write_schematic - 2020.2 English

Export schematic

Syntax

write_schematic [‑force] [‑format <arg>] [‑orientation <arg>]
    [‑scope <arg>] [‑name <arg>] [‑quiet] [‑verbose] <file>

Returns

name of the output file

Usage

Name	Description
`[-force]`	Overwrite existing file
`[-format]`	Values: native or pdf. read_schematic can be used to view native format. Default: native
`[-orientation]`	Values: landscape or portrait
`[-scope]`	Values: current_page, visible or all Default: current_page
`[-name]`	Schematic window title
`[-quiet]`	Ignore command errors
`[-verbose]`	Suspend message limits during command execution
`<file>`	Output file

Description

Output the currently opened, or specified Schematic window in the Vivado IDE to a file.

The file can be written as a native ASCII file that can be read back into the Vivado IDE using the read_schematic command, or can be written as a PDF or SVG file for use outside of the Vivado Design Suite. This can be useful when documenting IP cores from the IP packager flow, or from the Vivado IP integrator.

Arguments

-force - (Optional) Overwrite the specified Schematic file if it already exists.

-format [ native | pdf | svg ] - (Optional) Write the output file in the specified format. The default file format is native to the Vivado Design Suite, that can be read back into the tool using the read_schematic command. SVG is scalable vector graphics format. PDF is portable document format.

Note: The -format argument is case sensitive.

-orientation [ landscape | portrait ] - (Optional) Write the schematic in a vertical (portrait) or horizontal (landscape) orientation. The default is portrait.

-scope [ current_page | visible | all ] - (Optional) Write the current page of the schematic, or the visible content displayed in the schematic window, or all of the schematic. The default is current_page.

-name <arg> - (Optional) Specifies the name of the open Schematic window to write. Use this option to write the specified schematic window when more than one schematic window is opened.

Note: When multiple schematic windows are opened, the first opened window is written if -name is not specified.

-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) The path and filename of the Schematic file to write. The path is optional, but if one is not provided the Schematic file will be written to the current working directory, or the directory from which the Vivado tool was launched.

Example

The following example writes the specified Schematic window, displayed in the Vivado IDE, to a native format file that can later be read back into the Vivado Design Suite, overwriting the specified file if it already exists:

write_schematic -name Schematic C:/Data/mySchematic.txt -force

The following example writes a PDF file with a horizontal view of the specified schematic window:

write_schematic -format pdf -name "Schematic (2)" C:/Data/mySchematic.pdf \  
-orientation landscape