Build project in vivado 2022.2

[AdeAdeRH]

Tried to build one of the graphics projects in vivado 2022.2 but when i enter the code for say "top_square" i get a lot of syntax errors. Is this code not written to work in vivado 2022.2

[WillGreen]

Hello,

Thank you for creating the first question in Project F discussions. 😃

The FPGA Graphics projects should work fine in Vivado 2022.2. What sort of syntax errors are you seeing?

Did you run the create project script?
graphics/fpga-graphics/xc7/vivado/create_project.tcl

The project creation script is configured for the Digilent Arty board by default. If you have a different board, you need to follow the instructions in the README: https://github.com/projf/projf-explore/tree/main/graphics/fpga-graphics#other-xilinx-7-series-boards

If you haven't already checked out the FPGA Graphics blog post, then I recommend reading that to get an understanding of the different files in the project.

I hope this helps, and good luck with your hardware design.

[AdeAdeRH]

Many thanks Will for getting back to me.

Being a novice with FPGA coding, I had only worked with Verilog code and was not aware of SystemVerilog code (although I had read this on your blog). In Vivado 2022.2 I created a new project for an Arty A7-35. I then created a Design Source ("Create File" not "Add File") but did not change the file type from "Verilog" to "SystemVerilog", hence the syntax errors I was seeing in the created (pasted) code.

I have now successfully "Run Synthesis", "Run Implementation" and "Generate Bitstream" for your "top_square" project. My Arty A7-35 should be arriving tomorrow, so I can then program the Arty and connect it to a VGA monitor.