SLASH CMake Modules

Build-system support for HLS kernel compilation, FPGA vbin linking, and AMD tool discovery.

Module	Purpose
SlashTools.cmake	SLASH linker integration (add_vbin)
BuildHLS.cmake	HLS kernel compilation (build_hls, build_hls_dir, build_hls_clean)
FindVivado.cmake	Locate AMD Vivado installation
FindVitis.cmake	Locate AMD Vitis HLS installation
CheckSlashInstall.cmake	Validate SLASH hardware files are installed

Using the modules

Installed mode (after cmake --install):

find_package(SlashTools REQUIRED)

Modules are installed to <prefix>/lib/cmake/SlashTools/. find_package(SlashTools) automatically brings in BuildHLS, FindVivado, and FindVitis.

Source-tree mode (development against local repo):

list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${SLASH_REPO_ROOT}/cmake")
include(SlashTools)

Module reference

SlashTools — add_vbin()

Links HLS kernel IP into a vbin file using the SLASH linker.

add_vbin(
    TARGET   <target-name>
    PLATFORM <hw|sim|emu>
    CFG      <path/to/config.cfg>
    KERNELS  <kernel1.xml> [kernel2.xml ...]
)

Parameter	Required	Description
TARGET	yes	Name of the CMake target to create
PLATFORM	yes	Target platform: hw, sim, or emu
CFG	yes	Path to the linker configuration file
KERNELS	yes	List of kernel component.xml files to link

Output: ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/<TARGET>.vbin

Linker detection (two modes, tried in order):

1. Installed — finds slashkit on PATH
2. Source tree — uses SLASH_REPO_ROOT (or auto-detects from ../linker/src/main.py relative to this directory). Requires Python 3.

Variables set after loading:

Variable	Description
SLASH_FOUND	TRUE when SlashTools is ready
SLASHKIT_EXECUTABLE	Path to slashkit (installed mode)
SLASH_REPO_ROOT	Path to SLASH repo root (source mode)
VIVADO_BINARY	Path to vivado (from FindVivado)
VITIS_ROOT_DIR	Path to Vitis root (from FindVitis)

BuildHLS — build_hls(), build_hls_dir(), build_hls_clean()

Compiles HLS kernels using v++ and vitis-run. Both executables must be on PATH.

build_hls() — single kernel

build_hls(
    TARGET  <target-name>
    CPP     <source.cpp>
    CFG     <config.cfg>
    DEVICE  <part-name>
    [OUT_DIR <output-directory>]
)

Parameter	Required	Description
TARGET	yes	CMake target name
CPP	yes	HLS C++ source file
CFG	yes	Vitis HLS configuration file
DEVICE	yes	FPGA part (e.g. xcv80-lsva4737-2MHP-e-S)
OUT_DIR	no	Output directory (default: CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR)

Sets target properties HLS_BUILD_DIR and HLS_COMPONENT_XML, and parent-scope variables ${TARGET}_BUILD_DIR and ${TARGET}_COMPONENT_XML.

build_hls_dir() — batch build

build_hls_dir(
    TARGET   <target-name>
    ROOT     <source-directory>
    DEVICE   <part-name>
    KERNELS  <kernel1> [kernel2 ...]
    [OUT_DIR     <output-directory>]
    [OUT_IP_REPO <variable>]
    [OUT_KERNELS <variable>]
)

For each kernel name K, expects ROOT/K.cpp and ROOT/K.cfg. Creates individual build targets and a parent target that depends on all of them.

Parameter	Required	Description
TARGET	yes	Parent CMake target name
ROOT	yes	Directory containing <kernel>.cpp and .cfg
DEVICE	yes	FPGA part name
KERNELS	yes	List of kernel names
OUT_DIR	no	Output directory
OUT_IP_REPO	no	Variable to receive the IP repository path
OUT_KERNELS	no	Variable to receive the list of component.xml files

build_hls_clean() — remove build artifacts

build_hls_clean(
    TARGET  <target-name>
    DEVICE  <part-name>
    [ROOT   <directory>]
    [EXTRA_GLOBS <pattern> ...]
)

Creates a target that removes build_*.DEVICE directories, log files, .Xil, and CMake cache artifacts.

FindVivado

Locates the AMD Vivado installation.

find_package(Vivado REQUIRED)

Search order:

1. VIVADO_ROOT_DIR CMake variable
2. XILINX_VIVADO environment variable
3. System PATH

Variable	Description
VIVADO_FOUND	TRUE if Vivado was found
VIVADO_PATH	Directory containing vivado
VIVADO_ROOT_DIR	Vivado installation root
VIVADO_BINARY	Full path to vivado executable

FindVitis

Locates the AMD Vitis HLS installation.

find_package(Vitis REQUIRED)

Search order:

1. VITIS_ROOT_DIR CMake variable
2. XILINX_VITIS environment variable
3. VITIS_HOME environment variable
4. VITIS environment variable
5. System PATH

Variable	Description
VITIS_FOUND	TRUE if Vitis was found
VITIS_BINARY	Full path to vitis executable
VITIS_ROOT_DIR	Vitis installation root
VITIS_INCLUDE_DIR	${VITIS_ROOT_DIR}/include (validated)

CheckSlashInstall

Validates that SLASH hardware files are installed.

include(CheckSlashInstall)

Checks for five required files in INSTALL_DIR (default /opt/amd/slash):

• static_shell_service_layer.dcp
• static_shell_slash.dcp
• amd_v80_gen5x8_25.1.pdi
• amd_v80_gen5x8_25.1_nofpt.pdi
• top_wrapper_routed_bb.dcp

Override the install path:

set(INSTALL_DIR "/custom/path")
include(CheckSlashInstall)

Typical integration

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20)
project(my_v80_project)

option(SLASH_USE_REPO "Build against local SLASH repo" OFF)

if(SLASH_USE_REPO)
    set(SLASH_REPO_ROOT "/path/to/SLASH")
    list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${SLASH_REPO_ROOT}/cmake")
    include(SlashTools)
else()
    find_package(vrt REQUIRED CONFIG)
    find_package(SlashTools REQUIRED)
endif()

set(DEVICE "xcv80-lsva4737-2MHP-e-S")

# Build HLS kernels
build_hls_dir(
    TARGET  hls
    ROOT    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/hls"
    DEVICE  "${DEVICE}"
    KERNELS increment accumulate
    OUT_KERNELS _KERNEL_XMLS
)

# Link into a vbin
add_vbin(
    TARGET   my_design_hw
    PLATFORM hw
    CFG      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/config.cfg"
    KERNELS  ${_KERNEL_XMLS}
)

File listing

cmake/
  SlashTools.cmake              Linker integration (add_vbin)
  BuildHLS.cmake                HLS kernel build functions
  FindVivado.cmake              Vivado tool finder
  FindVitis.cmake               Vitis HLS tool finder
  CheckSlashInstall.cmake       Installation validator
  SlashToolsConfig.cmake.in     Package config template
  CMakeLists.txt                Module installation

License

MIT. See the license header in each .cmake file for the full text.