open_wave_config - 2020.2 English

Open a wave config

Syntax

open_wave_config [‑quiet] [‑verbose] [<filename>]

Returns

The wave config opened

Usage

Name	Description
`[-quiet]`	Ignore command errors
`[-verbose]`	Suspend message limits during command execution
`[<filename>]`	the name of a WCFG file from which to create a new wave configuration and corresponding wave window

Description

Open the specified Wave Config file (.wcfg) in the current simulation.

Vivado simulator uses a simulation debug data model to allow users to debug HDL source files using source code stepping, breakpoints, conditions, and waveform viewing tools. The debug data model contains HDL object and scope names, and maps them to memory addresses to let you examine the changing values of signals, variables and constants during the simulation.

The waveform database is separate from the Wave Config file that stores the waveform activity for the simulation. The Wave Config file contains just the list of wave objects (signals, dividers, groups, virtual buses) to display, and their display properties, plus markers. The waveform database (WDB) contains the event data, values changing over time, for all traced signals, whether displayed or not.

A wave configuration object is created in the current simulation with the create_wave_config command. A Wave Config file is written to disk by the use of the save_wave_config command, and can be opened with the open_wave_config command.

The open_wave_config command opens a Wave Config file and maps it to the data source in the current simulation.

Important: Any HDL objects that are specified in the Wave Config file that are not found in the current simulation will be ignored.

Arguments

-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.

<filename> - (Optional) Specify the path and <filename>of the Wave Config file to open.

The <filename> should have a suffix of .wcfg, and the file suffix will be assigned automatically if no other suffix is supplied.

Note: If the path is not specified as part of the file name, the tool will search for the specified file in the current working directory and then in the directory from which the tool was launched.

Examples

The following example opens the specified Wave Config file:

open_wave_config testbench.wcfg