Python API for PL Kernels - 2023.2 English

Here is the list of PL kernel specific APIs and their usage in integrating the traffic generators. With the Python API you can create the traffic generator code to generate data to pass into or collect data from PL kernels. Use the following API to instantiate objects to send and receive data. You can provide any datatype vector/list to send_data or receive_data.

Instantiating Classes to Send or Receive Data

The APIs are found in the following library path:

${XILINX_VIVADO}/data/emulation/python/xtlm_ipc_v2/

You need to set PYTHONPATH to point to this library.

export PYTHONPATH=${XILINX_VIVADO}/data/emulation/python/xtlm_ipc_v2/

hls_input_stream(name, datatype)
hls_output_stream(name, datatype)

Parameters:

• name: string name to match the HLS kernel
• datatype: A string value based on HLS kernel datatype. The supported values are [ "int8", "uint8","int16", "uint16","int32", "uint32","int64", "uint64","float", "bfloat16"]

Table 1. Supported PL Kernel Data Types

	PL Kernel Data Type	EOU API Enum String	Example
1	int8	int8	input_port = hls_input_plio('input_port_name',"int8")
2	int16	int16	input_port = hls_input_plio('input_port_name',"int16")
3	int32	int32	input_port = hls_input_plio('input_port_name',"int32")
4	int64	int64	input_port = hls_input_plio('input_port_name',"int64")
5	uint8	uint8	input_port = hls_input_plio('input_port_name',"uint8")
6	uint16	uint16	input_port = hls_input_plio('input_port_name',"uint16")
7	uint32	uint32	input_port = hls_input_plio('input_port_name',"uint32")
8	uint64	uint64	input_port = hls_input_plio('input_port_name',"uint64")
9	float	float	input_port = hls_input_plio('input_port_name',"float")
10	double	double	input_port = hls_input_plio('input_port_name',"double")

send_data()

send_data(data, tlast)
creates a non-blocking call to send data

Parameters:

• data: list of specified datatype for the object
• tlast: boolean value, can be true or false

Note: The datatype must be specified during object instantiation

receive_data()

receive_data()
creates a blocking call to receive data

RETURNS a list of specified datatype

Note: The datatype must be specified during object instantiation

receive_data_with_size()

receive_data_with_size(data_size)
creates a blocking call to receive a specified amount of data

RETURNS a list of specified datatype

Parameters:

• data_size: integer value indicating the amount of data in bytes to receive

receive_data_on_tlast()

receive_data_on_tlast()
creates a blocking call returning data after receiving tlast packet

RETURNS list of specified data type