FPGA compiler worker

[mjochinsen]

The FPGA compilation time in a more powerful computer turned out to be slower.

I read before that the FPGA compiler does not take advantage of multi core processors, but it still does not make sense to me.

I set the process to be high priority and affinity.

Any comments?

Thank you

Computer1: 16 minutes (average)

Computer2: 18 minutes (average)

Computer 1:

- Windows XP 32

- Intel T9400 @2.53GHz Duo

- 4G RAM

Computer 2:

 - Windows 7 64

 - Intel Xeon X5690 @3.47GHz Quad

 - 24G RAM

[muffin.vi]

mjochinsen,

Which version of the compile tools are you using? Are you compiling the exact same code? 

[Sam_Sharp]

There's a trick here for significantly speeding up the compilation process on certain CPUs: http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW-FPGA-Idea-Exchange/Multi-core-Compiling/idc-p/2301338#M297

(It looks like your CPU is supported)