DSP48E2 - 2020.2 English

Vivado Design Suite Reference Guide: Model-Based DSP Design Using System Generator (UG958)

Document ID
UG958
Release Date
2020-11-18
Version
2020.2 English

This block is listed in the following Xilinx® Blockset libraries: Index, DSP.

The Xilinx DSP48E2 block is an efficient building block for DSP applications that use UltraScale devices. DSP applications use many binary multipliers and accumulators that are best implemented in dedicated DSP resources. UltraScale devices have many dedicated low-power DSP slices, combining high speed with small size while retaining system design flexibility.

The DSP48E2 slice is effectively a superset of the DSP48E1 slice with these differences:

  • Wider functionality
  • More flexibility in the pre-adder
  • Added fourth operand to ALU with WMUX
  • Wide XOR of the X, Y, and Z multiplexers
  • Additional unique features

Refer to the document titled UltraScale Architecture DSP Slice User Guide (UG579) for a detailed description of the DSP48E2 features.

Figure 1. DSP48E2

Block Parameters

The block parameters dialog box can be invoked by double-clicking the icon in your Simulink® model.

Basic tab
Parameters specific to the Basic tab are as follows.
Input configuration
A or ACIN input
Specifies if the A input should be taken directly from the a port or from the cascaded acin port. The acin port can only be connected to another DSP48 block.
B or BCIN input
Specifies if the B input should be taken directly from the b port or from the cascaded bcin port. The bcin port can only be connected to another DSP48 block.
DSP48E2 data-path configuration
SIMD Mode of Adder/Subtractor/Accumulator
This mode can be used to implement small add-subtract functions at high speed and lower power with less logic utilization. The adder and subtracter in the adder/subtracted/logic unit can also be split into Two 24-bit Units or Four 12-bit Units.
Do not use multiplier
When selected, the block is optimized in hardware for maximum performance without using the multiplier. If an instruction using the multiplier is encountered in simulation, an error is reported.
Use dynamic multiplier mode
When selected, it instructs the block to use the dynamic multiplier mode. This indicates that the block is switching between A*B and A:B operations on the fly and therefore needs to get the worst-case timing of the two paths.
Preadder configuration
Use the 25-bit D data input to the pre-adder or alternative input to the multiplier. The pre-adder implements D + A as determined by the INMODE3 signal.
PREADDINSEL Select preadder input
Selects the input to be added with D in the preadder.
AMULTSEL Select A multiplexer output
Selects the input to the 27-bit A input of the multiplier. In the 7 series primitive DSP48E1 the attribute is called USE_DPORT, but has been renamed due to new pre-adder flexibility enhancements (default AMULTSEL = A is equivalent to USE_DPORT=FALSE).
BMULTSEL Select B multiplexer output
Selects the input to the 18-bit B input of the multiplier.
Enable D Port
Automatically enabled when AD is selected above.
Pattern Detection
Reset p register on pattern detection
If selected and the pattern is detected, reset the p register on the next cycle.
AUTO RESET PRIORITY
When enabled by selecting the option above, select RESET (the default) or CEP (clock enabled for the P (output) resister).
Pattern Input
Pattern Input from c port
When selected, the pattern used in pattern detection is read from the c port.
Using Pattern Attribute (48bit hex value)
Value is used in pattern detection logic which is best described as an equality check on the output of the adder/subtractor/logic unit.
Pattern Attribute (48bit hex value)
Enter a 48-bit value that is used in the pattern detector.
Mask Input
Mask input from c port
When selected, the mask used in pattern detection is read from the c port.
Using Mask Attribute (48 bit hex value)
Enter a 48-bit value used to mask out certain bits during pattern detection.
MODE1
Selects rounding_mode 1 (C-bar left shifted by 1).
MODE2
Selects rounding_mode 2 (C-bar left shifted by 2).
Wide Xor tab
Parameters specific to the Wide Xor tab are as follows.
Use Wide XOR
This is a new feature in the DSP48E2 slice giving the ability to perform a 96-bit wide XOR function.
