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diff --git a/docs/archapi.md b/docs/archapi.md index 4cd4d963..869903e0 100644 --- a/docs/archapi.md +++ b/docs/archapi.md @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ The architecture-specific `archdefs.h` must define the following types. With the exception of `ArchNetInfo` and `ArchCellInfo`, the following types should be "lightweight" enough so that passing them by value is sensible. -### delay_t +### delay\_t A scalar type that is used to represent delays. May be an integer or float type. @@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ Get the X/Y/Z location of a given bel. Lookup a bel by its X/Y/Z location. -### const_range\<BelId\> getBelsByTile(int x, int y) const +### const\_range\<BelId\> getBelsByTile(int x, int y) const Return a list of all bels at the give X/Y location. @@ -135,18 +135,22 @@ Return a list of all bels at the give X/Y location. Returns true if the given bel is a global buffer. A global buffer does not "pull in" other cells it drives to be close to the location of the global buffer. -### uint32_t getBelChecksum(BelId bel) const +### uint32\_t getBelChecksum(BelId bel) const -Return a checksum for the state of a bel. (Used to calculate the design checksum.) +Return a (preferably unique) number that represents this bel. This is used in design state checksum calculations. ### void bindBel(BelId bel, IdString cell, PlaceStrength strength) Bind a given bel to a given cell with the given strength. +This method must also update `CellInfo::bel` and `CellInfo::belStrength`. + ### void unbindBel(BelId bel) Unbind a bel. +This method must also update `CellInfo::bel` and `CellInfo::belStrength`. + ### bool checkBelAvail(BelId bel) const Returns true if the bel is available. A bel can be unavailable because it is bound, or because it is exclusive to some other resource that is bound. @@ -159,7 +163,7 @@ Return the cell the given bel is bound to, or `IdString()` if the bel is not bou If the bel is unavailable, and unbinding a single cell would make it available, then this method must return the name of that cell. -### const_range\<BelId\> getBels() const +### const\_range\<BelId\> getBels() const Return a list of all bels on the device. @@ -175,108 +179,291 @@ Return the wire connected to the given bel pin. Return the type (input/output/inout) of the given bel pin. -### const_range\<PortPin\> getBelPins(BelId bel) const +### const\_range\<PortPin\> getBelPins(BelId bel) const Return a list of all pins on that bel. Wire Methods ------------ -``` -WireId getWireByName(IdString name) const -IdString getWireName(WireId wire) const -IdString getWireType(WireId wire) const -uint32_t getWireChecksum(WireId wire) const -void bindWire(WireId wire, IdString net, PlaceStrength strength) -void unbindWire(WireId wire) -bool checkWireAvail(WireId wire) const -IdString getBoundWireNet(WireId wire) const -IdString getConflictingWireNet(WireId wire) const -DelayInfo getWireDelay(WireId wire) const -const_range<WireId> getWires() const -const_range<BelPin> getWireBelPins(WireId wire) const -``` +### WireId getWireByName(IdString name) const + +Lookup a wire by its name. + +### IdString getWireName(WireId wire) const + +Get the name for a wire. (Wire names must be unique.) + +### IdString getWireType(WireId wire) const + +Get the type of a wire. The wire type is purely informal and +isn't used by any of the core algorithms. Implementations may +simply return `IdString()`. + +### uint32\_t getWireChecksum(WireId wire) const + +Return a (preferably unique) number that represents this wire. This is used in design state checksum calculations. + +### void bindWire(WireId wire, IdString net, PlaceStrength strength) + +Bind a wire to a net. This method must be used when binding a wire that is driven by a bel pin. Use `binPip()` +when binding a wire that is driven by a pip. + +This method must also update `NetInfo::wires`. + +### void unbindWire(WireId wire) + +Unbind a wire. For wires that are driven by a pip, this will also unbind the driving pip. + +This method must also update `NetInfo::wires`. + +### bool checkWireAvail(WireId wire) const + +Return true if the wire is available, i.e. can be bound to a net. + +### IdString getBoundWireNet(WireId wire) const + +Return the net a wire is bound to. + +### IdString getConflictingWireNet(WireId wire) const + +If this returns a non-empty IdString, then unbinding that net +will make the given wire available. + +This returns an empty IdString if the wire is already available, +or if there is no single net that can be unbound to