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V1.4.0 COREGEN: How to permanently set the default output format for COREGen


Record #3883

Product Family:  Software

Product Line:  Coregen

Problem Title:
V1.4.0 COREGEN: How to permanently set the default output format for
COREGen



Problem Description:
Keywords: DSP, COREGEN, Core Generator, output format, option
coregen.ini

Urgency: Standard

In the Core Generator the output formats by default are set to
XNF and VHDL Instantiation Template. It is possible to change
the default by declaring an additional variable in the
coregen.ini file.


Solution 1:

Set the environment variable, "SelectedProducts" in the
coregen.ini file for your project directory as follows:

  SET SelectedProducts = <list_of_selected_outputs>

The possible options for <list_of_selected_outputs> are:

  XNF:	 XNF Implementation Netlist
  ViewSym:  Viewlogic Schematic Symbol
  FoundationSym:  Foundation  Schematic Symbol
  VHDLSym:  VHDL Instantiation Template
  VHDLSim:  VHDL Behavioral Simulation Model
  VerilogSym:  Verilog Instantiation Template


Multiple output formats can be specified on the same
line, separated by a blank space.



Windows 95/NT example:
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To set the default output format to XNF and Foundation Symbol,
set the SelectedProducts variable as follows:

SET SelectedProducts = XNF FoundationSym





Your full COREGEN.INI file should look similar to the following:

SET FoundationPath = c:\active	 (point to Foundation root dir
				  directory)
SET ProjectPath = c:\dsp	 (set to your project path)
SET TargetSymbolLibrary = primary  (Viewlogic library alias)
SET XilinxFamily = XC4000E

SET AcrobatPath = c:\acroread
SET AcrobatName = Acroread.exe

SET SelectedProducts = XNF FoundationSym

########################################################################
# DO NOT EDIT BELOW THIS LINE - DO NOT EDIT BELOW THIS LINE
# While the value of the SET options XACTPath, ProSeriesPath,
# and ViewlogicPath below are not used in version 1.4.x of the CORE
# Generator, they must be present in this file and should not be removed
########################################################################

SET XACTPath = /xact
SET ProSeriesPath = /wvoffice
SET ViewlogicPath = /wvoffice






UNIX Workstation example:
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o set the default output format to XNF, VHDL Instantiation
Template, and VHDL Behavioral Simulation Model,
set the SelectedProducts variable as follows:

SET SelectedProducts = XNF FoundationSym



Your full COREGEN.INI file should look similar to the following:

SET FoundationPath =
SET ProjectPath = .
SET TargetSymbolLibrary = primary
SET XilinxFamily = XC4000E

SET AcrobatPath = /usr/local/bin/
SET AcrobatName = acroread

SET SelectedProducts = XNF VHDLSym VHDLSim

###############################################################################
# DO NOT EDIT BELOW THIS LINE - DO NOT EDIT BELOW THIS LINE
# While the value of the SET options XACTPath, ProSeriesPath,
# and ViewlogicPath below are not used in version 1.4.x of the CORE
# Generator, they must be present in this file and should not be removed
###############################################################################

SET XACTPath = /xact
SET ProSeriesPath = /wvoffice
SET ViewlogicPath = /wvoffice



End of Record #3883