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9 years ago

Difference between area.rpt and "kernelname".area

Hello, I have compiled an example kernel and I found the files - area.rpt - "kernelname".area in the bin folder. Does the file area.rpt shows the total amount of Hardware used (for the Ke...
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9 years ago

I could be wrong (the version you are using is too old) but as you yourself said, the area.rpt is probably kernel + BSP while "kernel_name".area is kernel only. The "Util" field most likely shows your logic (ALM) utilization, i.e. the number of logic elements with at least one ALUT or register occupied in it.