This Release Note is for the Block Memory Generator Core v2.1 released in 8.2i IP Update 1, and contains the following information:
- New Features
- Bug Fixes
- Known Issues
For installation instructions and design tools requirements, see (Xilinx Answer 23479).
The Xilinx Block Memory Generator v2.1 LogiCORE should be used in all new Virtex-5, Virtex-4, Virtex-II, Virtex-II Pro, Spartan-II/E, Spartan-3E, and Spartan-3 designs wherever block memory is required. This core supersedes the Single Port Block Memory v6.2 and Dual Port Block Memory v6.3 cores, but is not a direct drop-in replacement.
New Features in v2.1
- Supports Virtex-5 18K and 36K block RAM primitives
- Generates Single-Port RAM, Simple Dual-Port RAM, True Dual-Port RAM, Single-Port ROM, and Dual-Port ROM
- Supports parameterizable A and B port aspect ratios
- Supports parameterizable Read and Write port aspect ratios in Virtex-4 and Virtex-5 devices
- Optimized algorithm for even lower block RAM resource utilization
- Supports individual write enables per byte in Virtex-4 and Virtex-5 devices with support for 8-bit and 9-bit byte sizes
- VHDL and Verilog behavioral models optimized for faster simulation
Bug Fixes in v2.1
- Timing Performance severely impacted by XST synthesis bug in mux structure
- GUI does not restrict data width ratios when byte-write feature is used
- XCO file loading error due to byte write enable
- Corrected resource utilization tables in data sheet to indicate LUT resources without route-thru
- Increased accuracy of Block Memory resource utilization estimation in GUI
- Loading COE causes Core Generator to crash
- Core Generator fails to generate large memories
Known Issues in v2.1
(Xilinx Answer 23686) - Virtex-4, in structural (UniSim) simulation DOUTA changes on the wrong clock
(Xilinx Answer 23688) - Block Memory Generator GUI will not open on Linux and Solaris when project directory is in "$XILINX"
(Xilinx Answer 22699) - Behavioral models do not flag collisions for asymmetric read-write ports
(Xilinx Answer 23744) - Invalid address input can cause the core to generate Xs on the DOUT bus
Device Issues
Please be aware of Virtex-5 Errata posted on:
http://www.xilinx.com/support/mysupport.htm
Block Memory Generator Core is subject to all block RAM issues listed in the Errata.