Xilinx V2.1 manual Block Parameters Dialog Box, ∙Xilinx Product Family, ∙Target Directory

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Block Parameters Dialog Box

Xilinx System Generator v2.1 Reference Guide

Block Parameters Dialog Box

The block parameters dialog box can be invoked by double-clicking the icon in your Simulink model.

Figure 3-1: System Generator block parameters dialog box

Parameters specific to the System Generator block are:

Xilinx Product Family

Supported families currently are: Virtex, Virtex2, Spartan2, and VirtexE.

Target Directory

Specify where the output files (VHDL, cores, and project files) will be written. It is suggested that you create a separate directory (away from your Simulink model files) to generate your files in order to keep your Xilinx project files and Simulink model files directories organized separately.

System Clock Period

Enter the desired System Clock Period of your design in nanoseconds (ns). This information will be passed to the Xilinx software tools through the user constraints file (.ucf) that will be created by the System Generator. This value will be used as the global PERIOD constraint and multi-cycle paths will be constrained to a multiple of this value.

Create Testbench

Checking the Create Testbench box instructs the tool to save test vectors to be used downstream, during behavioral simulation.

When the Create Testbench box is checked, a VHDL testbench wrapper file is created for your design. Data vectors (created during Simulink simulation) are also generated.

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Xilinx V2.1 manual Block Parameters Dialog Box, ∙Xilinx Product Family, ∙Target Directory, ∙System Clock Period