S_AXILITE Bundle Rules - 2021.1 English

In the S_AXILITE Example all the function arguments are grouped into a single s_axilite interface adapter specified by the bundle=BUS_A option in the INTERFACE pragma. The bundle option simply lets you group ports together into one interface.

void example(char *a, char *b, char *c)
{
#pragma HLS INTERFACE mode=s_axilite port=a bundle=BUS_A
#pragma HLS INTERFACE mode=s_axilite port=b bundle=BUS_A
#pragma HLS INTERFACE mode=s_axilite port=c bundle=OUT
#pragma HLS INTERFACE mode=s_axilite port=return bundle=BUS_A
#pragma HLS INTERFACE mode=ap_vld port=b
  *c += *a + *b;
}

After synthesis completes, the Synthesis Summary report provides feedback regarding the number of s_axilite adapters generated. The SW-to-HW Mapping section of the report contains the HW info showing the control register offset and the address range for each port.

However, there are some rules related to using bundles with the s_axilite interface.

1. Default Bundle Names: This rule explicitly groups all interface ports with no bundle name into the same AXI4-Lite interface port, uses the tool default bundle name, and names the RTL port s_axi_<default>, typically s_axi_control.
   In this example all ports are mapped to the default bundle:

   void top(char *a, char *b, char *c)
   {
   #pragma HLS INTERFACE mode=s_axilite port=a
   #pragma HLS INTERFACE mode=s_axilite port=b
   #pragma HLS INTERFACE mode=s_axilite port=c
        *c += *a + *b;
   }

2. User-Specified Bundle Names: This rule explicitly groups all interface ports with the same bundle name into the same AXI4-Lite interface port, and names the RTL port the value specified by s_axi_<string>.
   The following example results in interfaces named s_axi_BUS_A, s_axi_BUS_B, and s_axi_OUT:

   void example(char *a, char *b, char *c)
   {
   #pragma HLS INTERFACE mode=s_axilite port=a bundle=BUS_A
   #pragma HLS INTERFACE mode=s_axilite port=b bundle=BUS_B
   #pragma HLS INTERFACE mode=s_axilite port=c bundle=OUT
   #pragma HLS INTERFACE mode=s_axilite port=return bundle=OUT
   #pragma HLS INTERFACE mode=ap_vld port=b
        *c += *a + *b;
   }

3. Partially Specified Bundle Names: If you specify bundle names for some arguments, but leave other arguments unassigned, then the tool will bundle the arguments as follows:
   • Group all ports into the specified bundles as indicated by the INTERFACE pragmas.
   • Group any ports without bundle assignments into a default named bundle. The default name can either be the standard tool default, or an alternative default name if the tool default has already been specified by the user.

   In the following example the user has specified bundle=control, which is the tool default name. In this case, port c will be assigned to s_axi_control as specified by the user, and the remaining ports will be bundled under s_axi_control_r, which is an alternative default name used by the tool.

   void top(char *a, char *b, char *c) {
   #pragma HLS INTERFACE mode=s_axilite port=a
   #pragma HLS INTERFACE mode=s_axilite port=b
   #pragma HLS INTERFACE mode=s_axilite port=c bundle=control
   }