link_project_to_device (::quartus::external_memif_toolkit)

The following table displays information for the link_project_to_device Tcl command:

Tcl Package and Version

Belongs to ::quartus::external_memif_toolkit 1.0

Syntax link_project_to_device [-h | -help] [-long_help] -device_name <name> -hardware_name <name> [-jdi_file <name> ] [-sof_file <name> ]
Arguments -h | -help Short help
-long_help Long help with examples and possible return values
-device_name <name> The name of the device to connect to
-hardware_name <name> The name of the hardware connection to use
-jdi_file <name> Specifies the JTAG Debugging Information file to use when creating the design link.
-sof_file <name> Specifies the SOF file to use when creating the design link.
Description
	Links the currently opened project to the specified target device on the specified hardware.
Example Usage
	project_open dut

	initialize_connections

	set hw_name [lindex [get_hardware_names] 0]
	set dev_name [lindex [get_device_names -hardware_name $hw_name] 0]
	link_project_to_device -hardware_name $hw_name -device_name $dev_name -sof_file dut.sof

	terminate_connections

	project_close
Return Value Code Name Code String Return
TCL_OK 0 INFO: Operation successful
TCL_ERROR 1 ERROR: An error occurred while linking the project to the device.
TCL_ERROR 1 ERROR: No device name called <string> could be found on hardware named <string>.
TCL_ERROR 1 ERROR: No hardware name called <string> could be found.
TCL_ERROR 1 ERROR: The JTAG Debug Information (.jdi) file called <string> could not be found. Ensure this file exists or run quartus_asm to create it.
TCL_ERROR 1 ERROR: A JTAG Debug Information (.jdi) file or a SOF file (.sof) is required for linking a project to a device, but no file was supplied. Ensure this file exists or run quartus_asm to create it.
TCL_ERROR 1 ERROR: The currently opened project has already been linked to a device. Use unlink_project_from_device to unlink the project from a device.
TCL_ERROR 1 ERROR: The SOF (.sof) file called <string> could not be found. Ensure this file exists or run quartus_asm to create it.
TCL_ERROR 1 ERROR: Toolkit has not been initialized. Use initialize_connections to initialize the toolkit.