Hi Chenwei,

What version of the Xilinx tools are you using?
I think this is easy to fix, but I'm surprised I didn't see this error when
I compiled my test models.

Cheers,
Jack

On Fri, 5 Jun 2015 at 12:02 Chenwei Cai <caichenwei1...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks Jack,
>
> The qdr_transpose seems to work appropriately now. And I am now using the
> qdr_transpose block to construct my model which will be executed with ROACH
> II, as you can check out in the following url:
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/1wcz0lhmjgcuwua/Screenshot%20from%202015-06-05%2015%3A35%3A44.png?dl=0.
> The library I am using is the one Jack merged last week (
> http://www.mail-archive.com/casper@lists.berkeley.edu/msg05947.html).
>
> The compile goes smoothly, only to find an error at the last of compile.
> See the log below, which records the last part of compile.
>
> Running DRC.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:367 - The signal
>
>  <fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5g/fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5
>    g/fifo_din_buf1<81>> is incomplete. The signal does not drive any load
> pins
>    in the design.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:367 - The signal
>
>  <fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5g/fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5
>    g/fifo_din_buf1<83>> is incomplete. The signal does not drive any load
> pins
>    in the design.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:367 - The signal
>
>  <fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5g/fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5
>    g/fifo_din_buf1<113>> is incomplete. The signal does not drive any load
> pins
>    in the design.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:367 - The signal
>
>  <fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5g/fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5
>    g/fifo_din_buf1<61>> is incomplete. The signal does not drive any load
> pins
>    in the design.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:367 - The signal
>
>  <fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5g/fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5
>    g/fifo_din_buf1<63>> is incomplete. The signal does not drive any load
> pins
>    in the design.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:367 - The signal
>
>  <fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5g/fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5
>    g/fifo_din_buf1<17>> is incomplete. The signal does not drive any load
> pins
>    in the design.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:367 - The signal
>
>  <fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5g/fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5
>    g/fifo_din_buf1<31>> is incomplete. The signal does not drive any load
> pins
>    in the design.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:367 - The signal
>
>  <fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5g/fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5
>    g/FIFO/BU2/U0/grf.rf/mem/gdm.dm/Mram_RAM11_RAMA_D1_DPO> is incomplete.
> The
>    signal does not drive any load pins in the design.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:367 - The signal
>
>  <fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5g/fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5
>    g/FIFO/BU2/U0/grf.rf/mem/gdm.dm/Mram_RAM11_RAMB_D1_DPO> is incomplete.
> The
>    signal does not drive any load pins in the design.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:367 - The signal
>
>  <fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5g/fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5
>    g/FIFO/BU2/U0/grf.rf/mem/gdm.dm/Mram_RAM11_RAMD_D1_O> is incomplete.
> The
>    signal does not drive any load pins in the design.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:367 - The signal
>
>  <fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5g/fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5
>    g/FIFO/BU2/U0/grf.rf/mem/gdm.dm/Mram_RAM3_RAMC_D1_DPO> is incomplete.
> The
>    signal does not drive any load pins in the design.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:367 - The signal
>
>  <fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5g/fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5
>    g/FIFO/BU2/U0/grf.rf/mem/gdm.dm/Mram_RAM3_RAMD_D1_O> is incomplete. The
>    signal does not drive any load pins in the design.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:367 - The signal
>
>  <fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5g/fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5
>    g/FIFO/BU2/U0/grf.rf/mem/gdm.dm/Mram_RAM14_RAMB_D1_DPO> is incomplete.
> The
>    signal does not drive any load pins in the design.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:367 - The signal
>
>  <fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5g/fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5
>    g/FIFO/BU2/U0/grf.rf/mem/gdm.dm/Mram_RAM14_RAMC_D1_DPO> is incomplete.
> The
>    signal does not drive any load pins in the design.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:367 - The signal
>
>  <fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5g/fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5
>    g/FIFO/BU2/U0/grf.rf/mem/gdm.dm/Mram_RAM14_RAMD_D1_O> is incomplete.
> The
>    signal does not drive any load pins in the design.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:367 - The signal
>
>  <fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5g/fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5
>    g/FIFO/BU2/U0/grf.rf/mem/gdm.dm/Mram_RAM19_RAMC_D1_DPO> is incomplete.
> The
>    signal does not drive any load pins in the design.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:367 - The signal
>
>  <fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5g/fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5
>    g/FIFO/BU2/U0/grf.rf/mem/gdm.dm/Mram_RAM19_RAMD_D1_O> is incomplete.
> The
>    signal does not drive any load pins in the design.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:367 - The signal
>
>  <fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5g/fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5
>    g/FIFO/BU2/U0/grf.rf/mem/gdm.dm/Mram_RAM6_RAMA_D1_DPO> is incomplete.
> The
>    signal does not drive any load pins in the design.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:367 - The signal
>
