Description
This commands specifies a region of code, a protocol region, in which no clock operations will be inserted by Vitis HLS unless explicitly specified in the code. Vitis HLS will not insert any clocks between operations in the region, including those which read from or write to function arguments. The order of read and writes will therefore be strictly followed in the synthesized RTL.
io_section:io_section:{
...
lines of code
...
} A clock operation can be explicitly specified in C/C++ code using an
ap_wait() statement, and may be specified in C++ code by
using the wait() statement. The ap_wait and wait statements have no effect on
the simulation of the design.
Syntax
Place the pragma in the C source within the body of the function or protocol region.
#pragma HLS protocol [floating | fixed]Options
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floating - Lets code statements outside the protocol region overlap and execute in parallel with statements in the protocol region in the final RTL. The protocol region remains cycle accurate, but outside operations can occur at the same time. This is the default mode.
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fixed - The fixed mode ensures that statements outside the protocol region do not execute in parallel with the protocol region.
Examples
This example defines a protocol region, io_section in function foo where the pragma
defines that region as a floating protocol region as the default mode:
io_section: {
#pragma HLS protocol
...
}