Launching Vitis IDE

Vitis Unified Software Platform Documentation: Application Acceleration Development (UG1393)

Document ID
UG1393
Release Date
2023-07-17
Version
2023.1 English
Note: The AMD Vitis™ Unified Integrated Design Environment (IDE) is currently in preview mode for data center acceleration and embedded system design, AI Engine and High-Level Synthesis (HLS) component creation, platform creation, and embedded software design. Refer to the Vitis IDE and Unified Command-Line Reference Guide (UG1553) for more information. You can launch this tool by using the following command:
vitis -new -w <workspace>

In the AMD Vitis™ integrated design environment (IDE), you can create a new application project or platform development project.

The vitis command launches the Vitis IDE with your defined options. It provides options for specifying the workspace and options of the project. The following sections describe the vitis command options.

Display Options

The following options display the specified information intended for review.

-help
Displays help information for the Vitis core development kit command options.
-debug
Launches the Vitis IDE to run debug on a command-line project.
Tip: To view the help for the vitis -debug command, use -debug -help.
-version
Displays the Vitis core development kit release version.

Command Options

The following command options specify how the vitis command is configured for the current workspace and project.

-workspace <workspace location>
Specify the workspace directory for Vitis IDE projects.
{-lp <repository_path>}
Add <repository_path> to the list of Driver/OS/Library search directories.
-eclipseargs <eclipse arguments>
Eclipse-specific arguments are passed to Eclipse.
-vmargs <java vm arguments>
Additional arguments to be passed to Java VM.