make this +wire available. + +### DelayInfo getWireDelay(WireId wire) const + +Get the delay for a wire. + +### const\_range\<WireId\> getWires() const + +Get a list of all wires on the device. + +### const\_range\<BelPin\> getWireBelPins(WireId wire) const + +Get a list of all bel pins attached to a given wire. Pip Methods ----------- -``` -PipId getPipByName(IdString name) const -IdString getPipName(PipId pip) const -IdString getPipType(PipId pip) const -uint32_t getPipChecksum(PipId pip) const -void bindPip(PipId pip, IdString net, PlaceStrength strength) -void unbindPip(PipId pip) -bool checkPipAvail(PipId pip) const -IdString getBoundPipNet(PipId pip) const -IdString getConflictingPipNet(PipId pip) const -const_range<PipId> getPips() const -WireId getPipSrcWire(PipId pip) const -WireId getPipDstWire(PipId pip) const -DelayInfo getPipDelay(PipId pip) const -const_range<PipId> getPipsDownhill(WireId wire) const -const_range<PipId> getPipsUphill(WireId wire) const -const_range<PipId> getWireAliases(WireId wire) const -``` +### PipId getPipByName(IdString name) const + +Lookup a pip by its name. + +### IdString getPipName(PipId pip) const + +Get the name for a pip. (Pip names must be unique.) + +### IdString getPipType(PipId pip) const + +Get the type of a pip. Pip types are purely informal and +implementations may simply return `IdString()`. + +### uint32\_t getPipChecksum(PipId pip) const + +Return a (preferably unique) number that represents this pip. This is used in design state checksum calculations. + +### void bindPip(PipId pip, IdString net, PlaceStrength strength) + +Bid a pip to a net. This also bind the destination wire of that pip. + +This method must also update `NetInfo::wires`. + +### void unbindPip(PipId pip) + +Unbind a pip and the wire driven by that pip. + +This method must also update `NetInfo::wires`. + +### bool checkPipAvail(PipId pip) const + +Returns true if the given pip is available to be bound to a net. + +### IdString getBoundPipNet(PipId pip) const + +Return the net this pip is bound to. + +### IdString getConflictingPipNet(PipId pip) const + +Return the net that needs to be unbound in order to make this +pip available. + +This does not need to (but may) return the conflicting wire if the conflict is +limited to the conflicting wire being bound to the destination wire for this +pip. + +### const\_range\<PipId\> getPips() const + +Return a list of all pips on the device. + +### WireId getPipSrcWire(PipId pip) const + +Get the source wire for a pip. + +### WireId getPipDstWire(PipId pip) const + +Get the destination wire for a pip. + +Bi-directional switches (transfer gates) are modelled using two +antiparallel pips. + +### DelayInfo getPipDelay(PipId pip) const + +Get the delay for a pip. + +### const\_range\<PipId\> getPipsDownhill(WireId wire) const + +Get all pips downhill of a wire, i.e. pips that use this wire as source wire. + +### const\_range\<PipId\> getPipsUphill(WireId wire) const + +Get all pips uphill of a wire, i.e. pips that use this wire as destination wire. + +### const\_range\<PipId\> getWireAliases(WireId wire) const + +Get all alias pips downhill of a wire. + +There is no api for getting the alias pips uphill of a wire. + +Alias pips come in antiparallel pairs if a signal can be injected on either +side of the alias pip. Group Methods ------------- -``` -GroupId getGroupByName(IdString name) const -IdString getGroupName(GroupId group) const -const_range<GroupId> getGroups() const -const_range<BelId> getGroupBels(GroupId group) const -const_range<WireId> getGroupWires(GroupId group) const -const_range<PipId> getGroupPips(GroupId group) const -const_range<GroupId> getGroupGroups(GroupId group) const -``` +### GroupId getGroupByName(IdString name) const + +Lookup a group by its name. + +### IdString getGroupName(GroupId group) const + +Get the name for a group. (Group names must be unique.) + +### const\_range\<GroupId\> getGroups() const + +Get a list of all groups on the device. + +### const\_range\<BelId\> getGroupBels(GroupId group) const + +Get a list of all bels within a group. + +### const\_range\<WireId\> getGroupWires(GroupId group) const + +Get a list of all wires within a group. + +### const\_range\<PipId\> getGroupPips(GroupId group) const + +Get a list of all pips within a group. + +### const\_range\<GroupId\> getGroupGroups(GroupId group) const + +Get a list of all groups within a group. Delay Methods ------------- -``` -delay_t estimateDelay(WireId src, WireId dst) const -delay_t getDelayEpsilon() const -delay_t getRipupDelayPenalty() const -float getDelayNS(delay_t v) const -uint32_t getDelayChecksum(delay_t v) const -``` +### delay\_t estimateDelay(WireId src, WireId dst) const + +Return an estimate for the total `maxDelay()` delay from the given src wire to +the given dst wire. + +This should return a low upper bound for the fastest route from `src` to `dst`. + +Or in other words it should assume an otherwise unused chip (thus "fastest route"). +But it only produces an estimate for that fastest route, not an exact +result, and for that estimate it is considered more accaptable to return a +slightly too high result and it is considered less accaptable to return a +too low result (thus "low upper bound"). + +### delay\_t getDelayEpsilon() const + +Return a small delay value that can be used as small epsilon during routing. +The router will for example not re-calculate cached routing data if faster routes +are found when the difference is smaller than this value. + +### delay\_t getRipupDelayPenalty() const + +The base penality when calculating delay penalty for ripping up routed nets. The +actual penalty used is a multiple of this value (i.e. a weighted version of this value). + +### float getDelayNS(delay\_t v) const + +Convert an `delay_t` to an actual real-world delay in nanoseconds. + +### uint32\_t getDelayChecksum(delay\_t v) const + +Convert a `delay_t` to an integer for checksum calculations. Flow Methods ------------ -``` -bool pack() -bool place() -bool route() -``` +### bool pack() + +Run the packer. + +### bool place() + +Run the placer. + +### bool route() + +run the router. Graphics Methods ---------------- -``` -const_range<GraphicElement> getDecalGraphics(DecalId decal) const -DecalXY getFrameDecal() const -DecalXY getBelDecal(BelId bel) const -DecalXY getWireDecal(WireId wire) const -DecalXY getPipDecal(PipId pip) const -DecalXY getGroupDecal(GroupId group) const -``` +### const\_range\<GraphicElement\> getDecalGraphics(DecalId decal) const + +Return the graphic elements that make up a decal. + +The same decal must always produce the same list. If the graphics for +a design element changes, that element must return another decal. + +### DecalXY getBelDecal(BelId bel) const + +Return the decal and X/Y position for the graphics representing a bel. + +### DecalXY getWireDecal(WireId wire) const + +Return the decal and X/Y position for the graphics representing a wire. + +### DecalXY getPipDecal(PipId pip) const + +Return the decal and X/Y position for the graphics representing a pip. + +### DecalXY getGroupDecal(GroupId group) const + +Return the decal and X/Y position for the graphics representing a group. Cell Delay Methods ------------------ -``` -bool getCellDelay(const CellInfo *cell, IdString fromPort, IdString toPort, DelayInfo &delay) const -IdString getPortClock(const CellInfo *cell, IdString port) const -bool isClockPort(const CellInfo *cell, IdString port) const -``` +### bool getCellDelay(const CellInfo \*cell, IdString fromPort, IdString toPort, DelayInfo &delay) const + +Returns the delay for the specified path through a cell in the `&delay` argument. The method returns +false if there is no timing relationship from `fromPort` to `toPort`. + +### IdString getPortClock(const CellInfo \*cell, IdString port) const + +Returns the clock input port for the specified output port. + +### bool isClockPort(const CellInfo \*cell, IdString port) const + +Returns true if the specified port is a clock input. Placer Methods -------------- -``` -bool isValidBelForCell(CellInfo *cell, BelId bel) const -bool isBelLocationValid(BelId bel) const -``` +### bool isValidBelForCell(CellInfo \*cell, BelId bel) const + +Returns true if the given cell can be bound to the given bel, considering +other bound resources. For example, this can be used if there is only +a certain number of different clock signals allowed for a group of bels. + +### bool isBelLocationValid(BelId bel) const + +Returns true if a bell in the current configuration is valid, i.e. if +`isValidBelForCell()` would return true for the current mapping. diff --git a/docs/faq.md b/docs/faq.md index fef26601..d440bba6 100644 --- a/docs/faq.md +++ b/docs/faq.md @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ For nextpnr we are using the following terminology. - **Pip**: Programmable Interconnect Point, a configurable connection in one direction between two wires - **Wire**: a fixed physical connection inside the FPGA between Pips and/or Bel pins. - **Alias**: a special automatic-on Pip to represent a permanent connection between two wires +- **Group**: a collection of bels, pips, wires, and/or other groups ### Flow Terminology |