There are different ways in which System Generator can compile your design into an equivalent, often lower-level, representation. The way in which a design is compiled depends on settings in the System Generator 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.
| HDL Netlist Compilation | Describes how to generate HDL files that implement the design. |
| Hardware Co-Simulation Compilation | Describes how System Generator can be configured to compile your design into FPGA hardware that can be used by Simulink® and ModelSim. |
| IP Catalog Compilation |
Describes how to package a System Generator design as an IP core that can be added to the Vivado® IP catalog for use in another design. System Generator 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. |