The LUTNM property lets you group two specific and compatible LUT primitives to be placed into a single physical LUT by assigning the same <group_name>.
When LUT availability is low, the Vivado placer might automatically combine LUT instance pairs onto single LUTs to fit the design successfully. You can also use the DISABLED value for the LUTNM property on specific LUTs to prevent the Vivado placer from combining them with other LUTs. This is useful, for example, to prevent LUT combining for debug ILA and VIO cores, keeping probes available for later modification in the ECO flow. Refer to this link in the Vivado Design Suite User Guide: Programming and Debugging (UG908) [Ref 23] for more information on the ECO flow.
Difference Between HLUTNM and LUTNM
TIP: The HLUTNM property and the LUTNM property are similar in purpose, and should be assigned different values when used in the same level of hierarchy. The Vivado placer will combine LUTs that have the same LUTNM and HLUTNM values, or return warnings related to conflicting values.
•Use LUTNM to group two LUT components that exist anywhere in the design, including in different levels of the hierarchy.
•Use HLUTNM to group LUT components in a single hierarchical module, when you expect to have multiple instances of that module used in the design.
°HLUTNM is uniquified per hierarchy.
Architecture Support
All architectures.
Applicable Objects
•CLB LUT Cells (get_cells)
Values
•<group_name>: A unique group name to pack specified LUTs into the same LUT6 site.
•DISABLED: Prevents the placer from grouping the specified LUT with another LUT during placement.
Syntax
Verilog Syntax
Place the Verilog attribute immediately before the instantiation of a LUT. The Verilog attribute must be used in pairs in the same logical hierarchy.
(* LUTNM = "group_name" *)
Verilog Syntax Example
// Designates state0_inst to be placed in same LUT6 as state1_inst
// LUT5: 5-input Look-Up Table with general output (Mapped to a LUT6)
(* LUTNM = "LUT_group1" *) LUT5 #(
.INIT(32'ha2a2aea2) // Specify LUT Contents
) state0_inst (
.O(state_out[0]), // LUT general outpu
.I0(state_in[0]), // LUT input
.I1(state_in[1]), // LUT input
.I2(state_in[2]), // LUT input
.I3(state_in[3]), // LUT input
.I4(state_in[4]) // LUT input
);
// End of state0_inst instantiation
// LUT5: 5-input Look-Up Table with general output (Mapped to a LUT6)
// Virtex-7
// Xilinx HDL Language Template, version 2014.1
(* LUTNM = "LUT_group1" *) LUT5 #(
.INIT(32'h00330073) // Specify LUT Contents
) state1_inst (
.O(state_out[1]), // LUT general output
.I0(state_in[0]), // LUT input
.I1(state_in[1]), // LUT input
.I2(state_in[2]), // LUT input
.I3(state_in[3]), // LUT input
.I4(state_in[4]) // LUT input
);
// End of state1_inst instantiation
VHDL Syntax
Declare the VHDL attribute as follows:
attribute LUTNM : string;
For an instantiated instance, specify the VHDL attribute as follows:
attribute LUTNM of instance_name : label is "group_name";
Where:
•instance_name is a CLB LUT instance.
•group_name is the name to assign to the LUTNM property.
The VHDL attribute must be used in pairs in the same logical hierarchy.
VHDL Syntax Example
-- Designates state0_inst to be placed in same LUT6 as state1_inst
attribute LUTNM : string;
attribute LUTNM of state0_inst : label is "LUT_group1";
attribute LUTNM of state1_inst : label is "LUT_group1";
begin
-- LUT5: 5-input Look-Up Table with general output (Mapped to SLICEM LUT6)
state0_inst : LUT5
generic map (
INIT => X"a2a2aea2") -- Specify LUT Contents
port map (
O => state_out(0), -- LUT general output
I0 => state_in(0), -- LUT input
I1 => state_in(1), -- LUT input
I2 => state_in(2), -- LUT input
I3 => state_in(3), -- LUT input
I4 => state_in(4) -- LUT input
);
-- End of state0_inst instantiation
-- LUT5: 5-input Look-Up Table with general output (Mapped to SLICEM LUT6)
-- Virtex-7
-- Xilinx HDL Language Template, version 2014.1
State1_inst : LUT5
generic map (
INIT => X"00330073") -- Specify LUT Contents
port map (
O => state_out(1), -- LUT general output
I0 => state_in(0), -- LUT input
I1 => state_in(1), -- LUT input
I2 => state_in(2), -- LUT input
I3 => state_in(3), -- LUT input
I4 => state_in(4) -- LUT input
);
-- End of state1_inst instantiation
XDC Syntax
set_property LUTNM group_name [get_cells instance_name]
Where:
•group_name is the name to assign to the LUTNM property.
•instance_name is a CLB LUT instance.
XDC Syntax Example
# Designates state0_inst LUT5 to be placed in same LUT6 as state1_inst
set_property LUTNM LUT_group1 [get_cells U1/state0_inst]
set_property LUTNM LUT_group1 [get_cells U2/state1_inst]
Disabled XDC Example
set_property LUTNM "DISABLED" [get_cells -of \
[get_pins -leaf -filter DIRECTION==IN -of [get_pins ila_0/probe*]]]
Affected Steps
•link_design
•Place Design
See Also