Available Directives - 2024.2 English

Vivado Design Suite User Guide: Implementation (UG904)

Document ID
UG904
Release Date
2024-11-14
Version
2024.2 English
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Higher placer effort in detail placement and post-placement optimization.
WLDrivenBlockPlacement
Wirelength-driven placement of RAM and DSP blocks. Override timing-driven placement by directing the Placer to minimize the distance of connections to and from blocks. This directive can improve timing to and from RAM and DSP blocks.
EarlyBlockPlacement
Timing-driven placement of RAM and DSP blocks. The RAM and DSP block locations are finalized early in the placement process and are used as anchors to place the remaining logic.
ExtraNetDelay_high
Increases estimated delay of high fanout and long-distance nets. This directive can improve timing of critical paths that meet timing after place_design but fail timing in route_design due to overly optimistic estimated delays. Two levels of pessimism are supported: high and low. ExtraNetDelay_high applies the highest level of pessimism.
ExtraNetDelay_low
Increases estimated delay of high fanout and long-distance nets. This directive can improve timing of critical paths that have met timing after place_design but fail timing in route_design due to overly optimistic estimated delays. Two levels of pessimism are supported: high and low. ExtraNetDelay_low applies the lowest level of pessimism.
SSI_SpreadLogic_high
Spreads logic throughout the SSI device to avoid creating congested regions. Two levels are supported: high and low. SpreadLogic_high achieves the highest level of spreading.
SSI_SpreadLogic_low
Spreads logic throughout the SSI device to avoid creating congested regions. Two levels are supported: high and low. SpreadLogic_low achieves a minimal level of spreading.
AltSpreadLogic_high
Spreads logic throughout the device to avoid creating congested regions. Three levels are supported: high, medium, and low. AltSpreadLogic_high achieves the highest level of spreading.
AltSpreadLogic_medium
Spreads logic throughout the device to avoid creating congested regions. Three levels are supported: high, medium, and low. AltSpreadLogic_medium achieves a nominal level of spreading.
AltSpreadLogic_low
Spreads logic throughout the device to avoid creating congested regions. Three levels are supported: high, medium, and low. AltSpreadLogic_low achieves a minimal level of spreading.
ExtraPostPlacementOpt
Higher placer effort in post-placement optimization.
ExtraTimingOpt
Use an alternate set of algorithms for timing-driven placement during the later stages.
SSI_SpreadSLLs
Partition across SLRs and allocate extra area for regions of higher connectivity.
SSI_BalanceSLLs
Partition across SLRs while attempting to balance SLLs between SLRs.
SSI_BalanceSLRs
Partition across SLRs to balance number of cells between SLRs.
SSI_HighUtilSLRs
Force the placer to attempt to place logic closer together in each SLR.
RuntimeOptimized
Run fewest iterations, trade higher design performance for faster run time.
Quick
Absolute, fastest run time, non-timing-driven, performs the minimum required for a legal design.
Default
Run place_design with default settings.
RQS
Instructs place_design to select the directive specified by the report_qor_suggestion strategy suggestion. Requires an RQS file with a strategy suggestion to be read in prior to calling this directive.