Quartus® Prime Pro Edition User Guide: Scripting

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Date 9/29/2025
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4.1.35.3. rpc::create_local_compute_spec (::quartus::rpc)

The following table displays information for the rpc::create_local_compute_spec Tcl command:

Tcl Package and Version

Belongs to ::quartus::rpc

Syntax rpc::create_local_compute_spec [-h | -help] [-long_help] [-exe <quartus_sta|quartus_cdb|quartus_sh> ] [-exe_options <exe_options> ] [-id <id> ] [-lm_license_file <lm_license_file> ] [-quartus_rootdir <quartus_rootdir> ]
Arguments -h | -help Short help
-long_help Long help with examples and possible return values
-exe <quartus_sta|quartus_cdb|quartus_sh> Executable to open the project with. Dictates the packages and commands that will be available to run.
-exe_options <exe_options> List of options to pass to executable.
-id <id> Identifier used to refer to a unique compute specification.
-lm_license_file <lm_license_file> LM_LICENSE_FILE environment setting
-quartus_rootdir <quartus_rootdir> Appropriate Quartus Prime installation folder to access the project
Description
Defines a compute specification that causes background Quartus
Prime software instances to execute on the same (local) machine as
the Quartus Exploration Dashboard is running on.

The "-exe" option specifies the Quartus Prime executable to run.
The supported options are quartus_sta, quartus_cdb, and quartus_sh.

The "-exe_options" option specifies any options passed to the
executable that is specified with the "-exe" option.

The "-quartus_rootdir" option specifies the directory location of the
desired Quartus Prime software installation. This is the root directory
of the software installation, not the bin directory. If you do
not specify a value, the root directory associated with the
Quartus Exploration Dashboard is used.

The "-lm_license_file" option specifies the LM_LICENSE_FILE value
that will be passed to the Quartus Prime software executable. If you
don't know the value, look in the Tools > License Setup dialog in
the Quartus Prime software GUI.
Example Usage
    rpc::create_local_compute_spec -exe quartus_sta -quartus_rootdir /path/to/acds/quartus
Return Value Code Name Code String Return
TCL_OK 0 INFO: Operation successful