Configuration Time - 2022.2 English

Vivado Design Suite User Guide: Dynamic Function eXchange (UG909)

Document ID
UG909
Release Date
2022-11-21
Version
2022.2 English

The speed of configuration is directly related to the size of the partial BIT file and the bandwidth of the configuration port. The different configuration ports in each device family have the maximum bandwidths shown in the following tables.

Table 1. Maximum Bandwidths for Configuration Ports in 7 Series Devices
Configuration Mode Max Clock Rate (MHz) Data Width (Bits) Maximum Bandwidth
ICAP 100 32 3.2 Gb/s
SelectMAP 100 32 3.2 Gb/s
Serial Mode 100 1 100 Mb/s
JTAG 66 1 66 Mb/s
Table 2. Maximum Bandwidths for Configuration Ports in UltraScale Devices
Configuration Mode Max Clock Rate (MHz) Data Width (Bits) Maximum Bandwidth
ICAP/MCAP 200 32 6.4 Gb/s
ICAP/MCAP (SSI) 1 125 32 4.0 Gb/s
SelectMAP 125 32 4.0 Gb/s
Serial Mode 150 1 150 Mb/s
Serial (SSI Devices) 100 1 100 Mb/s
JTAG 50 1 50 Mb/s
JTAG (SSI Devices) 20 1 20 Mb/s
  1. When delivered to the master SLR to program any SLR; when programming to the same SLR as the ICAP, the faster rate can be used. Configuration clock frequency maximums might be less than these values depending on the speed grade or operating voltage. Consult the Data Sheet for your target device for more information.
Table 3. Maximum Bandwidths for Configuration Ports in UltraScale+ Devices
Configuration Mode Max Clock Rate (MHz) Data Width (Bits) Maximum Bandwidth
ICAP/MCAP 200 32 6.4 Gb/s
ICAP/MCAP (SSI) 1 125 32 4.0 Gb/s
BPI 125 16 2.0 Gb/s
QSPI 125 4 500 Mb/s
SelectMAP 125 32 4.0 Gb/s
Serial Mode 125 1 125 Mb/s
JTAG 66 1 66 Mb/s
JTAG (SSI Devices) 20 1 20 Mb/s
  1. When delivered to the master SLR to program any SLR; when programming to the same SLR as the ICAP, the faster rate can be used. Configuration clock frequency maximums might be less than these values depending on the speed grade or operating voltage. Consult the Data Sheet for your target device for more information.

In addition to being reported by write_bitstream, The exact bitstream length is available in the created .rbt file by using the -raw_bitfile option for write_bitstream. Use this number along with the bandwidth to calculate the total configuration time. Here is an example of the header in a raw bit file:

Xilinx ASCII Bitstream
Created by Bitstream 2019.2
Design name: led_shift_count;UserID=0XFFFFFFFF
Architecture: kintex7
Part:     7k325tffg900
Date:     Mon Mar 16 16:42:05 2015
Bits:     1211072
11111111111111111111111111111111