When you select the Dataflow Design, Vivado sets the dataflow netlist as the active netlist. As a result the following happens:
- The Netlist window shows the dataflow netlist
- Any open schematic windows display the elements of the dataflow netlist
- The Hierarchy window sizing reflects the number of primitives in the dataflow netlist
- Other features, such as , work on the dataflow netlist
Note: The blue banner at the top of the Vivado IDE shows the selected design. When the dataflow
design is selected, the banner includes DATAFLOW
DESIGN, as shown in the following figure.
Figure 1. BLUE BANNER Dataflow Design
When you select a cell in one window, Vivado selects it in all windows. This cross-probing feature lets you select an object in one context and continue your investigation in another window.
The Dataflow Hierarchy browser instead works differently and shows you resource utilization from the original netlist. This removes the need to cross probe back to the original netlist to find resource utilization on LUTs and registers.
Figure 2. CROSS PROBING Dataflow Design
