read_mem - 2020.2 English

Vivado Design Suite Tcl Command Reference Guide (UG835)

Document ID
UG835
Release Date
2020-11-18
Version
2020.2 English

Read one or more data files (.mem .mif .dat).

Syntax

read_mem [‑quiet] [‑verbose] <files>...

Returns

list of file objects that were added

Usage

Name Description
[-quiet] Ignore command errors
[-verbose] Suspend message limits during command execution
<files> Data (.mem .coe .dat) file name(s)

Categories

FileIO

Description

This command reads memory files of type MEM, DAT, or COE, and adds the files to the in-memory design, or the current project, to initialize BRAM memory for behavioral simulation, synthesis and post-synthesis simulation.

If the memory is not initialized in the design, then it will be initialized to all 0s.

This command returns the name of the files read, or returns an error if it fails.

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.
<files> - (Required) The name of the MEM, DAT, or COE file to read.
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:
read_mem  C:/Data/design1.mem