AN 1010: System Console Getting Started Tutorial

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Date 12/02/2024
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2.1. Step 1: Getting Started with System Console

Follow these steps to copy the tutorial reference design files to your working environment, open System Console, and execute basic commands:

  1. Obtain the System Console Getting Started Design Example from the Intel FPGA Design Store. Download the .qar file for the tutorial design.
  2. In the Quartus® Prime software, click File > Open Project to open the blink.qar project archive file.
  3. To open the System Console, click Tools > System Debugging Tools > System Console. System Console opens and automatically searches for devices connected to the JTAG cable.
    Figure 4. System Console Window


  4. To display a list of all available commands, run the following command: 
    help help
    Figure 5. Display a List of all Available Commands


  5. To list the devices available to System Console, run the following command in the Tcl Console located at the bottom right corner of the System Console. 
    get_service_paths device
    1. In the Tcl Console, type get and then press the Tab key. Tab completion then displays a list of all available commands that begin with get. Press the Up and Down keys to scroll the commands list. Press the Enter key to select a command from the list. Press the Up and Down keys to scroll through and execute or modify previously executed commands.
      Figure 6. Tab Completion Shows Available Commands


    2. To view help information on any command, pass the command to the help command for example: 
      help get_service_paths
      Figure 7. get_service_paths Command Help


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