diff --git a/proj/cleanup.cmd b/proj/cleanup.cmd
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+@echo off
+rem delete all files from subfolders
+for /d /r %%i in (*) do del /f /q %%i\*
+rem delete all subfolders
+for /d %%i in (*) do rd /S /Q %%i
+
+rem unmark read only from all files
+attrib -R .\* /S
+
+rem mark read only those we wish to keep
+attrib +R .\create_project.tcl
+attrib +R .\cleanup.sh
+attrib +R .\cleanup.cmd
+attrib +R .\.gitignore
+attrib +R .\_READ_ME_.txt
+
+rem delete all non read-only
+del /Q /A:-R .\*
+
+rem unmark read-only
+attrib -R .\*
diff --git a/proj/cleanup.sh b/proj/cleanup.sh
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+# This script is useful for cleaning up the 'project'
+# directory of a Digilent Vivado-project git repository
+###
+# Run the following command to change permissions of
+# this 'cleanup' file if needed:
+# chmod u+x cleanup.sh
+###
+# Remove directories/subdirectories
+find . -mindepth 1 -type d -exec rm -rf {} +
+# Remove any other files than:
+find . -type f ! -name 'cleanup.sh' \
+ ! -name 'cleanup.cmd' \
+ ! -name 'create_project.tcl' \
+ ! -name '.gitignore' \
+ -exec rm -rf {} +
diff --git a/proj/create_project.tcl b/proj/create_project.tcl
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+# Run this script to create the Vivado project files in the WORKING DIRECTORY
+# If ::create_path global variable is set, the project is created under that path instead of the working dir
+
+if {[info exists ::create_path]} {
+ set dest_dir $::create_path
+} else {
+ set dest_dir [pwd]
+}
+puts "INFO: Creating new project in $dest_dir"
+
+# Set the reference directory for source file relative paths (by default the value is script directory path)
+set proj_name "Sobel"
+
+# Set the reference directory for source file relative paths (by default the value is script directory path)
+set origin_dir ".."
+
+# Set the directory path for the original project from where this script was exported
+set orig_proj_dir "[file normalize "$origin_dir/proj"]"
+
+set src_dir $origin_dir/src
+set repo_dir $origin_dir/repo
+
+# Set the board part number
+set part_num "xc7a100tcsg324-1"
+
+# Create project
+create_project $proj_name $dest_dir
+
+# Set the directory path for the new project
+set proj_dir [get_property directory [current_project]]
+
+# Set project properties
+set obj [get_projects $proj_name]
+set_property "default_lib" "xil_defaultlib" $obj
+set_property "part" "$part_num" $obj
+set_property "simulator_language" "Mixed" $obj
+set_property "target_language" "VHDL" $obj
+
+# Create 'sources_1' fileset (if not found)
+if {[string equal [get_filesets -quiet sources_1] ""]} {
+ create_fileset -srcset sources_1
+}
+
+# Create 'constrs_1' fileset (if not found)
+if {[string equal [get_filesets -quiet constrs_1] ""]} {
+ create_fileset -constrset constrs_1
+}
+
+# Set IP repository paths
+set obj [get_filesets sources_1]
+set_property "ip_repo_paths" "[file normalize $repo_dir]" $obj
+
+# Add conventional sources
+add_files -quiet $src_dir/hdl
+
+# Add IPs
+add_files -quiet [glob -nocomplain ../src/ip/*/*.xci]
+
+# Add constraints
+add_files -fileset constrs_1 -quiet $src_dir/constraints
+
+# Refresh IP Repositories
+#update_ip_catalog
+
+# Create 'synth_1' run (if not found)
+if {[string equal [get_runs -quiet synth_1] ""]} {
+ create_run -name synth_1 -part $part_num -flow {Vivado Synthesis 2014} -strategy "Flow_PerfOptimized_High" -constrset constrs_1
+} else {
+ set_property strategy "Flow_PerfOptimized_High" [get_runs synth_1]
+ set_property flow "Vivado Synthesis 2014" [get_runs synth_1]
+}
+set obj [get_runs synth_1]
+set_property "part" "$part_num" $obj
+set_property "steps.synth_design.args.fanout_limit" "400" $obj
+set_property "steps.synth_design.args.fsm_extraction" "one_hot" $obj
+set_property "steps.synth_design.args.keep_equivalent_registers" "1" $obj
+set_property "steps.synth_design.args.resource_sharing" "off" $obj
+set_property "steps.synth_design.args.no_lc" "1" $obj
+set_property "steps.synth_design.args.shreg_min_size" "5" $obj
+
+# set the current synth run
+current_run -synthesis [get_runs synth_1]
+
+# Create 'impl_1' run (if not found)
+if {[string equal [get_runs -quiet impl_1] ""]} {
+ create_run -name impl_1 -part $part_num -flow {Vivado Implementation 2014} -strategy "Vivado Implementation Defaults" -constrset constrs_1 -parent_run synth_1
+} else {
+ set_property strategy "Vivado Implementation Defaults" [get_runs impl_1]
+ set_property flow "Vivado Implementation 2014" [get_runs impl_1]
+}
+set obj [get_runs impl_1]
+set_property "part" "$part_num" $obj
+set_property "steps.write_bitstream.args.bin_file" "1" $obj
+
+# set the current impl run
+current_run -implementation [get_runs impl_1]
+
+## Set testbench file only for simulation
+
+set_property used_in_synthesis false [get_files ../src/hdl/tb_adrgenUnit.vhd]
+set_property used_in_synthesis false [get_files ../src/hdl/tb_automate.vhd]
+set_property used_in_synthesis false [get_files ../src/hdl/tb_gradientUnit.vhd]
+set_property used_in_synthesis false [get_files ../src/hdl/tb_operativeUnit.vhd]
+set_property used_in_synthesis false [get_files ../src/hdl/tb_regUnit.vhd]
+set_property used_in_synthesis false [get_files ../src/hdl/tb_sobelProc.vhd]
+set_property used_in_synthesis false [get_files ../src/hdl/tb_sobelSys.vhd]
+
+#puts "INFO: Project created:$proj_name"
+
+# Comment the following section, if there is no block design
+# Create block design
+#source $origin_dir/src/bd/bt_gpio.tcl
+
+# Generate the wrapper
+#set design_name [get_bd_designs]
+#make_wrapper -files [get_files $design_name.bd] -top -import
+
+#set obj [get_filesets sources_1]
+#set_property "top" "bt_gpio_top" $obj
+
+#puts "INFO: Block design created: $design_name.bd"