Specifications

CHAPTER 1: DESIGN FLOW
COMMAND-LINE DESIGN FLOW
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■ Project & assignment functions
■ Device functions
■ Advanced device functions
■ Flow functions
■ Timing functions
■ Advanced timing functions
■ Simulator functions
■ Report functions
■ Timing report functions
■ Back-annotate functions
■ LogicLock functions
■ Chip Editor functions
■ Miscellaneous functions
There are several ways to use Tcl scripts in the Quartus II software. You can
create a Tcl script by using commands from the Quartus II API for Tcl. You
should save a Tcl script as a Tcl Script File (.tcl).
The Templates command (Edit menu) in the Quartus II Text Editor allows
you to insert Tcl templates and Quartus II Tcl templates (for Quartus II
commands) into a text file to create Tcl scripts. Commands used in the
Quartus II Tcl templates use the same syntax as the Tcl API commands. If
you want to use an existing project as a baseline for another project, the
Generate Tcl File for Project command (Project menu) can generate a Tcl
Script File for the project.
You can run Tcl scripts in command-line mode with the quartus_sh
executable, in the Quartus II Tcl Console window, or from the Tcl Scripts
dialog box (Tools menu).
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Getting Help On Tcl Commands
The Quartus II software includes a Quartus II Command-Line and Tcl API Help
browser, which is a Tcl- and Tk-based GUI that lets you browse the command-line
and Tcl API help. To use this help, type the following command at the command
prompt:
quartus_sh --qhelp
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You can also view TCL API Help in the Quartus II Help that is available in the
graphical user interface. Refer to “Overview: Using Tcl Scripting” and “API Functions
for Tcl” in Quartus II Help for more information.