fpga HDL code generator

[etillol]

    Hello,

It seems that FPGA module cannot interface custom FPGA board.

I wonder if FPGA can be used as a HDL code generator.

Here is what I'd like to do :
- code an algorithm in a LabVIEW block diagram
- make a HDL from the BG with FPGA module
- build the HDL code in my FPGA IDE (Quartus II, in this case)
- download it in my FPGA target with the JTAG probe
- use RS232 (or any VISA interface) to communicate the results to another LabVIEW vi

The main question is : can LabVIEW FPGA module generate HDL code ?


Thanks,

[Mathieu_R.]

Hello,

The LabVIEW FPGA module generates *.vhd files, located in the directory C:\NIFPGA80\clntTmp\[projectDir]\ (if you use LabVIEW 8.0); those files are then sent to Xilinx tools to generate the FPGA bitfile. LabVIEW FPGA module is not designed for non-NI products, this is why those intermediate files are encrypted.

Cordially,

[Vince_be]

As I am a LabVIEW FPGA fan I am hoping too that one day NI will release a product where you can generate target independent VHDL code... This is already implemented in The mathworks Matlab software.

Message Edited by LV FPGA fan on 11-24-2006 05:59 AM