Arbitrary Integer Precision Types with C++ - 2021.2 English

Vitis High-Level Synthesis User Guide (UG1399)

Document ID
UG1399
Release Date
2021-12-15
Version
2021.2 English

The header file ap_int.h defines the arbitrary precision integer data type for the C++ ap_[u]int data types. To use arbitrary precision integer data types in a C++ function:

  • Add header file ap_int.h to the source code.
  • Change the bit types to ap_int<N> for signed types or ap_uint<N> for unsigned types, where N is a bit-size from 1 to 1024.

The following example shows how the header file is added and two variables implemented to use 9-bit integer and 10-bit unsigned integer types:


#include "ap_int.h"

void foo_top (…) {
  
 ap_int<9>  var1;           // 9-bit
 ap_uint<10>  var2;         // 10-bit unsigned
Important: One disadvantage of AP data types is that arrays are not automatically initialized with a value of 0. You must manually initialize the array if desired.