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Altera_Forum
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9 years ago

How do I capture commands generated when using quartus gui

What I want to do is create command line scripts to perform a set of functions that I do using the quartus GUI.

I would like to capture the commands being executed through the GUI and use that information to create

scripts so that I can automate the process that is currently performed manually via GUI.

Yes.Yes I know I should be able to use the tcl and just write scripts... But I think that seeing what the GUI

does via a command trace is a shortcut as well as a learning aid to being able to write scripts.

Thanks in advance..

Dan..

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    Altera_Forum
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    9 years ago

    Quartus does have a tcl console, but it doesnt echo the current commands unlike vivado.

    You can see the commands being executed in the status window - they start "command: "
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    9 years ago

    Yes, echoing should be added. It does so with the Assignment Editor, but not the other Quartus stuff.

    When you run a compile, the commands get put into the .flow.rpt. That calls each module individually. A full compile that is just like pushing the compile button can be done in a single line:

    quartus_sh --flow compile <project_name> -c <qsf_name>

    (The -c <qsf_name> is only necessary if it's different then the qpf name)

    Another interesting resource for finding commands is typing:

    quartus_sh --qhelp

    This launches a GUI with all the commands and options, which is useful for exploring rather than typing help on various commands.
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    9 years ago

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    But I think that seeing what the GUI does via a command trace is a shortcut as well as a learning aid to being able to write scripts.

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    To determine the Tcl command without reading the documentation (to try and figure out what the command might be), I change a project setting using the GUI, and then I export the project to a Tcl script (Project->Generate Tcl file for Project).

    Once I know what the command is, then I might read the manual ...

    Cheers,

    Dave