Rules for Naming Custom FPGA Bitfiles and VIs (Simulation Interface Toolkit)

LabVIEW Simulation Interface Toolkit 5.0 Help
June 2008

NI Part Number:
371504D-01

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Custom bitfiles and FPGA VIs must have a filename in the following format:

sitfpga Device IO CustomPart .lvbit.

This filename consists of the following components:

sitfpga defines the VI as a custom FPGA VI for the LabVIEW Simulation Interface Toolkit.
Device is the FPGA device on which you want to run the simulation. For CompactRIO targets, Device is the type of chassis, for example, cRIO-9103.
CustomPart is any custom text you specify.

For example, the filename sitfpga PXI-7831R IO MyFPGA.lvbit specifies this FPGA lvbit file runs on the NI PXI-7831R device.

Additionally, you must place custom bitfiles in the labview\vi.lib\addons\Simulation Interface\_IOTypes\Plugins\NI-FPGA\FPGA Bitfiles directory.

If you do not follow these rules, the SIT Connection Manager dialog box does not recognize the custom FPGA bitfile, and you cannot create mappings between a model DLL and the FPGA device.