Associating a Programming File with the Hardware Device - 2021.2 English

Vivado Design Suite User Guide: Programming and Debugging

Document ID
UG908
Release Date
2021-10-22
Version
2021.2 English

After connecting to the hardware target and before you program the device, you need to associate the bitstream data programming file with the device. Select the hardware device in the Hardware window and make sure the Programming file property in the Properties window is set to the appropriate programming file.

Note: As a convenience, Vivado IDE automatically uses the programming file for the current implemented design as the value for the Programming File property of the first matching device in the open hardware target. This feature is only available when using the Vivado IDE in project mode. When using the Vivado IDE in non-project mode, you need to set this property manually.

You can also use the set_property Tcl command to set the PROGRAM.FILE property of the hardware device:

set_property PROGRAM.FILE {C:/<path_to_programming_file>} [lindex [get_hw_devices] 0]