AR# 4123: V1.5 COREGEN, LOGIBLOX, VIRTEX: Virtex ROMs and SelectRAM (distributed RAM, dual port RAM, single port RAM, synchronous RAM) generation support
AR# 4123
V1.5 COREGEN, LOGIBLOX, VIRTEX: Virtex ROMs and SelectRAM (distributed RAM, dual port RAM, single port RAM, synchronous RAM) generation support
General Description Support for RLOC'd, variable size ROM and SelectRAM (distributed RAM) for Virtex generation by the CORE Generator will not be available until the M2.1 release timeframe. Is there a workaround in the interim for generating Virtex distributed RAM and ROM?
ソリューション
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There is no automated workaround for asynchronous distributed RAMs, but you may use LogiBLOX as a workaround to generate ROMs or single and dual port RAMs by following the following instructions :
Procedure:
1. Start up LogiBLOX 2. Set the Device Family to xc4000e, xc4000ex, xc4000xl or xc4000xv 3. Set the Module Type to "Memories" 4. Set the memory type to SYNC_RAM, or DP_RAM depending on whether you need Synchronous RAM, or Dual Port RAM. (The "RAM" option for Asynchronous RAM will not work) 5. Set the Multiplexer Style to "Normal Gates" 6. Set the option "Use RPMs" to False 7. Generate the module. 8. Incorporate the module into your design 9. Specify the desired Virtex part type when implementing the design in the Xilinx Design Manager.
The NGC file generated using this procedure will contain primitives which should be compatible with the Virtex library primitives.
IMPORTANT: If a dual port RAM is generated using Logiblox, make sure that all input and output ports are connected.
LIMITATIONS OF THIS WORKAROUND:
1. ROMs and RAM generated using this method will not be RLOC'd. This may affect the performance of the generated module.
2. RAM generated in this manner using LogiBLOX will not use Virtex-specific MUX5 and MUX6 architectural elements.
NOTE: It is not possible to retarget the COREGEN 4K distributed RAM to Virtex because 4K RAMs generated by COREGEN are always generated with RLOC parameters that would be incompatible with the Virtex architecture. In addition, there is no way in COREGEN for the user to specify how the multiplexers are implemented.
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For those users requiring an RLOC'd solution, a collection of RPM'd RAM reference designs is also being developed and will be made accessible to customers on the WebLINX page in April 1999. This collection will be added to incrementally on a continual basis until the M2.1i release.
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Additionally, a parameterizable non-RLOC'd VHDL distributed RAM generator will also be made available in the April 1999 timeframe.