Step 1: Create a Synplify Pro Project - 2021.1 English

Vivado Design Suite Tutorial: Programming and Debugging (UG936)

Document ID
UG936
Release Date
2021-07-14
Version
2021.1 English
  1. Launch Synplify Pro and select File > New.
  2. Set File Type to Project File (Project) as highlighted in the following figure.
  3. In the New File Name box, enter synplify_1.
  4. Click OK.

  5. If you get a dialog box asking you to create a non-existing directory, click OK.

  6. In the left panel of the Synplify Pro window, click Add File as shown in the following figure.

  7. In the Add Files to Project dialog box, change the Files of Type to HDL File. Navigate to C:\Vivado_Debug\src\lab4, which shows all the VHDL source files needed for this lab. Select the following three files by pressing the Ctrl key and clicking on them.
    • debounce.vhd
    • fsm.vhd
    • sinegen_demo.vhd
  8. Click Add.

  9. In the same dialog box set Files of type to Constraints Files. This shows the synplify_1.sdc file. Select the file and click Add as shown in the following figure.

  10. In the same dialog box, set Files of type to FPGA Constraint Files. This shows the synplify_1.fdc file. Select the file and click Add as shown in the following figure. Click OK.

  11. Now, you need to set the implementation options.
  12. Click Implementation Options in the Synplify Pro window as shown in the following figure.