Parameters - Parameters - 2026.1 English - UG895

Vivado Design Suite User Guide: System-Level Design Entry (UG895)

Document ID
UG895
Release Date
2026-07-01
Version
2026.1 English

The <parameters> tag is used to list miscellaneous parameters of the board. It includes one or more nested <parameter> tags that define different features or properties of the board.

Each <parameter> includes multiple attributes as defined in Table 1.

<parameters>
  <parameter name="heat_sink_type" value="medium" value_type="string"/>
  <parameter name="heat_sink_temperature" value_type="range" value_min="20.0"
  value_max="30.0"/>
</parameters> 
Table 1. <parameter> Attributes
Tag Usage/Description Example (KC705)
name= Name of an interface parameter used to configure connected IP cores. name="heat_sink_temperature”
value_type= Type of parameter: string or range value_type=”range”
value= Defines the value of string-type parameter. value="medium”
value_min=/value_max= Min and Max values of range-type parameter.

value_min="20.0"

value_max="30.0"