Stage 4: Increasing the PLIO Bitwidth and Re-generate - 2024.2 English - XD100

Vitis Tutorials: AI Engine Development (XD100)

Document ID
XD100
Release Date
2024-12-06
Version
2024.2 English

Solving this problem is fairly easy. Navigate inside the FIRchain sub-system. Get the PLIO block from AMD Toolbox / AI Engine / Interface, or just type plio in the canvas. Double-click on the new block and specify:

  • PLIO width (bits): 128

  • Check Specify PLIO frequency

  • PLIO frequency (MHz) : 250

Click OK. Place the block just after the input port, and a copy of this block just before the output port:

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Re-open the Model Composer Hub block, and click Analyze to re-compile and re-simulate the design.

After the AI Engine simulation, the estimated throughput is 126 MSPS. This is computed from the following timestamped (green) output data, calculated for two full frame periods:

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This gives around 125 MSPS which is 1/8th of the input sample rate (1 GSPS). This means that the design meets specification.