Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition User Guide: Scripting

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Date 6/20/2022
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3.1.3.12. read_netlist (::quartus::chip_planner)

The following table displays information for the read_netlist Tcl command:

Tcl Package and Version

Belongs to ::quartus::chip_planner

Syntax read_netlist [-h | -help] [-long_help]
Arguments -h | -help Short help
  -long_help Long help with examples and possible return values
Description
Reads the Chip Planner netlist from the last compilation.

You must open a project before using this command.
Example Usage
read_netlist
Return Value Code Name Code String Return
TCL_OK 0 INFO: Operation successful
TCL_ERROR 1 ERROR: Unable to create Chip Planner netlist. Current device family does not support the Chip Planner. Specify another device family and recompile the design.
TCL_ERROR 1 ERROR: Chip Planner (::quartus::chip_planner) is not available from the Quartus Prime Tcl Console. Run the quartus_cdb executable with commands from the ::quartus::chip_planner package from a system command prompt.
TCL_ERROR 1 ERROR: Chip Planner is unavailable with the current license. Refer to the Licensing section of the Intel website to obtain a valid Quartus Prime license file.
TCL_ERROR 1 ERROR: Unable to find an active revision. Make sure there is an open, active revision.
TCL_ERROR 1 ERROR: No open project. Open an existing project or create a new project.
TCL_ERROR 1 ERROR: Before running Chip Planner, run Analysis & Synthesis (quartus_map) for read-only use and quartus_fit to enable writable ECO changes.