How to Prepare HES DVM Compatible Custom Board Files Using Board Compiler Tool How to Prepare HES DVM Compatible Custom Board Files Using Board Compiler Tool In this video, Farhad Fallah from Aldec will explain how to use HES DVM board compiler tool to prepare custom board files to be used in DVM for prototyping. Board compiler is a Linux command line tool and requires the user to prepare the board file and use it as an input to the tool. Board compiler will generate a .board file which can be imported into HES DVM for prototyping purposes.