Each kernel in a design can be assigned to an SLR region using the connectivity.slr option in a configuration file specified
for the v++ --config command line option. Refer to
Assigning Compute Units to SLRs for more information.
When placing kernels, Xilinx recommends
assigning the specific DDR memory bank that the kernel will connect to using the connectivity.sp config option as described in Mapping Kernel Ports to Memory.
For example, the figure below shows an existing target platform that has four SLRs, and a new target platform with three SLRs. The static region is also structured differently between the two platforms. In this migration example:
- Kernel_A is mapped to SLR0.
- Kernel_B, which no longer fits in SLR1, is remapped to SLR0, where there are available resources.
- Kernel_C is mapped to SLR2.
- Kernel_D is remapped to SLR2, where there are available resources.
The kernel mappings are illustrated in the figure below.
Specifying Kernel Placement
For the example above, the configuration file to assign the kernels would be similar to the following:
[connectivity]
nk=kernel:4:kernel_A.lernel_B.kernel_C.kernel_D
slr=kernel_A:SLR0
slr=kernel_B:SLR0
slr=kernel_C:SLR2
slr=kernel_D:SLR2The v++ command line to place each
of the kernels as shown in the figure above would be:
v++ -l --config config.cfg ...Specifying Kernel DDR Interfaces
You should also specify the kernel DDR memory interface when specifying kernel placements. Specifying the DDR interface ensures the automatic pipelining of kernel connections to a DDR interface in a different SLR. This ensures there is no degradation in timing which can reduce the maximum clock frequency.
In this example, using the kernel placements in the above figure:
- Kernel_A is connected to Memory Bank 0.
- Kernel_B is connected to Memory Bank 1.
- Kernel_C is connected to Memory Bank 2.
- Kernel_D is connected to Memory Bank 1.
The configuration file to perform these connections would be as follows, and
passed through the v++ --config command:
[connectivity]
nk=kernel:4:kernel_A.lernel_B.kernel_C.kernel_D
slr=kernel_A:SLR0
slr=kernel_B:SLR0
slr=kernel_C:SLR2
slr=kernel_D:SLR2
sp=kernel_A.arg1:DDR[0]
sp=kernel_B.arg1:DDR[1]
sp=kernel_C.arg1:DDR[2]
sp=kernel_D.arg1:DDR[1]
connectivity.sp option to assign kernel ports
to memory banks, you must map all interfaces/ports of the kernel. Refer to Mapping Kernel Ports to Memory for more information.