BEL - 2023.2 English

BEL specifies the placement of a leaf-level Cell within a SLICE/CLB, or other site which can contain multiple cells. BEL is typically used with an associated LOC property to specify the exact placement of a register or LUT.

Architecture Support

All architectures.

Applicable Objects

• Cells (get_cells)
  • Register (FD, FDCE, FDPE, FDRE, FDSE)
  • LUT (LUT1, LUT2, LUT3, LUT4, LUT5, LUT6, LUT6_2)
  • SRL (SRL16E, SRLC32E)
  • LUTRAM (RAM32X1S, RAM64X1S)
  • Configuration Components (BSCAN, ICAP, etc.)

Value

BEL = <name> BEL names can take many different forms depending on the specific logic contents of the BEL. BEL names can also hierarchically include the SITE name for the BEL. For instance, some valid BEL names are BSCAN_X0Y0/BSCAN, and SLICE_X1Y199/A5FF.

Syntax

VHDL Syntax

-- Designates instantiated register instance placed_reg to be placed in FF site A5FF attribute BEL of placed_reg : label is "A5FF";

For an inferred instance, specify the VHDL attribute as follows:

attribute BEL of signal_name : signal is "site_name";

Where signal_name is the signal name of an inferred register, LUT, SRL, or LUTRAM.

VHDL Syntax Example

-- Designates instantiated register instance placed_reg to be placed in FF site A5FF attribute BEL of placed_reg : signal is "A5FF";

Verilog Syntax

Place the Verilog attribute immediately before the instantiation. The Verilog attribute can also be placed before the reg declaration of an inferred register, SRL, or LUTRAM.

(* BEL = "site_name" *)

Verilog Syntax Example:

// Designates placed_reg to be placed in FF site A5FF
(* BEL = "A5FF" *) reg placed_reg;VHDL Syntax

Declare the VHDL attribute as follows:

attribute BEL : string;

For an instantiated instance, specify the VHDL attribute as follows:

attribute BEL of instance_name : label is "site_name";

Where instance_name is the instance name of an instantiated register, LUT, SRL, or LUTRAM.

XDC Syntax

set_property BEL site_name [get_cells instance_name]

Where instance_name is a register, LUT, SRL, or LUTRAM, or other cell instance.

XDC Syntax Example:

# Designates placed_reg to be placed in FF site A5FF set_property BEL A5FF [get_cells placed_reg]

Affected Steps

• Design Floorplanning
• Place Design