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The ABC toolbox
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===============
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.. role:: yoscrypt(code)
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:language: yoscrypt
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.. _ABC: https://github.com/berkeley-abc/abc
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ABC: the unit delay model, simple and efficient
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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-----------------------------------------------
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The :cmd:ref:`abc` pass uses a highly simplified view of an FPGA:
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before clock edge) which affect the delay of a path.
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ABC9: the generalised delay model, realistic and flexible
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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---------------------------------------------------------
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ABC9 uses a more detailed and accurate model of an FPGA:
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path the fastest inputs.
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.. todo:: more about logic minimization & register balancing et al with ABC
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Setting up a flow for ABC9
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--------------------------
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Much of the configuration comes from attributes and ``specify`` blocks in
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Verilog simulation models.
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``specify`` syntax
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Since ``specify`` is a relatively obscure part of the Verilog standard, a quick
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guide to the syntax:
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.. code-block:: verilog
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specify // begins a specify block
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(A => B) = 123; // simple combinational path from A to B with a delay of 123.
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(A *> B) = 123; // simple combinational path from A to all bits of B with a delay of 123 for all.
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if (FOO) (A => B) = 123; // paths may apply under specific conditions.
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(posedge CLK => (Q : D)) = 123; // combinational path triggered on the positive edge of CLK; used for clock-to-Q arrival paths.
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$setup(A, posedge CLK, 123); // setup constraint for an input relative to a clock.
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endspecify // ends a specify block
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By convention, all delays in ``specify`` blocks are in integer picoseconds.
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Files containing ``specify`` blocks should be read with the ``-specify`` option
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to :cmd:ref:`read_verilog` so that they aren't skipped.
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LUTs
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^^^^
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LUTs need to be annotated with an ``(* abc9_lut=N *)`` attribute, where ``N`` is
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the relative area of that LUT model. For example, if an architecture can combine
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LUTs to produce larger LUTs, then the combined LUTs would have increasingly
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larger ``N``. Conversely, if an architecture can split larger LUTs into smaller
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LUTs, then the smaller LUTs would have smaller ``N``.
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LUTs are generally specified with simple combinational paths from the LUT inputs
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to the LUT output.
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DFFs
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^^^^
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DFFs should be annotated with an ``(* abc9_flop *)`` attribute, however ABC9 has
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some specific requirements for this to be valid: - the DFF must initialise to
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zero (consider using :cmd:ref:`dfflegalize` to ensure this). - the DFF cannot
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have any asynchronous resets/sets (see the simplification idiom and the Boxes
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section for what to do here).
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It is worth noting that in pure ``abc9`` mode, only the setup and arrival times
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are passed to ABC9 (specifically, they are modelled as buffers with the given
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delay). In ``abc9 -dff``, the flop itself is passed to ABC9, permitting
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sequential optimisations.
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Some vendors have universal DFF models which include async sets/resets even when
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they're unused. Therefore *the simplification idiom* exists to handle this: by
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using a ``techmap`` file to discover flops which have a constant driver to those
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asynchronous controls, they can be mapped into an intermediate, simplified flop
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which qualifies as an ``(* abc9_flop *)``, ran through :cmd:ref:`abc9`, and then
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mapped back to the original flop. This is used in :cmd:ref:`synth_intel_alm` and
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:cmd:ref:`synth_quicklogic` for the PolarPro3.
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DFFs are usually specified to have setup constraints against the clock on the
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input signals, and an arrival time for the ``Q`` output.
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Boxes
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^^^^^
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A "box" is a purely-combinational piece of hard logic. If the logic is exposed
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to ABC9, it's a "whitebox", otherwise it's a "blackbox". Carry chains would be
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best implemented as whiteboxes, but a DSP would be best implemented as a
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blackbox (multipliers are too complex to easily work with). LUT RAMs can be
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implemented as whiteboxes too.
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Boxes are arguably the biggest advantage that ABC9 has over ABC: by being aware
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of carry chains and DSPs, it avoids optimising for a path that isn't the actual
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critical path, while the generally-longer paths result in ABC9 being able to
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reduce design area by mapping other logic to larger-but-slower cells.
