Interface Bundle Rules - 2022.2 English

Vitis High-Level Synthesis User Guide (UG1399)

Document ID
UG1399
Release Date
2022-12-07
Version
2022.2 English

By default, Vitis™ HLS groups function arguments with compatible options into a single m_axi/s_axilite interface adapter. Bundling ports into a single interface helps save device resources by eliminating AXI4 logic, which can be necessary when working in congested designs. However, a single interface bundle can limit the performance of the kernel because all the memory transfers have to go through a single interface. For example, the m_axi interface has independent READ and WRITE channels, so a single interface can read and write simultaneously, though only at one location. Using multiple bundles lets you increase the bandwidth and throughput of the kernel by creating multiple interfaces to connect to memory banks.

Bundle rules for AXI interfaces are fully described in M_AXI Bundles/S_AXILITE Bundles section in the user guide (UG1399) and should be reviewed before proceeding further.