Output file name. The .bsd extension is optional.

Description

Generate a Boundary Scan Description Language (BSDL) file (.bsd) for the current design that reflects the post-configuration boundary scan architecture of the target device.

The boundary scan architecture for the device is changed when the device is configured because certain connections between the boundary scan registers and pad may change. These changes must be communicated to the boundary scan tester through a post-configuration BSDL file. Refer to the Vivado Design Suite User Guide: Programming and Debugging (UG908) for more information on the available configuration modes.

The write_bsdl command reads a pre-configuration BSDL file for the target part from the Vivado Design Suite installation area, and combines that with post-configuration data from the current design.

This command returns the name of the output BSDL file, or returns an error if it fails.

Arguments

-force - (Optional) Overwrite an existing BSDL file of the same name.

-bsd <arg> - (Optional) Specify an existing BSDL file to update. Use this to update a generic BSDL file from the Vivado Design Suite installation with post-configuration data from the current design.

-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.

<file> - (Required) Specify the output file name. The .bsd extension is optional.

Note: If the path is not specified as part of the file name, the file will be written into the current working directory, or the directory from which the tool was launched.

Example

The following example writes a BSDL file at the specified location:

write_bsdl -force C:/Data/project/design1.bsd