XORSIMD Select Wide XOR SIMD
The XORSIMD attribute is used to select the width of the XOR function. Select either XOR12 (the default), XOR24, XOR48, or XOR96.
Optional Ports tab
Parameters specific to the Optional Ports tab are as follows.
Input Ports
Consolidate control port
When selected, combines the opmode, alumode, carry_in, carry_in_sel, and inmode ports into one 20-bit port. Bits 0 to 6 are the opmode, bits 7 to 10 are the alumode port, bit 11 is the carry_in port, bits 12 to 14 are the carry_in_sel port, and bits 15-19 are the inmode bits. This option should be used when the Opmode block is used to generate a DSP48 instruction.
Provide c port
When selected, the c port is made available. Otherwise, the c port is tied to '0'.
Provide global reset port
When selected, the port rst is made available. This port is connected to all available reset ports based on the pipeline selections.
Provide global enable port
When selected, the optional en port is made available. This port is connected to all available enable ports based on the pipeline selections.
Cascadable Ports
Provide pcin port
When selected, the pcin port is exposed. The pcin port must be connected to the pcout port of another DSP48 block.
Provide carry cascade in port
When selected, the carry cascade in port is exposed. This port can only be connected to a carry cascade out port on another DSP48E block.
Provide multiplier sign cascade in port
When selected, the multiplier sign cascade in port (multsigncascin) is exposed. This port can only be connected to a multiplier sign cascade out port of another DSP48E block.
Output Ports
Provide carryout port
When selected, the carryout output port is made available. When the mode of operation for the adder/subtractor is set to one 48-bit adder, the carryout port is 1-bit wide. When the mode of operation is set to two 24 bit adders, the carryout port is 2 bits wide. The MSB corresponds to the second adder's carryout and the LSB corresponds to the first adder's carryout. When the mode of operation is set to four 12 bit adders, the carryout port is 4 bits wide with the bits corresponding to the addition of the 48 bit input split into 4 12-bit sections.
Provide pattern detect port
When selected, the pattern detection output port is provided. When the pattern, either from the mask or the c register, is matched the pattern detection port is set to '1'.
Provide pattern bar detect port
When selected, the pattern bar detection (patternbdetect) output port is provided. When the inverse of the pattern, either from the mask or the c register, is matched the pattern bar detection port is set to '1'.
Provide overflow port
When selected, the overflow output port is provided. This port indicates when the operation in the DSP48E has overflowed beyond the bit P[N] where N is between 1 and 46. N is determined by the number of 1s in the mask whether set by the GUI mask field or the c port input.
Provide underflow port
When selected, the underflow output port is provided. This port indicates when the operation in the DSP48E has underflowed. Underflow occurs when the number goes below –P[N] where N is determined by the number of 1s in the mask whether set by the GUI mask field or the c port input.
Cascadable Ports
Provide acout port
When selected, the acout output port is made available. The acout port must be connected to the acin port of another DSP48E block.
Provide bcout port
When selected, the bcout output port is made available. The bcout port must be connected to the bcin port of another DSP48E block.
Provide pcout port
When selected, the pcout output port is made available. The pcout port must be connected to the pcin port of another DSP48 block.
Provide multiplier sign cascade out port
When selected, the multiplier sign cascade out port (multsigncascout) is made available. This port can only be connected to the multiplier sign cascade in port of another DSP48E block and is used to support 96-bit accumulators/adders and subtracters which are built from two DSP48Es.
Provide carry cascade out port
When selected, the carry cascade out port (carrycascout) is made available. This port can only be connected to the carry cascade in port of another DSP48E block.
Pipelining tab

Parameters specific to the Pipelining tab are as follows.

