GUI Flow for Collecting Hardware Transaction Data

Follow the steps below to enable Hardware Transaction data collection:

  1. Open Project Settings window and check Kernel debug checkbox.

    Figure: Project Settings Window

  2. Click the down arrow next to the debug or run button and then select Run Configurations to open the Run Configurations window.

    Figure: Run Configurations

  3. On the Run Configurations window, click the Main tab and check the Use RTL waveform for kernel debugging checkbox. Launch live waveform can be optionally checked to bring up the Simulation window to view the waveform while the hardware emulation is running.

    Figure: Run Configurations, Main Tab

  4. On the Run Configurations window, click the Profile tab and check both the Generate Timeline Report and the Collect Device Data checkboxes.

    Figure: Run Configurations, Profile Tab

    You can have multiple run configurations for the same project and the profile settings need to be changed for each run configuration.