Run DRC
Syntax
report_drc [‑name <arg>] [‑upgrade_cw] [‑checks <args>] [‑ruledecks <args>]
[‑file <arg>] [‑rpx <arg>] [‑append] [‑waived] [‑no_waivers]
[‑return_string] [‑quiet] [‑verbose]Usage
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
[-name]
|
Output the results to GUI panel with this name |
[-upgrade_cw]
|
Specifies if report_drc should upgrade all CRITICAL_WARNING violations to ERROR. |
[-checks]
|
DRC checks (see get_drc_checks for available checks) |
[-ruledecks]
|
Containers of DRC rule checks Default: default |
[-file]
|
Filename to output results to. (send output to console if -file is not used) |
[-rpx]
|
Report filename for persisted results. |
[-append]
|
Append the results to file, do not overwrite the results file |
[-waived]
|
Output result is Waived checks |
[-no_waivers]
|
Disable waivers for checks |
[-return_string]
|
Return report as string |
[-quiet]
|
Ignore command errors |
[-verbose]
|
Suspend message limits during command execution |
Description
Check the current design against a specified set of design rule checks, or rule decks, and report any errors or violations that are found.
The report_drc command requires an open design to check the design rules
against. The command returns a report with the results of violations found by the design
rule checks. Violations are returned as AMD Vivado™ objects that can be listed with the
get_drc_violations command, and are associated with cells, pins,
ports, nets, and sites in the current design. You can get the cells, nets, and other
design objects that are associated with DRC violation objects, using the
-of_objects option of the get_cells command for
instance.
report_drc can be multi-threaded to speed the process. Refer to the set_param command for more information on setting the general.maxThreads parameter.The Vivado tools include a large number of predefined design rule checks to be used by the report_drc command. Use the get_drc_checks command to list the currently defined design rule checks. You can also create new custom design rule checks using the create_drc_check command.
A rule deck is a collection of design rule checks grouped for convenience, to be run at different stages of the FPGA design flow, such as during I/O planning or placement. The tool comes with a set of factory defined rule decks, but you can also create new user-defined rule decks with the create_drc_ruledeck command. Use the get_drc_ruledecks command to return a list of the currently defined rule decks available for use in the report_drc command.
The report_drc command runs a default rule deck when the -checks or -ruledeck options are not specified. Creating a user-defined DRC automatically adds the new design rule check to the default rule deck.
DRC rules can be enabled or disabled using the IS_ENABLED property on the rule check object. If a rule IS_ENABLED false, the rule will not be run by the report_drc command, whether it is specified directly using -checks, or indirectly with -ruledeck.
reset_drc_check command.You can reset the current results of the report_drc command, clearing any found violations, using the reset_drc command.
Arguments
-name <arg> - (Optional) The name to assign to the results when run in GUI mode.
-upgrade_cw <arg> - (Optional) Report all found Critical Warnings as Errors for this report.
-checks <args> - (Optional) A list of rule checks to run the DRC report against. All specified rules will be checked against the current design. Rules are listed by their group name or full key. Using the -checks option creates a temporary user-defined rule deck, with the specified design rule checks, and uses the temporary rule deck for the run.
-ruledeck and -checks cannot be used together.
-ruledecks <arg> - (Optional) The name of one or more DRC rule decks. A rule deck is a list of DRC rule check names. You can provide the name of a factory DRC rule deck or a user-defined rule deck. The report_drc command checks the design against the rules that are added to the given rule deck. Custom rule decks can be defined using the create_drc_ruledeck command. Use the get_drc_ruledecks command to list the currently defined rule decks.
-file <arg> - (Optional) Write the DRC report into the specified file. The specified file will be overwritten if one already exists, unless -append is also specified.
-append - (Optional) Append the output of the command to the specified file rather than overwriting it.
-append option can only be used with the -file option.
-return_string - (Optional) Directs the output to a Tcl string rather than to the standard output. The Tcl string can be captured by a variable definition and parsed or otherwise processed.
-file option.
-rpx <arg> - (Optional) Specify the file name and
path of the report file (RPX) to write. This is different from writing the report
results to a file using the -file argument. The RPX file is an
interactive report that contains all the report information and can be reloaded into
memory in the AMD Vivado™ Design Suite using the open_report command.
You should add a .rpx file extension to the specified file name, as
the Vivado tool will not automatically assign a file extension.
-waived - (Optional) Causes only the DRC checks waived by the create_waiver command to be run and reported. This returns the actual violation rather than the definition of the waiver, which can be reported by the report_waivers command.
-no_waivers - (Optional) Ignore the waivers defined by the create_waivers command and report all DRC violations.
-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.
-verbose - (Optional) Temporarily override any message limits and return all messages from this command.
set_msg_config command.Examples
The following example lists the available rule decks. The results include all factory rule decks and all user-defined rule decks.
get_drc_ruledecksThe following example returns the list of DRC rules defined in the specified rule deck:
get_drc_checks -of_objects [get_drc_ruledecks placer_checks]The following examples run the specified DRC rule deck and rules against the current design, and writes the results to the specified file:
report_drc -ruledecks placer_checks -file C:/Data/DRC_Rpt1.txt
report_drc -checks {IOCNT-1 IOPCPR-1 IOPCMGT-1 IOCTMGT-1 IODIR-1} \
-file C:/Data/DRC_Rpt1.txt -append-append option adds the result of the second report_drc command to the specified file.