Using the Log Window - 2023.2 English

Vivado Design Suite User Guide: Using the Vivado IDE (UG893)

Document ID
UG893
Release Date
2023-10-25
Version
2023.2 English

The Log window (shown in the following figure) displays the active output status of commands that compile the design such as synthesis, implementation and simulation. The output displays in a continuous scrollable format and is overwritten when new commands are run. If the Log window is hidden, to open it, select Window > Log.

Tip: You can click the Pause output toolbar button , and scroll back or read reports while commands are running.
Figure 1. Log Window

When out-of-context synthesis runs are present, the Log window shows a tree view on the left and the log for the selected run on the right (as shown in the following figure).

Figure 2. Log Window for Out-of-Context Synthesis Runs