Using Incremental Implementation in Non-Project Mode - 2021.2 English

Vivado Design Suite User Guide: Implementation (UG904)
Document ID
UG904
Release Date
2021-11-24
Version
2021.2 English
To specify a design checkpoint file (DCP) to use as the reference design, and to run incremental place in Non-Project Mode:
  1. Load the current design.
  2. Run opt_design.
  3. Run read_checkpoint -incremental <dcp_file>.
  4. Run place_design.
  5. Run phys_opt_design (optional). Run phys_opt_design if it was used in the reference design.
  6. Run route_design.
    link_design; # to load the current design opt_design
read_checkpoint -incremental <dcp_file> 
place_design
phys_opt_design; 
route_design