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hdlsetuptoolpath

Set up system environment to access FPGA synthesis software

Since R2020b

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Syntax

hdlsetuptoolpath('ToolName',TOOLNAME,'ToolPath',TOOLPATH)

Description

hdlsetuptoolpath('ToolName',TOOLNAME,'ToolPath',TOOLPATH) adds a third-party FPGA synthesis tool to your system path. It sets up the system environment variables for the synthesis tool. To configure one or more supported third-party FPGA synthesis tools to use with HDL Coder™, use the hdlsetuptoolpath function.

Before opening the HDL Workflow Advisor, add the tool to your system path. If you already have the HDL Workflow Advisor open, see Add Synthesis Tool for Current HDL Workflow Advisor Session (HDL Coder).

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Examples

Set Up Intel Quartus Prime

The following command sets the synthesis tool path to point to an installed Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition 22.1.1 executable file. You must have already installed Altera® Quartus II.

hdlsetuptoolpath('ToolName','Altera Quartus II','ToolPath',...
 'C:\intel\22.1.1\quartus\bin\quartus.exe');

Set Up Xilinx Vivado

The following command sets the synthesis tool path to point to an installed Vivado® Design Suite 2020.2 batch file. You must have already installed Xilinx® Vivado.

hdlsetuptoolpath('ToolName','Xilinx Vivado','ToolPath',...
 'C:\Xilinx\Vivado\2023.1\bin\vivado.bat');

Input Arguments

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Synthesis tool name, specified as a character vector.

Example: 'Xilinx Vivado'

Full path to the synthesis tool executable or batch file, specified as a character vector.

Example: 'C:\Xilinx\Vivado\2023.1\bin\vivado.bat'

Tips

  • If you have an icon for the tool on your Windows® desktop, you can find the full path to the synthesis tool.

    1. Right-click the icon and select Properties.

    2. Click the Shortcut tab.

  • The hdlsetuptoolpath function changes the system path and system environment variables for only the current MATLAB® session. To execute hdlsetuptoolpath programmatically when MATLAB starts, add hdlsetuptoolpath to your startup.m script.

Version History

Introduced in R2020b

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