Create and run an HLS Component - 2023.2 English

In this step, you are going to create an HLS component by using the files provided in the 1Dfix_impluse L1 examples of the Vitis dsp library. The source files and script file are all located under this folder. Here, it is assumed that you have cloned the Vitis Libraries into /Vitis_Libraries directory.

1. Go into the <installdir>/Vitis_libraries/dsp/L1/examples/1Dfix_impluse folder, create a directory to use as a workspace, and launch the Vitis unified IDE to create an HLS component as described in Building and Running an HLS Component.

 mkdir myProject
 vitis -w myProject

The Vitis unified IDE opens as shown below.

1. Select File > New Component > HLS to create a new HLS component.

This opens the Name and Location page of the Create HLS Component wizard

• Enter the Component name: implTest

• Enter the Component location: Leave as set for the workspace

• Click Next to move forward

This opens the Configuration File page

• Select the Empty File radio button

• Leave the New configuration file name as the default: hls_config

• Click Next to move forward

This opens the Add Source Files page

• Under Design Files select the Add Files command icon,

• Browse to the examples/1Dfix_impluse/src folder, select the top_module.cpp file, and click Open to add the file and close the dialog.

• In the CFLAGS entry field next to the top_module.cpp file, paste the following text to provide an include path: -I<installdir>/Vitis_Libraries/dsp/L1/include/hw/vitis_fft/fixed

• Select Browse next to Top Function

• Select the fft_top(int * int *) top module, and select OK to close the dialog box

• Under Test Bench Files select the Add Files command icon

• Browse to examples/1Dfix_impluse/src folder, select the main.cpp file, and click Open to add the file and close the dialog.

• In the CFLAGS entry field next to the main.cpp file, paste the following text to provide an include path: -I<installdir>/Vitis_Libraries/dsp/L1/include/hw/vitis_fft/fixed

• Click Next to move forward.

This opens the Hardware page

• Click Next to accept the default part and move forward.

This opens the Settings page.

• Click Next to accept all defaults and move forward.

This opens the Summary page.

• Review the page contents and click Finish to create the HLS component as defined.

1. The HLS component is created in the Vitis unified IDE and opened in the Flow Navigator.

You can browse into the Settings, view the and open the top_module.cpp file by selecting the source file in the Vitis Components Explorer view. The top_module.cpp calls the FFT library and the parameters are defined in the data_path.hpp file. For detailed instructions on using the FFT library, refer to the Vitis Library.

• In Flow Navigator select Run under the C Simulation heading

• Select Run under the C Synthesis heading

• Select Run under the C/RTL Co-simulation heading

After C/RTL Co-Simulation, the following results are returned.

...

===============================================================
--Input Impulse:
(1,0)
(0,0)
(0,0)
(0,0)
(0,0)
(0,0)
(0,0)
(0,0)
(0,0)
(0,0)
(0,0)
(0,0)
(0,0)
(0,0)
(0,0)
(0,0)
===============================================================
===============================================================
--Output Step fuction:
(1,0)
(1,0)
(1,0)
(1,0)
(1,0)
(1,0)
(1,0)
(1,0)
(1,0)
(1,0)
(1,0)
(1,0)
(1,0)
(1,0)
(1,0)
(1,0)
===============================================================
INFO: [COSIM 212-1000] *** C/RTL co-simulation finished: PASS ***

...

The testbench uses a single pulse signal as input to the FFT and the output should be a step signal. And these can be verified by looking at the values printed out to the screen.

1. View the Waveform during C/RTL Co-Simulation (optional)

Open the hls_config.cfg configuration file by selecting it under the Settings heading in the Vitis Components Explorer view, or by selecting it from the open vitis-comp.json file for the HLS component.

• Scrool down to the C/RTL Cosimulation section of the Config File editor

• Under trace_level select all

• Enable the wave_debug option

• In the Flow Navigator select Run under the C/RTL Co-simulation heading

In this way, you get the simulation waveform, such as the following example for a single SSR stream port:

Use the interface signals behavior in co-simulation waveform as a reference for the Vivado simulation testbench.

1. Export the HLS Component as a Vivado IP

Now that you have verified that the library IP is working properly you can export your design to a Vivado™ IP.

• Click Run under the Package heading in the Flow Navigator

By default the IP is exported to the myProject/implTest/fft_top folder to the fft_top.zip file. This file contais the zipped contents of the Vivado IP, and can be added to your IP Catalog for use in the Vivado Design Suite RTL designs and IP Integrator designs.