Specifying Board Support in Model Composer - 2025.2 English - UG1483

If you install Vitis Model Composer as part of the Vivado Design Suite, it can access any AMD development boards installed with Vivado.

Additional boards from AMD partners are available. A Board Interface file that defines a board (board.xml) can be downloaded from a partner website and installed as part of the Vivado Design Suite. You can also create custom Board Interface files, detailed in the Vivado Design Suite User Guide: System-Level Design Entry (UG895). You must configure both Vivado and Vitis Model Composer to add partner and custom boards to the repository of boards available for use.

The Vivado Design Suite User Guide: System-Level Design Entry (UG895) details the procedure for configuring the Vivado Design Suite for use with boards. Vivado Design Suite lets you create projects using AMD target design platform boards (TDP), or user-specified boards added to a board repository. When you select a specific board, Vivado tools show information about the board. The tools also enable additional designer assistance as part of IP customization, and for IP integrator designs.

After you have configured the board for use with the Vivado Design Suite, follow these steps to make it available in Vitis Model Composer:

1. Run the following command in the MATLAB Command Window:

   [status, boardTable, partTable] =  xmcHubReloadDeviceInfo;

2. Check that the variable boardTable in the MATLAB workspace contains information about your board:

   boardTable

   
   
   
3. Restart Vitis Model Composer.

   The board is now be visible under the Boards tab of the Device Chooser within the Vitis Model Composer Hub block.