write_mem_info - 2022.1 English

Vivado Design Suite Tcl Command Reference Guide (UG835)

Document ID

UG835

Release Date

2022-05-05

Version

2022.1 English

Write the Memory Map Info of the design to a .mmi file.

Syntax

write_mem_info [‑cell <arg>] [‑no_partial_mmi] [‑force_detect_xpm] [‑force]
    [‑quiet] [‑verbose] <file>

Returns

The name of the .mmi file.

Usage

Name	Description
`[-cell]`	Create only partial .mmi for named cell
`[-no_partial_mmi]`	Do not write partial bit files for a Dynamic Function eXchange design
`[-force_detect_xpm]`	Traverse netlist and check for XPM
`[-force]`	Overwrite existing mem info xml file
`[-quiet]`	Ignore command errors
`[-verbose]`	Suspend message limits during command execution
`<file>`	Design mem info file Values: A filename with alphanumeric characters and .mmi extension.

Description

This command writes a memory information (MMI) file defining the Block RAM placement and address ranges to create a memory map of the design.

Important: write_mem_info requires an open implemented design so that the memory information includes the Block RAM placement data, as well as the address ranges, required for proper programming.

The memory map information (MMI) file, written by the write_mem_info command, is a text file that describes how individual Block RAMs on the Xilinx® device are grouped together to form a contiguous address space called an Address Block.

The mem info file (MMI) contains memory mapping information similar to the Block Memory Map (BMM) file, but in a format that can be read by the updatemem command to merge with a bitstream (BIT) file. The updatemem command uses the MMI file to identify the physical Block RAM resource that maps to a specific address range. Refer to the Vivado Design Suite User Guide: Embedded Processor Hardware Design (UG898) for more information on running updatemem.

This command returns the name of the file created, or returns an error if it fails.

Arguments

-force - (Optional) Overwrite an existing memory info file if one exists. If this option is not specified, then the Vivado® Design Suite will not overwrite an existing file.

-quiet - (Optional) Execute the command quietly, returning no messages from the command. The command also returns TCL_OK regardless of any errors encountered during execution.

Note: Any errors encountered on the command-line, while launching the command, will be returned. Only errors occurring inside the command will be trapped.

-verbose - (Optional) Temporarily override any message limits and return all messages from this command.

Note: Message limits can be defined with the set_msg_config command.

<file> - (Required) Specify the name of the memory info file to write. The file can include the path and file extension. The default file extension of .mmi is used if an extension is not specified.

Note: If the path is not specified as part of the file name, the file will be written into the current working directory, or the directory from which the tool was launched.

Example

The following example creates the memory mapping file from the open design:

write_mem_info C:/Data/design1.mmi