Device Monitor Usage - 2019.2 English

Vitis Guidance Messaging (UG1315)

Document ID
UG1315
Release Date
2019-10-30
Version
2019.2 English

Description

This rule checks whether device monitors with trace on are used during the run.

Explanation

The device monitors IP’s will be inserted when the kernel is complied and linked with -profile switches. These switches needs to be enabled during run time in the xrt.ini. Take a look at the profiling and optimization for a list of supported switches.

Solution

The user is missing the run-time switches in the xrt.ini to enable the capture of trace by device monitors.