Quartus® Prime Pro Edition User Guide: Scripting

ID 683432
Date 4/01/2024
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Document Table of Contents

4.1.31.5. qed::configure_local_compute_spec (::quartus::qed)

The following table displays information for the qed::configure_local_compute_spec Tcl command:

Tcl Package and Version

Belongs to ::quartus::qed

Syntax qed::configure_local_compute_spec [-h | -help] [-long_help] [-exe <quartus_sta|quartus_cdb|quartus_sh> ] [-exe_options <exe_options> ] [-lm_license_file <lm_license_file> ] [-quartus_rootdir <quartus_rootdir> ] <object>
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.
-lm_license_file <lm_license_file> LM_LICENSE_FILE environment setting
-quartus_rootdir <quartus_rootdir> Appropriate Quartus Prime Pro installation folder to access the project
<object> Identifier associated with the object, must be unique
Description
Sets properties on the specified object to cause background Quartus
Prime Pro software instances to execute on the same (local) machine as
the Quartus Exploration Dashboard is running on.

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