Initializing and Resetting Arrays - 2021.1 English

Vitis High-Level Synthesis User Guide (UG1399)

Document ID
UG1399
Release Date
2021-06-16
Version
2021.1 English
Arrays are often defined as static variables, which implies all elements are initialized to zero; and arrays are typically implemented as block RAM. When reset options state or all are used, it forces all arrays implemented as block RAM to be returned to their initialized state after reset. This may result in two very undesirable conditions in the RTL design:
  • Unlike a power-up initialization, an explicit reset requires the RTL design iterate through each address in the block RAM to set the value: this can take many clock cycles if N is large, and requires more area resources to implement the reset.
  • A reset is added to every array in the design.

To prevent adding reset logic onto every such block RAM, and incurring the cycle overhead to reset all elements in the RAM, specify the default control reset mode and use the RESET directive to identify individual static or global variables to be reset.

Alternatively, you can use the state reset mode, and use the RESET directive off option to identify individual static or global variables to remove the reset from.