AQFP Placement and Routing Tool

Compile

System Requirement

• -std=c++17
• qt
• g++9

Build through CMake

~$ git clone https://github.com/Oilivia-C/AQFP_P-R_tool.git
~$ mkdir AQFP_P-R_tool/build
~$ cd build
~$ cmake ../
~$ make 

Run Qt to draw the result

Under bin folder, run:

~$ ./qt_aqfp <design_name>.png

Run Testcase

Before running, set the .params file under testcases folder as following section. Under bin folder, run:

~$ ./main ../testcase/<design_name>/<design_name>.params

Parameter Settings

<design_name>.params

Parameter	Description	Example
design name	name of the circuit	neuron_maj
cell_library	A library file with information of all gates	../testcases/AQFP.alib
verilog	netlist of the circuit	../testcases/neuron_yosysed_maj_balanced/neuron_yosysed_maj_balanced.v
row_adjust_rounds	number of rounds for iteratively updating placement stage	5
bfr_insert_rounds	number of rounds for buffer insertion of wirelength violation	5
split_threshold	thresholds of wirelength violaiton to split the row	{20, 15, 15, 10, 10, 5, 5, 3, 3, 2, 2, 1, 1}
il_unit	unit for .il files	0.0125

<cell_library>.alib

Run Tests

Under build folder, run:

~$ ctest