John ousterhout of the university of california, berkeley, designed it. Displays a report of the current attachment status for all tape devices defined on the system. Each of the tcl commands validates the input and it reduces the work of the interpreter. Tcl does not interpret the arguments to the commands except to perform grouping, which allows multiple words in one argument, and substitution, which is used with programming variables and nested command calls. All the eda tool flows from synopsys, cadence and mentor graphics use tcl as the primary scripting interface for their flows. Suspends the process on the specified port, pushes a level on that port, then executes the tcl command. Enter individual tcl commands in the vivado design suite tcl shell outside of the vivado ide. Items of data passed to a script from the command line are known as arguments. If you prefer to work directly with tcl commands, you can interact with your. Run tcl scripts from the vivado design suite tcl shell. Evaluates the tcl command string body as long as expression string test evaluates to true.
All the information included in the quartus ii sdc and timequest api reference manual, as well as the most uptodate list of commands, can also be found in the quartus ii software tcl api and commandline executable online help reference, qhelp. You can run scripts from either the windows or linux commandline or store and run a series of commands in a. Orcad capture tcltk api reference guide ema design automation. Doctar helps designers avoid errors by identifying what has changed in your design anytime changes are made advanced arena integration connect arena cloud plm to orcad, giving the entire product team realtime visibility into all data required to make informed decisions early in the design cycle. Incisive simulator tcl command reference february 2012 11 product version 11. Orcad capture tcltk api reference guide ema design. If cisco ios configuration commands are used within the tcl scripts, submode commands must be entered as quoted. Xilinx vivado design suite tcl command reference guide ug835. This option only works on databases using the btree access method. In general, you can place a bracketed command or variable reference any where. The name of a tcl script is passed to the script as the global variable argv0, and the rest of the command line arguments are passed as a list in argv. Pdf files are intended to be viewed on the printed page. Cisco ios scripting with tcl command reference cli. Doctar helps designers avoid errors by identifying what has changed in your design anytime changes are made advanced arena integration connect arena cloud plm to orcad, giving the entire product team realtime visibility into all data required to make informed decisions early in the design cycle siliconexpert electronic component database ensure your parts will be.
Tcl is a standard language in the semiconductor industry for application programming interfaces, and is used by synopsys design constraints sdc. Tdbc package library the additional c functions provided by the tdbc package. Documentation conventions the following conventions are used to define modelsim command syntax table 11. For most commands that write information to the main window, that information is also available as a tcl result.
Tcl is the defacto standard embedded command language for electronic design automation eda and computeraided design cad applications. You must supply a file name with the file parameter. Conventions for command syntax syntax notation description. The number of command line arguments to a tcl script is passed as the global variable argc. Returns 1 if command is a complete tcl command in the sense of having no unclosed quotes, braces, brackets or array element names. Mentor graphics reserves the right to make changes in specifications and other information contained in this publication without prior notice, and the reader should, in all cases, consult mentor graphics to determine whether any changes have been made. The c functions which a tcl extended c program may use. The pick systems reference manual contains entries specific to the features of d3. Cisco ios scripting with tcl command reference cli through.
If the command does not appear to be complete then 0 is returned. Access the quartus ii tcl api help reference by typing the following command at. All the information included in the quartus ii sdc and timequest api reference manual, as well as the most uptodate list of commands, can also be found in the quartus ii software tcl api and command line executable online help reference, qhelp. The advantage with these tcl commands is that, you can define your own implementation for any of these commands to replace the original builtin functionality. Tcl, or tool command language and pronounced tickle, is a dynamicallytyped scripting language originally invented in the late 1980s. By using command substitution the results can be made available to another command or assigned to a tcl variable. Incisive simulator tcl command reference the tcl commandline interface february 2012 12 product version 11. F through a file used in conjunction with the m option. Vivado design suite tcl command reference guide xilinx. Copyright 19901994 the regents of the university of california copyright 19901994 the regents of the university of california. To access this information within quartus ii design software, type the following command at the. Linux distributions can leverage an extensive range of commands to accomplish various tasks. Vivado design suite tcl command reference guide ug835. December29,20 onthe28thofapril2012thecontentsoftheenglishaswellasgermanwikibooksandwikipedia projectswerelicensedundercreativecommonsattributionsharealike3.
