How do I run the Xilinx SDK 2019.1 from the command line on Linux?
This post shows how to run the Xilinx SDK from the command line. It also shows you how to run the SDK in batch mode.
Steps
Step #1: Open a terminal
Step #2: Figure out whether you're running csh or bash by typing:
ps -p $$
You should see something like:
PID TTY TIME CMD
2729 pts/1 00:00:00 bash
Step #3: Find settings64.sh or settings64.csh
find / -name "settings*sh"
You should see something like:
/tools/Xilinx/SDK/2019.1/settings64.sh
/tools/Xilinx/SDK/2019.1/settings64.csh
Step #4: If you're running bash type:
source /tools/Xilinx/SDK/2019.1/settings64.sh
xsdk
...or csh type:
source /tools/Xilinx/SDK/2019.1/settings64.csh
xsdk
Note: this runs:
/tools/Xilinx/SDK/2019.1/eclipse/lnx64.o/eclipse -vmargs -Xms64m -Xmx4G -Dorg.eclipse.swt.internal.gtk.cairoGraphics=false &
You can also use this to start in batch mode:
xsdk -batch -source test.tcl
...and to get help:
xsdk -help
You should see:
Display Options:
-help
Help -- just display this message and quit.
-version
Display Version and quit.
-batch
SDK Tcl Batch Mode.
-wait
Wait for SDK to complete.
Options:
-workspace <Workspace location>
Specify the Workspace directory for SDK projects
-hwspec <hardware specification file>
Specify the XML file to load.
-bit <bitstream file>
Specify the Bitstream file to use for programming FPGA
-bmm <bmm file>
Specify the BMM file to use for BRAM initialization
-batch -source <tcl script file>
Specify tcl Script file to execute all commands in SDK batch mode
{-lp <repository_path>}
Add <repository_path> to the list of Driver/OS/Library search directories.
-eclipseargs <eclipse arguments>
Any other arguments that should be passed to Eclipse.
This should follow all other SDK arguments.
-vmargs <java vm arguments>
Any other arguments that should be passed to Java VM.
This should follow all other SDK arguments.
References
How do I check which shell I am using? [link]
UG1138 (v2019.1) May 22, 2019 Generating Basic Software Platforms Reference Guide [link]
Using SDK Batch Mode (from 2014.3, could not find newer) [link]
2014.4 - SDK - How to create SDK projects using SDK in Batch mode [link]
The Xilinx graphic is from [link]