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13 years ago

Embedding build number in VHDL?

I'd like some automatic way of putting a build or release or version number into my design so that I can check what version a given PCB is programmed with. Can anyone suggest how to do this? I...
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13 years ago

You have PRE_FLOW_SCRIPT_FILE and POST_FLOW_SCRIPT_FILE in Quartus, see examples in Quartus Software Handbook. Writing VHDL text (a package) in tcl seems to be the best way to place the information.