2.5 Generating SmartDesign Component

To generate the SmartDesign component, perform the following steps:

  1. In Design Hierarchy, right-click top, and select Set As Root.
  2. Save the project.
  3. Click the Generate Component icon (shown in the following figure) on the SmartDesign toolbar.
    Figure 2-24. Generate Component Icon
    When the Mi-V component is generated, the Message window displays the message, “The top was generated successfully.”
    Important: In case any error is observed related to address space access issue, ensure to perform the following step: Navigate to Project > Project Settings > SmartDesign, and then Enable "Downgrade memory map generation DRC errors to warnings" as shown in the following figure.
    Figure 2-25. Project Settings
  4. Select the Build Hierarchy option and save the project.