Table of Contents

• Installation
  • System Requirements
  • Install DVT for VS Code from Marketplace
  • Install DVT for VS Code from VSIX
  • Install DVT for VS Code Using a Pre-Packed Distribution
  • Set the License
• User Interface
  • VS Code User Interface
  • DVT IDE for VS Code User Interface
    • Editor
    • DVT Activity Bar
    • Side Bar
    • Status Bar
    • Panel
• Predefined Projects
• Project Templates
  • What is a project template?
  • How to generate code from a project template
    • Step 1. Specify Directories
    • Step 2. Specify Parameters
  • Template Configuration
    • template-config.xml
• Build Configurations
  • Project Natures
  • Non-top files
  • default.build
  • Auto-config
  • Simulator Log-config
  • Emulating compiler invocations
  • Multiple .build Files
  • Compatibility Modes
    • List of Compatibility Modes
    • How to Specify the Compatibility Mode
  • Paths
  • Strings
  • Comments
  • Environment Variables
  • Including Other Argument Files
  • Build Persistence
  • All Build Directives
  • e Language Test Files
  • e Language SPECMAN_PATH
    • Adding VIPs to $SPECMAN_PATH using sn_which.sh
  • SystemVerilog OVM or UVM Library Compilation
  • Xilinx Libraries Compilation
  • Intel(Altera) Quartus Libraries Compilation
  • Questa Libraries Compilation
  • Use of External Programs
• Compile Checks
  • Compile Waivers
    • Compile Waivers Examples
    • Compile Waivers File Syntax (XML)
  • Semantic Checks
• AI Assistant
  • Overview
  • Getting Started
  • Key Terms
    • Sessions
    • Blueprints
    • Prompting
    • Symbols
    • Snippets
  • Working in Chat
    • List of Buttons, Shortcuts and Commands
  • Working in Editor
  • Code Completion
  • Protecting Code
    • Pattern Format
    • Examples
  • Reference
    • List of Commands
    • Predefined Blueprints
    • Custom Blueprints
    • Predefined Snippets
    • Custom Snippets
  • Advanced LLM Configuration
    • Environment variables-based configuration
    • File-based configuration
  • How to
    • Set-up Local LLMs Using Ollama
    • Add Comments to Selected Element
  • Troubleshooting
    • Why do I get unexpected replies?
    • Why do I get different replies for the same request?
    • What to do if I get errors or find a bug?
• Content Assist (Autocomplete)
  • Snippets
• Snippets
  • Snippets in Content Assist
  • Snippet Scope
    • Project Scope
    • Language Scope
    • Global Scope
  • Create new snippet
    • Step 1. Select DVT snippet
    • Step 2. Select file
    • Step 3. Specify file name
• Hyperlinks
  • Go to Declaration
  • Go to Definition
  • Go to Type definition
  • Hyperlinks in Comments
  • Jump to an Imported File
  • Jump to a Macro Definition
• Show Usages
• Show Readers or Writers
• Show Instances
• Show Constraints
• Show Emitters
• Peek Exploration
  • Peek References
  • Peek Definition / Declaration
  • Peek Type Definition
• Refactoring
  • Rename Refactoring
  • Rename in File
• Diagrams
  • WaveDrom Timing Diagrams
  • Bit Field Diagrams for vr_ad registers
  • Common Diagram Actions
  • Common Diagram Toolbar
• Syntax Coloring
• Database Out of Sync Notification
• Tooltips
  • Comments Formatting
    • Markdown (recommended)
    • Javadoc
    • Natural Docs (deprecated)
• Workspace Symbols
• Views
  • Compile Order View
    • Build Config Hierarchy
  • Compiled Files View
  • Diagnostics View
  • Outline View
  • Problems View
  • Verification Hierarchy View
• Quick Search in Views
  • CamelCase
  • Simple Regex
  • Hierarchical Search
  • Search for Members
  • Search Port in Verification Hierarchy
• Content Filters
  • Content Filters XML syntax
  • Filtering by Element Type
  • Content Filters Examples
  • Predefined Content Filters
• Macros Support
  • Macro Expansion
    • To expand
    • To collapse
• External Tools Integration
  • Task Snippets
  • Problem Matchers
  • Problem Matchers Customization
• UVM Support
  • UVM Content Filters
  • UVM Verification Hierarchy
• Scripts
  • dvt_code.sh
    • Syntax
    • Examples
  • dvt_ls.sh
    • Syntax
    • Examples
  • evip2dvt.sh
• Custom Scripts
• SCM Checkout Hook
• Memory Monitor
• Application Notes
  • Flow Integration
  • Environment Variables
    • Define Variables
    • How is the Environment Computed
    • Use Case
  • Encrypted VIP Support
  • Output and logging
    • Configuration
  • Understanding DVT IDE memory usage
    • Resident Memory
    • Virtual Memory
• Handy VS Code Documentation Pointers
  • Setup
  • First Steps
  • Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Extensions
  • Version Control
  • Others
• What is New?
  • 25.2.15 (27 August 2025)
  • 25.2.14 (13 August 2025)
  • 25.2.13 (30 July 2025)
• How to Report an Issue?
  • How to generate a thread dump from within DVT for VS Code?
• Legal Notices
• Third Party Licenses
• Q & A
  • Can I deactivate DVT support for a workspace even though one of my workspace folders contains a .dvt directory?
  • Unable to write program user data
  • Some files are missing from the VIPs transformed with evip2dvt.sh