add_bp - 2023.1 English

Vivado Design Suite Tcl Command Reference Guide (UG835)

Document ID
UG835
Release Date
2023-05-16
Version
2023.1 English

Add breakpoint at a line of a HDL source

Syntax

add_bp [‑quiet] [‑verbose] <file_name> <line_number>

Returns

Return a new breakpoint object if there is not already a breakpoint set at the specified file line else returns the existing breakpoint object.

Usage

Name Description
[-quiet] Ignore command errors
[-verbose] Suspend message limits during command execution
<file_name> Filename to add the breakpoint
<line_number> Line number of the given file to set the breakpoint

Categories

Description

The add_bp command lets you add breakpoints to an HDL source file to pause the current simulation.

A breakpoint is a user-determined stopping point in the source code used for debugging the design. When simulating a design with breakpoints, simulation of the design stops at each breakpoint to let you examine values and verify the design behavior.

You can report breakpoints in the current simulation using the report_bps command, and remove existing breakpoints using the remove_bps command.

This command returns a new breakpoint object if there is not already a breakpoint set at the specified file line, or returns an existing breakpoint object if there is already a breakpoint defined for the specified file and line number.

Tip: You can capture the returned breakpoint object in a Tcl variable if needed.

The add_bp command returns an error if the command fails.

Arguments

-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_name> - (Required) The name of the HDL source file to add a breakpoint to.

<line_number> - (Required) The line number of the specified <file_name> to add the breakpoint to.

Examples

The following example adds a the breakpoint to the HDL source file at the specified line number:

add_bp C:/Data/ug937/sources/sinegen.vhd 137