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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

Use a generic or parameter in your top-level design, and then set the generic via a Tcl script; 

#  Build timestamp#   - Tcl  returns the same as 
set timestamp 
puts " - Build timestamp  ($timestamp 0x)"
#  Generics
set_parameter -name TIMESTAMP $timestamp
Cheers,

Dave