Generating AI Engine Prototype Code - Generating AI Engine Prototype Code - 2026.1 English - UG1702

Vitis Reference Guide (UG1702)

Document ID
UG1702
Release Date
2026-06-23
Version
2026.1 English

Vitis Unified IDE provides a wizard to generate a single kernel graph prototype code. After creating an AI Engine component, open the AI Engine Component Settings on the AI Engine component and click on Generate AIE Prototype Code:

Figure 1. Generate AIE Prototype Code

In the Generate AIE Prototype Code wizard, you can specify the graph and kernel names, choose the input and output interface and data types.

Figure 2. Generate AIE Prototype Code Options

Click Generate Graph Code to generate a reusable graph code that other top‑level graphs can instantiate.

Click Generate Top Level graph and Simulation to generate a top-level graph that includes input_plio, output_plio and graph.cpp so you can compile the generated top-level graph directly.