create_hw_cfgmem - 2022.1 English

Vivado Design Suite Tcl Command Reference Guide (UG835)
Document ID
UG835
Release Date
2022-05-05
Version
2022.1 English

Read cfgmem file into memory

Syntax

create_hw_cfgmem ‑hw_device <arg> [‑quiet] [‑verbose] <mem_device>

Usage

Name Description
-hw_device hw_device object with which to associate hw_cfgmem object
[-quiet] Ignore command errors
[-verbose] Suspend message limits during command execution
<mem_device> name of flash memory device as returned by get_cfgmem_parts

Categories

Hardware

Description

Create a hw_cfgmem object associated with the specified hw_device.

The process whereby the bitstream data is loaded or programmed into the Xilinx® FPGA is called configuration. Configuration is designed to be flexible to accommodate different application needs and, wherever possible, to leverage existing system resources to minimize system costs.

Xilinx® FPGAs are configured by loading design-specific configuration data, in the form of a bitstream file, into the internal memory of the hw_device. The hw_cfgmem defines a flash memory device used for configuring and booting the Xilinx FPGA device. Once the hw_cfgmem object is created, and associated with the hw_device, the configuration memory can be programmed with the bitstream and other data using the program_hw_cfgmem command.

The hw_cfgmem object is associated with the specified hw_device object through the PROGRAM.HW_CFGMEM property on the device object. Use the get_hw_cfgmems command to work with the hw_cfgmem object, or use the get_property command to obtain the object from the hw_device: 
get_property PROGRAM.HW_CFGMEM [current_hw_device]
Tip: When creating a new hw_cfgmem object, you can also associate the object with a Tcl variable as shown in the example below. By referring to the variable, you can set properties on the object, and use the object with other Tcl commands like program_hw_cfgmem or readback_hw_cfgmem.

This command returns the created hw_cfgmem object, or returns an error if it fails.

Arguments

-hw_device <arg> - (Required) Specify the hw_device object to associate the memory configuration device with. The hw_device must be specified as an object as returned by the get_hw_devices command or current_hw_device command.

-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.
<mem_device> - (Required) Specify the flash memory device to use for configuring the associated hw_device. The configuration memory must be specified as a cfgmem_part object object using the get_cfgmem_parts command.
Note: The COMPATIBLE_PARTS property of the cfgmem_part object identifies which Xilinx devices a configuration memory is compatible with.

Example

The following example:
  1. Gets the PART associated with the current_hw_device.
  2. Gets a list of cfgmem_parts that are compatible with the device part.
  3. Uses one of the compatible parts to create a new hw_cfgmem object.
  4. Sets the PROGRAM.FILE property of the current hw_cfgmem object to the cfgmem file created with the write_cfgmem command.
  5. Programs the current hw_cfgmem object.
set devPart [get_property PART [current_hw_device]]
set cfgParts [get_cfgmem_parts -of [get_parts $devPart]]
create_hw_cfgmem -hw_device [current_hw_device] [lindex $cfgParts 0 ]
set_property PROGRAM.FILE {C:/Data/cfgmem_file.mcs} [current_hw_cfgmem]
program_hw_cfgmem [current_hw_cfgmem]

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