Running the Helper Function - Running the Helper Function - 2026.1 English - UG1483

Create a new custom compilation target by running the following helper function.

xilinx.environment.addCompilationTarget(target_name, directory_name)

For example, consider the following command:

xilinx.environment.addCompilationTarget('Impl', 'U:\demo')

Figure 1. Helper Function

When you enter this command in the MATLAB Command Window as shown above, the following happens:

1. MATLAB creates a folder named Impl/@Impl in U:\demo.
2. Inside the folder, MATLAB creates a template class file (Impl.m). This derives from the base class xilinx_compilation. At this point, if you leave the file unchanged, the newly created Impl compilation target acts the same as the HDL Netlist compilation target. The following figure shows the content of the Impl.m file.
   
   
3. The helper function then adds U:\demo\Impl to the MATLAB path, so that the new class Impl can be discovered by MATLAB.