Customizing an FPGA Target
- Updated2025-10-27
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To run a project on an FPGA target, you need a bitfile (.lvbitx) and an FPGA configuration file (.fpgaconfig).
VeriStand includes bitfiles and FPGA configuration files for many FPGA targets. The
default bitfiles and configuration files are sufficient for many applications. If
you want to use additional digital I/O lines, use more than two PWM outputs, or have
digital filtering built into the FPGA target, you must create a custom bitfile and
configuration file.
Note Install the
LabVIEW FPGA Module to create these files.
- Copy the sample FPGA VI and project—Create a template by making a copy of a sample FPGA VI and project.
- Customize the FPGA VI—Modify an FPGA VI to match your hardware device.
- Compile the FPGA VI into a bitfile—Prepare to use your FPGA VI in an FPGA target by compiling the VI into a bitfile.
- Create an FPGA configuration file—Create an FPGA configuration file for the host computer.
Related Information
- Copying the Sample FPGA VI and Project
Create a template by making a copy of a sample FPGA VI and project.
- Customizing an FPGA VI
Modify an FPGA VI to match your hardware device.
- Compiling a Custom FPGA VI into a Bitfile
Prepare to use your FPGA VI in an FPGA target by compiling the VI into a bitfile.
- Creating a Custom FPGA Configuration File
Create an FPGA configuration file for the host computer.