UNIFAST Library - 2021.2 English

Vivado Design Suite User Guide: Logic Simulation (UG900)

Document ID
UG900
Release Date
2021-10-22
Version
2021.2 English

The UNIFAST library is an optional library that you can use during RTL behavioral simulation to speed up simulation runtime.

Important: The UNIFAST library is an optional library that you can use during functional simulation to speed up simulation runtime. UNIFAST libraries are supported for 7 series devices only. UltraScale and later device architectures do not support UNIFAST libraries, as all the optimizations are incorporated in the UNISIM libraries by default. UNIFAST libraries cannot be used for sign-off simulations because the library components do not have all the checks/features that are available in a full model.

The simulation run time improvement is achieved by supporting a subset of the primitive features in the simulation mode.

Note: The simulation models check for unsupported attribute values only.

MMCME2

To reduce the simulation runtimes, the fast MMCME2 simulation model has the following changes from the full model:

  1. The fast simulation model provides only basic clock generation functions. Other functions, such as DRP, fine phase shifting, clock stopped, and clock cascade are not supported.
  2. It assumes that input clock is stable without frequency and phase change. The input clock frequency sampling stops after LOCKED signal is asserted HIGH.
  3. The output clock frequency, phase, duty cycle, and other features are directly calculated from input clock frequency and parameter settings.
    Note: The output clock frequency is not generated from input-to-VCO clock.
  4. The standard and the fast MMCME2 simulation model LOCKED signal assertion times differ.
    • Standard Model LOCKED assertion time depends on the M and D setting. For large M and D values, the lock time is relatively long for a standard MMCME2 simulation model.
    • In the fast simulation model, the LOCKED assertion time is shortened.

DSP48E1

To reduce the simulation runtimes, the fast DSP48E1 simulation model has the following features removed from the full model.

  • Pattern Detection
  • OverFlow/UnderFlow
  • DRP interface support

GTHE2_CHANNEL/GTHE2_COMMON

To reduce the simulation runtimes, the fast GTHE2 simulation model has the following feature differences:

  • GTH links must be synchronous with no Parts Per Million (PPM) rate differences between the near and far end link partners.
  • Latency through the GTH is not cycle accurate with the hardware operation.
  • You cannot simulate the DRP production reset sequence. Bypass it when using the UNIFAST model.