Important Notes about Bitstream/PDI Generation using the Abstract Shell Flow - 2024.2 English - 2024.1 English

Vivado Design Suite Tutorial: Dynamic Function eXchange (UG947)

Document ID
UG947
Release Date
2024-11-13
Version
2024.2 English

Parent runs are complete design images containing static logic and dynamic logic, for all reconfigurable modules in the design. The final routed design checkpoint can create a full device programming image plus one partial programming image per reconfigurable partition. This is the same capability as any parent or child run when using the standard DFX flow.

Child runs only contain the abstract shell plus the reconfigurable module implemented within that shell, so routed designs only have the ability to generate partial programming images for that reconfigurable module. A call to write_bitstream or write_device_image must be done using the -cell option to clearly request the partial image needed (even though there is only one possible in that checkpoint).

If full design images with RMs implemented in child runs are desired, you must first reassemble target configurations by linking full shell and reconfigurable module routed checkpoints using open_checkpoint and read_checkpoint -cell, or add_files and link_design. Once assembled, the current design in memory is a complete DFX design and a full bitstream can be generated using a call to write_bitstream.