MAD Format Specification - 2021.2 English

Vitis Unified Software Platform Documentation: Embedded Software Development (UG1400)

Document ID
UG1400
Release Date
2021-12-15
Version
2021.2 English

The MAD format specification involves the MAD file format specification and the Tcl file format specification.

MAD File Format Specification

The MAD file format specification describes the parameters using a sample MAD file and its corresponding Tcl file.

The following example shows a MAD file for a sample application called my_application.

 option psf_version = 2.1;

option is a keyword identified by the tool. The option name following the option keyword is a directive to the tool to do a specific action.

The psf_version of the MAD file is defined to be 2.1 in this example. This is the only option that can occur before a BEGIN APPLICATION construct .
 BEGIN APPLICATION my_application
The BEGIN APPLICATION construct defines the start of an application named my_application.
 option NAME = myapplication
					option DESCRIPTION = "My custom application"
					END APPLICATION
Note: The application NAME should match the return value of the Tcl process swapp_get_name in the application Tcl file described above.

Tcl File Format Specification

Each application has a Tcl file associated with the MAD file. This Tcl file has the following sections:
  • DRC Section: This section contains Tcl routines that validate your hardware and software instances and their configuration needed for the application.
  • Generation Section: This section contains Tcl routines that generate the application header and C files based on the hardware and software configuration.