Examples include perl scripts, dos batch files, and other commandline driven programs that are not interactive or do not request input. Modelsim command reference command return values all simulator commands are invoked using tcl. Obviously, the basics of business must be met, but theres much more. Note neither the prompt at the beginning of a line nor the key that ends a line is shown in the command examples. It was influenced by, and bears some similarities to, lisp. This solution is a lot more robust in that it reads the script in a sandbox always a good idea when writing code that will execute arbitrary external code and redefines within that sandbox the set command to create members in your array instead of regular variables. Tcl command is actually a list of words, with the first word representing the command to be executed.
Links and crossreferences in this pdf file may point to external files and generate an error when clicked. Attaches a tape device to the current process, but we recommend using the setdevice tcl command. When we launched the brand in north america, the leadership team wanted to have a different kind of company at tcl. The language is objectoriented, which means that the action to be performed on the object is supplied as a modifier to the command. Table of contents tcl commands and supported families16 tcl command documentation conventions 27. The tool command language tcl is the scripting language integrated in the vivado tool environment.
This manual is not a comprehensive reference for the tcl. The command db0 get glob will return all of the keydata pairs in the database. Enter individual tcl commands in the tcl console at the bottom of the vivado ide. Using commands you can execute any command, including its arguments, that you can execute from the windows command window. Tcl lets you perform interactive queries to design tools in addition to executing automated scripts. This command initializes an elementbyelement search through the array given by arrayname, such that invocations of the array nextelement command will return the names of the individual elements in the array. Unibasic commands reference iii the above trademarks are property of the specified companies in the united states, other countries, or both. Tcl command quick reference guide cpabort aborts a cpsend or cprecv data transfer on the remote system. It is a combination of a scripting language and its own interpreter that gets embedded to the application, we develop with it.
The manual is divided into major sections such as aql, flashbasic, c functions, tcl, etc. Sdc is the mechanism for communicating timing constraints for fpga synthesis tools from. A tcl shell can be installed and opened on any computer, not only on the cms server machine. Tcl tk command reference guide applicable versions.
Tk library the additional c functions which a tk extended c program may use. Each section is comprised of up to three subsections. Cisco ios scripting with tcl command reference cisco. It was then ported to windows, dos, os2, and mac osx.
Contents verdi3 and siloti tcl reference i contents introduction 1 overview1. The behavior of the tcl command processor can be summarized in three basic steps. When the search has been completed, the array donesearch command should be invoked. Enables or disables the display of tcl commands on all output directed to the spooler, or displays the current header status if no options are provided. Cisco ios scripting with tcl configuration guide, cisco ios. Cpabort options options options may be any of the following. The command precision is optional, and allows users to change the number of digits used to record. All other products or services mentioned in this document. For most linux distros, bash bourne again shell is the default commandline interface or shell used. C cancel the remaining data in the input buffer coming from remote system. Opensees command language manual response sensitivity analysis based on the direct differentiation method ddm. The tcl help command provides information related to the supported tcl commands. Vivado design suite tcl command reference guide ug835 xilinx.
It is often used for prototyping and embedded systems, but it is quite capable enough to be used for fullscale applications. Microsemi makes no warranty, representation, or guarantee regarding the information contained herein or the suitability of its products and services for any particular purpose, nor does microsemi assume any liability whatsoever arising out of the application or use of any product or circuit. Moves the attached media forward a specified number of files, displaying each tape label as it is encountered. This command is typically used in lineoriented input environments to allow users to type in commands that span multiple lines. The ultimate a to z list of linux commands linux command. The quartus ii software tcl commands follow the eda industry tcl application. Tcl as a single command language in all eda tool flows ensures that a designer.