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Setting up a flow for ABC9
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--------------------------
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Much of the configuration comes from attributes and ``specify`` blocks in
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Verilog simulation models.
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``specify`` syntax
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Since ``specify`` is a relatively obscure part of the Verilog standard, a quick
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guide to the syntax:
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.. code-block:: verilog
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specify // begins a specify block
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(A => B) = 123; // simple combinational path from A to B with a delay of 123.
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(A *> B) = 123; // simple combinational path from A to all bits of B with a delay of 123 for all.
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if (FOO) (A => B) = 123; // paths may apply under specific conditions.
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(posedge CLK => (Q : D)) = 123; // combinational path triggered on the positive edge of CLK; used for clock-to-Q arrival paths.
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$setup(A, posedge CLK, 123); // setup constraint for an input relative to a clock.
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endspecify // ends a specify block
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By convention, all delays in ``specify`` blocks are in integer picoseconds.
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Files containing ``specify`` blocks should be read with the ``-specify`` option
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to :cmd:ref:`read_verilog` so that they aren't skipped.
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LUTs
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^^^^
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LUTs need to be annotated with an ``(* abc9_lut=N *)`` attribute, where ``N`` is
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the relative area of that LUT model. For example, if an architecture can combine
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LUTs to produce larger LUTs, then the combined LUTs would have increasingly
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larger ``N``. Conversely, if an architecture can split larger LUTs into smaller
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LUTs, then the smaller LUTs would have smaller ``N``.
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LUTs are generally specified with simple combinational paths from the LUT inputs
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to the LUT output.
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DFFs
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^^^^
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DFFs should be annotated with an ``(* abc9_flop *)`` attribute, however ABC9 has
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some specific requirements for this to be valid: - the DFF must initialise to
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zero (consider using :cmd:ref:`dfflegalize` to ensure this). - the DFF cannot
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have any asynchronous resets/sets (see the simplification idiom and the Boxes
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section for what to do here).
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It is worth noting that in pure ``abc9`` mode, only the setup and arrival times
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are passed to ABC9 (specifically, they are modelled as buffers with the given
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delay). In ``abc9 -dff``, the flop itself is passed to ABC9, permitting
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sequential optimisations.
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Some vendors have universal DFF models which include async sets/resets even when
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they're unused. Therefore *the simplification idiom* exists to handle this: by
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using a ``techmap`` file to discover flops which have a constant driver to those
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asynchronous controls, they can be mapped into an intermediate, simplified flop
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which qualifies as an ``(* abc9_flop *)``, ran through :cmd:ref:`abc9`, and then
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mapped back to the original flop. This is used in :cmd:ref:`synth_intel_alm` and
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:cmd:ref:`synth_quicklogic` for the PolarPro3.
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DFFs are usually specified to have setup constraints against the clock on the
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input signals, and an arrival time for the ``Q`` output.
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Boxes
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^^^^^
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A "box" is a purely-combinational piece of hard logic. If the logic is exposed
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to ABC9, it's a "whitebox", otherwise it's a "blackbox". Carry chains would be
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best implemented as whiteboxes, but a DSP would be best implemented as a
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blackbox (multipliers are too complex to easily work with). LUT RAMs can be
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implemented as whiteboxes too.
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Boxes are arguably the biggest advantage that ABC9 has over ABC: by being aware
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of carry chains and DSPs, it avoids optimising for a path that isn't the actual
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critical path, while the generally-longer paths result in ABC9 being able to
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reduce design area by mapping other logic to larger-but-slower cells.
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Extending Yosys
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---------------
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Working with the Yosys codebase
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-------------------------------
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.. todo:: brief overview for the extending Yosys index
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This section goes into additional detail on the Yosys source code and git
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repository. This information is not needed for simply using Yosys, but may be
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of interest for developers looking to customise Yosys builds.
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.. toctree::
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:maxdepth: 3
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extensions
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abc_flow
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build_verific
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test_suites
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Yosys source details
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--------------------
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This section goes into additional detail on the Yosys source code and git
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repository. This information is not needed for simply using Yosys, but may be
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of interest for developers looking to customise Yosys builds.
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.. toctree::
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build_verific
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test_suites
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