AIE Kernel - 2022.1 English

Vitis Model Composer User Guide (UG1483)

Document ID
UG1483
Release Date
2022-05-26
Version
2022.1 English
This block allows you to import an AI Engine kernel.

Library

AI Engine/User-Defined Functions

Description

The AIE Kernel block allows you to import an AI Engine kernel which is a C/C++ program. This block supports importing Window, Stream, Cascade, and Run time parameter as arguments to kernel function. This block also allows you to import a function template with typename template parameter T, and a non-type (integral) template parameter N.

Parameters

Parameter Name Parameter Type Criticality Description
Kernel header file String Mandatory Name of the header file that contains the kernel function declaration. The string could be just the file name, a relative path to the file or an absolute path of the file. Use the browse button to choose the file.
Kernel function String Mandatory Name of the kernel function for which the block is to be created. This function should be declared in the kernel header file.
Kernel init function String Optional Name of the initialization function used by the kernel function.
Kernel source file String Mandatory Name of the source file that contains the kernel function definition. The string could be the file name, a relative path to the file or an absolute path of the file.
Kernel search paths Vector of Strings Optional

If the kernel header file or the kernel source file are not found using the value provided through the 'Kernel header file' or 'Kernel source file' fields respectively, then the paths provided through 'Kernel search paths' are used to find the files.

This parameter allows use of environment variables while specifying paths for the kernel header file and the kernel source file. The environment variable can be used in either ${ENV} or $ENV format.

Preprocessor options   Optional

Optional preprocessor arguments for downstream compilation with specific preprocessor options.

The following two preprocessor option formats are accepted and multiple can be selected: -Dname and -Dname=definition separated by a comma. That is, the optional argument must begin with -D and if the option definition value is not provided, it is assumed to be 1.