Compilation Types for HDL Library Designs - 2023.2 English

Vitis Model Composer User Guide (UG1483)

Document ID
UG1483
Release Date
2023-11-15
Version
2023.2 English

There are different ways in which Vitis Model Composer can compile your design into an equivalent, often lower-level, representation. The way in which a design is compiled depends on settings in the Model Composer Hub block dialog box. The support of different compilation types provides you the freedom to choose a suitable representation for your design's environment. For example, an HDL Netlist or IP catalog is an appropriate target if your design is used as a component in a larger system.

Table 1. Compilation Types for HDL Library Designs
HDL Netlist Compilation Describes how to generate HDL files that implement the design.
Hardware Co-Simulation Compilation Describes how Model Composer can be configured to compile your design into FPGA hardware that can be used by Simulink® and Questa.
IP Catalog Compilation

Describes how to package a Model Composer design as an IP core that can be added to the AMD Vivado™ IP catalog for use in another design.

Model Composer uses the IP catalog compilation type as the default generation target.

Synthesized Checkpoint Compilation Describes how to generate a synthesized checkpoint file (synth_1.dcp) that can be used in a Vivado integrated design environment (IDE) project.