Start-up Sequence (Step 8) - Start-up Sequence (Step 8) - UG570

UltraScale Architecture Configuration User Guide (UG570)

Document ID
UG570
Release Date
2025-03-04
Revision
1.20.1 English
Figure 1. Start-up Sequence (Step 8)

After the configuration frames are loaded, the bitstream instructs the device to enter the start-up sequence (see the previous figure). The start-up sequence is controlled by an 8-phase (phases 0-7) sequential state machine. The start-up sequencer performs the tasks outlined in the following table.

Table 1. User-Selectable Cycle of Start-up Events
Phase Event
1-6 Wait for MMCMs to lock (optional)
1-6 Wait for DCI to match (optional)
1-6 Assert global write enable (GWE), allowing RAMs and flip-flops to change state
1-6 Negate global 3-state (GTS), activating I/O
1-6 Release DONE pin
7 Assert end of start-up (EOS)

The specific order of start-up events (except for EOS assertion) is user-programmable through bitstream options controlled by the BITSTREAM.STARTUP properties (refer to the Vivado Design Suite User Guide: Programming and Debugging (UG908)). The following table shows the general sequence of events, although the specific phase for each of these start-up events is user-programmable (EOS is always asserted in the last phase). By default, start-up events occur as shown in the following table.

Table 2. Default Sequence of Start-Up Events
Phase Event
4 Release DONE pin
5 Negate Global 3-State (GTS), activating I/O
6 Assert GWE, allowing RAMs and flip-flops to change state
7 Assert End Of Start-up (EOS)

The start-up sequence can be forced to wait for the MMCMs to lock or for DCI to match with the appropriate bitstream options. These options are typically set to prevent DONE, GTS, and GWE from being asserted (preventing device operation) before the MMCMs have locked and/or DCI has matched.

Note: Using DCI with the Multi-function Configuration Pins. If any of the multi-function configuration pins in I/O bank 65 are assigned DCI I/O standards in the user design, the DCI calibration will not happen until after the pins are released from their configuration functions at the end of start-up. If the DCIUpdateMode is set to AsRequired, there will be an indeterministic delay after start-up until those pins are calibrated. If DCIUpdateMode is set to Quiet, the pins would never have their DCI values set. To avoid these issues, the DCIRESET primitive should be included, and the design should pulse the RST input of DCIRESET and then wait for the LOCKED signal to be asserted prior to using any user input or outputs on the multi-function pins with DCI standards. For more details on DCI, see the UltraScale Architecture SelectIO Resources User Guide (UG571).

The DONE signal is released by the start-up sequencer on the cycle indicated by the user options, but the start-up sequencer does not proceed until the DONE pin actually sees a logic High. The DONE pin is an open-drain bidirectional signal. By releasing the DONE pin, the device stops driving a logic Low, and the pin is pulled up by a default internal pull-up resistor. There is no setup or hold requirement for the DONE register. The following table shows signals relating to the start-up sequencer. The following figure shows the waveforms relating to the start-up sequencer.

Table 3. Signals Relating to Start-Up Sequencer
Signal Name Type Access 1 Description
DONE Bidirectional 2 DONE pin or FPGA status register Indicates configuration is complete. Can be held Low externally to synchronize start-up with other FPGAs.
Release_DONE Status FPGA status register Indicates whether the device has stopped driving the DONE pin Low. If the pin is held Low externally, Release_DONE can differ from the actual value on the DONE pin.
GWE 3 Global write enable (GWE). When asserted High, GWE enables the RAM, CLB flip-flops, and other synchronous elements on the FPGA.
GTS Global 3-state (GTS). When asserted High, GTS disables all the I/O drivers except for the configuration pins.
EOS End of start-up (EOS). EOS indicates the absolute end of the configuration and start-up process.
DCI_MATCH DCI_MATCH indicates when all the digitally controlled impedance (DCI) controllers have matched their internal resistor to the external reference resistor.

MMCM_PLL_

LOCKED

Asserted by default, or when MMCMs and PLLs have locked if the STARTUP_WAIT option is used.
  1. Information on the FPGA status register is available in Table 1. Information on accessing the device status register through JTAG or SelectMAP is available in Readback Verification and CRC.
  2. Open-drain output.
  3. GWE is asserted synchronously to the configuration clock (CCLK) and has a significant skew across the part. Therefore, sequential elements are not released synchronously to the user system clock, and timing violations can occur during start-up. It is recommended that you reset the design after start-up and/or apply some other synchronization technique.
Figure 2. Configuration Signal Sequencing (Default Start-Up Settings)