HDL Coder Support Package for NI FPGA Hardware

Generates bitfiles for NI FPGA hardware

HDL Coder Support Package for NI FPGA Hardware

HDL Coder™ Support Package for NI FPGA Hardware enables generating bitfiles for NI FPGA hardware from HDL Coder by providing LabVIEW FPGA integration.

This workflow allows you to perform the following actions:

• Map algorithm I/O to onboard interfaces
• Generate HDL code
• Generate a LabVIEW FPGA project and create a bitfile. Once created, you can upload this file to NI FPGA Hardware.

Note: This support package is functional for R2022b and beyond.

Software Compatibility

HDL Coder™ Support Package for NI FPGA Hardware	MathWorks Simulink®	LabVIEW Full or Professional Development Systems (32-bit)	LabVIEW FPGA Module (32-bit)	NI R Series Multifunction RIO with LabVIEW Support (32-bit)	IP to FPGA Conversion Utility
22.8 (2022 Q4)	R2022b	2019, 2020 and 2021	2019, 2020 and 2021	2022 Q4	2022 Q4

Installation Guide for HDL Coder Support Package for NI FPGA Hardware

Before you begin, install the supported versions of MathWorks MATLAB®, Simulink® and HDL Coder™.

Install and activate LabVIEW Full or Professional Development Systems (32-bit) , LabVIEW FPGA Module (32-bit), NI R Series Multifunction RIO LabVIEW Support (32-bit), and IP to FPGA Conversion Utility.

Install HDL Coder Support Package for NI FPGA Hardware

1. Open the MATLAB Add-On Explorer.
2. Use the search bar to find HDL Coder Support Package for NI FPGA Hardware
3. Install the add-on.
4. Restart MATLAB.

Compile Server Considerations

• Local Compile Server – To install the recommended version of the Xilinx compilation tool, refer to Compatibility between Xilinx Compilation Tools and NI FPGA Hardware. Install the compilation tool from LabVIEW FPGA Compilation Tool.
• Network Compile Server – To set up a network compile server, refer to NI LabVIEW FPGA Compilation Options.
• LabVIEW FPGA Compile Cloud Service – To set up an account to use the cloud compile service, refer to Creating an Account for the NI LabVIEW FPGA Compile Cloud Service. For more details on Compile Cloud Service, refer to Compile Faster with the LabVIEW FPGA Compile Cloud Service.