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AR# 12293

12.1 Constraints - How do I create register (flip-flop) initialization values (set/reset)?

Description

How do I set register (flip-flop) initialization values (set/reset)?

Solution


Use the INIT attribute to control the initial value of the registers during device power-up. Use the "S" value to set on power-up, and the "R" value to reset on power-up. (The default is "reset".)

You can apply the INIT attribute directly to a register instantiation in Verilog/VHDL, or you can declare it in the UCF for the register instance name. If the register logic is inferred, the reset logic must be coded into the design.

Use the following for coding the INIT attribute for inferred and instantiated logic.

For XST Synthesis

"Test" is the top-level file with XST attributes that, at power on, includes the following:
- One inferred register that is preset (outa)
- One inferred register that is reset (outb)
- One instantiated register that is preset (FD0)
- One instantiated register that is reset (FD1)

module test (clk, ina, inb, rst, D_IN, Q_OUT, outa, outb);

input clk, ina, inb, rst;
input [1:0] D_IN;
output [1:0] Q_OUT;
output outa, outb;

reg outa;
reg outb;
wire re;

// Initialized Preset-FF (outa) and Reset-FF (outb)
ROCBUF u1 (.I(rst), .O(re));
//synthesis attribute box_type of ROCBUF is "black_box"

always @ (posedge clk or posedge re) begin
if (re) begin
outa = 1'b1;
outb = 1'b0;
end
else
begin
outa = ina;
outb = inb;
end
end


// Initialized preset flip-flop for XST
FD FD0 (.Q (Q_OUT[0]), .D (D_IN[0]), .C (clk));
// synthesis attribute INIT of FD0 is "R"

// Initialized reset flip-flop for XST
FD FD1 (.Q (Q_OUT[1]), .D (D_IN[1]), .C (clk));
// synthesis attribute INIT of FD1 is "S"

endmodule

module ROCBUF (I, O);
input I;
output O;
endmodule

In the UCF, you can apply the INIT attribute to a register instance that is inferred or instantiated in your HDL design (if the instance name is known), as follows:

"INST FD0 INIT=S;
INST FD1 INIT=R;"
AR# 12293
Date 12/15/2012
Status Active
Type General Article
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