Verilog Macros - 2023.1 English

Vivado Design Suite User Guide: Synthesis (UG901)

Document ID
UG901
Release Date
2023-06-09
Version
2023.1 English

Verilog defines macros as follows:

'define TESTEQ1 4'b1101

The defined macro is referenced later, as follows:

if (request == 'TESTEQ1)

The 'ifdef and 'endif constructs do the following:

  • Determine whether a macro is defined.
  • Define conditional compilation.

If the macro called out by 'ifdef is defined, that code is compiled.

  • If the macro has not been defined, the code following the 'else command is compiled.
  • The 'else is not required, but 'endif must complete the conditional statement.

Use the Verilog Macros command line option to define (or redefine) Verilog macros.

  • Verilog Macros let you modify the design without modifying the HDL source code.
  • Verilog Macros is useful for IP core generation and flow testing.