Initial Values - 2023.2 English

Vivado Design Suite User Guide: Synthesis (UG901)

Document ID
UG901
Release Date
2023-11-01
Version
2023.2 English

Initialize registers in Verilog-2001 when they are declared.

  • The initial value:
    • Is a constant.
    • Cannot depend on earlier initial values.
    • Cannot be a function or task call.
    • Can be a parameter value propagated to the register.
    • Specifies all bits of a vector.
  • When you assign a register as an initial value in a declaration, Vivado synthesis sets this value on the output of the register at global reset or power up.
  • When a value is assigned in this manner:
    • The value is carried in the Verilog file as an INIT attribute on the register.
    • The value is independent of any local reset.