nextpnr-generic1
Next generation place and route
Overview
"nextpnr-generic" -- Next Generation Place and Route (Version 0.7-1+b2)
General options:
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-h [ --help ] -
show help
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-v [ --verbose ] -
verbose output
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-q [ --quiet ] -
quiet mode, only errors and warnings displayed
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--Werror -
Turn warnings into errors
-l[--log] arg-
log file, all log messages are written to this file regardless of
-q
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--debug -
debug output
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--debug-placer -
debug output from placer only
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--debug-router -
debug output from router only
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--threads arg -
number of threads for passes where this is configurable
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-f [ --force ] -
keep running after errors
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--run arg -
python file to execute instead of default flow
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--pre-pack arg -
python file to run before packing
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--pre-place arg -
python file to run before placement
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--pre-route arg -
python file to run before routing
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--post-route arg -
python file to run after routing
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--on-failure arg -
python file to run in event of crash for design introspection
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--json arg -
JSON design file to ingest
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--write arg -
JSON design file to write
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--top arg -
name of top module
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--seed arg -
seed value for random number generator
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-r [ --randomize-seed ] -
randomize seed value for random number generator
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--placer arg -
placer algorithm to use; available: sa, heap; default: heap
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--router arg -
router algorithm to use; available: router1, router2; default: router1
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--slack_redist_iter arg -
number of iterations between slack redistribution
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--cstrweight arg -
placer weighting for relative constraint satisfaction
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--starttemp arg -
placer SA start temperature
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--pack-only -
pack design only without placement or routing
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--no-route -
process design without routing
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--no-place -
process design without placement
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--no-pack -
process design without packing
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--ignore-loops -
ignore combinational loops in timing analysis
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--ignore-rel-clk -
ignore clock-to-clock relations in timing checks
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-V [ --version ] -
show version
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--test -
check architecture database integrity
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--freq arg -
set target frequency for design in MHz
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--timing-allow-fail -
allow timing to fail in design
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--no-tmdriv -
disable timing-driven placement
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--sdf arg -
SDF delay back-annotation file to write
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--sdf-cvc -
enable tweaks for SDF file compatibility with the CVC simulator
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--no-print-critical-path-source -
disable printing of the line numbers associated with each net in the critical path
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--placer-heap-alpha arg -
placer heap alpha value (float, default: 0.1)
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--placer-heap-beta arg -
placer heap beta value (float, default: 0.9)
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--placer-heap-critexp arg -
placer heap criticality exponent (int, default: 2)
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--placer-heap-timingweight arg -
placer heap timing weight (int, default: 10)
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--placer-heap-cell-placement-timeout arg -
allow placer to attempt up to max(10000, total cells^2 / N) iterations to place a cell (int N, default: 8, 0 for no timeout)
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--parallel-refine -
use new experimental parallelised engine for placement refinement
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--router2-heatmap arg -
prefix for router2 resource congestion heatmaps
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--tmg-ripup -
enable experimental timing-driven ripup in router
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--router2-tmg-ripup -
enable experimental timing-driven ripup in router (deprecated; use
--tmg-ripupinstead)
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--router2-alt-weights -
use alternate router2 weights
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--report arg -
write timing and utilization report in JSON format to file
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--detailed-timing-report -
Append detailed net timing data to the JSON report
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--placed-svg arg -
write render of placement to SVG file
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--routed-svg arg -
write render of routing to SVG file
Architecture specific options:
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--uarch arg -
viaduct micro-arch to use (available: example, okami, fabulous)
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--no-iobs -
disable automatic IO buffer insertion
-o[--vopt] arg-
options to pass to the viaduct uarch
Releases
3 releases since Debian 11 (Bullseye); the text changed 2 times.
--Werror since Debian 13 (Trixie);
--debug-placer since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--debug-router since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--detailed-timing-report since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--ignore-rel-clk since Debian 13 (Trixie);
--on-failure since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--parallel-refine since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--placer-heap-alpha since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--placer-heap-beta since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--placer-heap-cell-placement-timeout since Debian 13 (Trixie);
--placer-heap-critexp since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--placer-heap-timingweight since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--report since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--router2-alt-weights since Debian 13 (Trixie);
--router2-heatmap since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--router2-tmg-ripup since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--threads since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--tmg-ripup since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--uarch since Debian 12 (Bookworm).
--generic until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
--placer-budgets until Debian 12 (Bookworm).