Length of a/acin pipeline
Specifies the length of the pipeline on input register A. A pipeline of length 0 removes the register on the input.
Length of b/bcin pipeline
Specifies the length of the pipeline for the b input whether it is read from b or bcin.
Length of acout pipeline
Specifies the length of the pipeline between the a/acin input and the acout output port. A pipeline of length 0 removes the register from the acout pipeline length. Must be less than or equal to the length of the a/acin pipeline.
Length of bcout pipeline
Specifies the length of the pipeline between the b/bcin input and the bcout output port. A pipeline of length 0 removes the register from the bcout pipeline length. Must be less than or equal to the length of the b/bcin pipeline.
Pipeline c
Indicates whether the input from the c port should be registered.
Pipeline p
Indicates whether the outputs p and pcout should be registered.
Pipeline multiplier
Indicates whether the internal multiplier should register its output.
Pipeline opmode
Indicates whether the opmode port should be registered.
Pipeline alumode
Indicates whether the alumode port should be registered.
Pipeline carry in
Indicates whether the carry in port should be registered.
Pipeline carry in select
Indicates whether the carry in select port should be registered.
Pipeline preadder input register d
Indicates to add a pipeline register to the d input.
Pipeline preadder output register ad
Indicates to add a pipeline register to the ad output.
Pipeline INMODE register
Indicates to add a pipeline register to the INMODE input.
Reset/Enable Ports tab
Parameters specific to the Reset/Enable tab are as follows.
Provide Reset Ports
Reset port for a/acin
When selected, a port rst_a is made available. This resets the pipeline register for port a when set to '1'.
Reset port for b/bcin
When selected, a port rst_b is made available. This resets the pipeline register for port b when set to '1'.
Reset port for c
When selected, a port rst_c is made available. This resets the pipeline register for port c when set to '1'.
Reset port for multiplier
When selected, a port rst_m is made available. This resets the pipeline register for the internal multiplier when set to '1'.
Reset port for P
When selected, a port rst_p is made available. This resets the output register when set to '1'.
Reset port for carry in
When selected, a port rst_carryin is made available. This resets the pipeline register for carry in when set to '1'.
Reset port for alumode
When selected, a port rst_alumode is made available. This resets the pipeline register for the alumode port when set to '1'.
Reset port for controls (opmode and carry_in_sel)
When selected, a port rst_ctrl is made available. This resets the pipeline register for the opmode register (if available) and the carry_in_sel register (if available) when set to '1'.
Reset port for d and ad
When selected, a port rst_a and rst_ad is made available. This resets the pipeline register for ports when set to '1'.
Reset port for INMODE
When selected, a port rst_inmode is made available. This resets the pipeline register for the inmode port when set to '1'.
Provide Enable Ports
Enable port for first a/acin register
When selected, an enable port ce_a1 for the first a pipeline register is made available.
Enable port for second a/acin register
When selected, an enable port ce_a2 for the second a pipeline register is made available.
Enable port for first b/bcin register
When selected, an enable port ce_b1 for the first b pipeline register is made available.
Enable port for second b/bcin register
When selected, an enable port ce_b2 for the second b pipeline register is made available.
Enable port for c
When selected, an enable port ce_c for the port C register is made available.
Enable port for multiplier
When selected, an enable port ce_m for the multiplier register is made available.
Enable port for p
When selected, an enable port ce_p for the port P output register is made available.
Enable port for carry in
When selected, an enable port ce_carry_in for the carry in register is made available.
Enable port for alumode
When selected, an enable port ce_alumode for the alumode register is made available.
Enable port for multiplier carry in
When selected, an enable port mult_carry_in for the multiplier register is made available.
Enable port for controls (opmode and carry_in_sel)
When selected, the enable port ce_ctrl is made available. The port ce_ctrl controls the opmode and carry in select registers.
Enable port for d
When selected, an enable port is added input register d.
Enable port for ad
When selected, an enable port is add for the preadder output register ad.
Enable port for INMODE
When selected, an enable port is added for the INMODE register.
Inversion Options tab
When a checkbox is selected on this tab, the specified signal is inverted.
Implementation tab
Parameters specific to the Implementation tab are as follows.
Use synthesizable model
When selected, the DSP48E2 is implemented from an RTL description which might not map directly to the DSP48E2 hardware. This is useful if a design using the DSP48E2 block is targeted at device families that do not contain DSP48E2 hardware primitives.

Other parameters used by this block are explained in the topic Common Options in Block Parameter Dialog Boxes.