>  <fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5g/fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5
>    g/FIFO/BU2/U0/grf.rf/mem/gdm.dm/Mram_RAM6_RAMD_D1_O> is incomplete. The
>    signal does not drive any load pins in the design.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:367 - The signal
>
>  <fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5g/fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5
>    g/FIFO/BU2/U0/grf.rf/mem/gdm.dm/Mram_RAM18_RAMD_D1_O> is incomplete.
> The
>    signal does not drive any load pins in the design.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:367 - The signal
>
>  <fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5g/fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5
>    g/FIFO/BU2/U0/grf.rf/mem/gdm.dm/Mram_RAM12_RAMD_D1_O> is incomplete.
> The
>    signal does not drive any load pins in the design.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:367 - The signal
>
>  <fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5g/fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5
>    g/FIFO/BU2/U0/grf.rf/mem/gdm.dm/Mram_RAM17_RAMD_D1_O> is incomplete.
> The
>    signal does not drive any load pins in the design.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:367 - The signal
>
>  <fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5g/fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5
>    g/FIFO/BU2/U0/grf.rf/mem/gdm.dm/Mram_RAM13_RAMD_D1_O> is incomplete.
> The
>    signal does not drive any load pins in the design.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:367 - The signal
>
>  <fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5g/fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5
>    g/FIFO/BU2/U0/grf.rf/mem/gdm.dm/Mram_RAM7_RAMD_D1_O> is incomplete. The
>    signal does not drive any load pins in the design.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:367 - The signal
>
>  <fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5g/fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5
>    g/FIFO/BU2/U0/grf.rf/mem/gdm.dm/Mram_RAM2_RAMD_D1_O> is incomplete. The
>    signal does not drive any load pins in the design.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:367 - The signal
>
>  <fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5g/fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5
>    g/FIFO/BU2/U0/grf.rf/mem/gdm.dm/Mram_RAM8_RAMD_D1_O> is incomplete. The
>    signal does not drive any load pins in the design.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:367 - The signal
>
>  <fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5g/fft_corner_turner_v4_nuevo_asiaa_adc5
>    g/FIFO/BU2/U0/grf.rf/mem/gdm.dm/Mram_RAM1_RAMD_D1_O> is incomplete. The
>    signal does not drive any load pins in the design.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:1441 - Issue with pin connections and/or
> configuration
>    on
>
>  block:<qdr0_controller/qdr0_controller/qdrc_infrastructure_inst/IDDR_qdr_q<10
>    >>:<ILOGICE1_IFF>.  The IFFTYPE is DDR and the Q2 output pin of IFF is
> not
>    used.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:1441 - Issue with pin connections and/or
> configuration
>    on
>
>  block:<qdr0_controller/qdr0_controller/qdrc_infrastructure_inst/IDDR_qdr_q<11
>    >>:<ILOGICE1_IFF>.  The IFFTYPE is DDR and the Q2 output pin of IFF is
> not
>    used.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:1441 - Issue with pin connections and/or
> configuration
>    on
>
>  block:<qdr0_controller/qdr0_controller/qdrc_infrastructure_inst/IDDR_qdr_q<12
>    >>:<ILOGICE1_IFF>.  The IFFTYPE is DDR and the Q2 output pin of IFF is
> not
>    used.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:1441 - Issue with pin connections and/or
> configuration
>    on
>
>  block:<qdr0_controller/qdr0_controller/qdrc_infrastructure_inst/IDDR_qdr_q<20
>    >>:<ILOGICE1_IFF>.  The IFFTYPE is DDR and the Q2 output pin of IFF is
> not
>    used.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:1441 - Issue with pin connections and/or
> configuration
>    on
>
>  block:<qdr0_controller/qdr0_controller/qdrc_infrastructure_inst/IDDR_qdr_q<13
>    >>:<ILOGICE1_IFF>.  The IFFTYPE is DDR and the Q2 output pin of IFF is
> not
>    used.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:1441 - Issue with pin connections and/or
> configuration
>    on
>
>  block:<qdr0_controller/qdr0_controller/qdrc_infrastructure_inst/IDDR_qdr_q<21
>    >>:<ILOGICE1_IFF>.  The IFFTYPE is DDR and the Q2 output pin of IFF is
> not
>    used.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:1441 - Issue with pin connections and/or
> configuration
>    on
>
>  block:<qdr0_controller/qdr0_controller/qdrc_infrastructure_inst/IDDR_qdr_q<14
>    >>:<ILOGICE1_IFF>.  The IFFTYPE is DDR and the Q2 output pin of IFF is
> not
>    used.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:1441 - Issue with pin connections and/or
> configuration
>    on
>
>  block:<qdr0_controller/qdr0_controller/qdrc_infrastructure_inst/IDDR_qdr_q<22
>    >>:<ILOGICE1_IFF>.  The IFFTYPE is DDR and the Q2 output pin of IFF is
> not
>    used.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:1441 - Issue with pin connections and/or
> configuration
>    on
>
>  block:<qdr0_controller/qdr0_controller/qdrc_infrastructure_inst/IDDR_qdr_q<30
>    >>:<ILOGICE1_IFF>.  The IFFTYPE is DDR and the Q2 output pin of IFF is
> not
>    used.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:1441 - Issue with pin connections and/or
> configuration
>    on
>
>  block:<qdr0_controller/qdr0_controller/qdrc_infrastructure_inst/IDDR_qdr_q<15
>    >>:<ILOGICE1_IFF>.  The IFFTYPE is DDR and the Q2 output pin of IFF is
> not
>    used.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:1441 - Issue with pin connections and/or
> configuration
>    on
>
>  block:<qdr0_controller/qdr0_controller/qdrc_infrastructure_inst/IDDR_qdr_q<23
>    >>:<ILOGICE1_IFF>.  The IFFTYPE is DDR and the Q2 output pin of IFF is
> not
>    used.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:1441 - Issue with pin connections and/or
> configuration
>    on
>
>  block:<qdr0_controller/qdr0_controller/qdrc_infrastructure_inst/IDDR_qdr_q<31
>    >>:<ILOGICE1_IFF>.  The IFFTYPE is DDR and the Q2 output pin of IFF is
> not
>    used.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:1441 - Issue with pin connections and/or
> configuration
>    on
>
>  block:<qdr0_controller/qdr0_controller/qdrc_infrastructure_inst/IDDR_qdr_q<16
>    >>:<ILOGICE1_IFF>.  The IFFTYPE is DDR and the Q2 output pin of IFF is
> not
>    used.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:1441 - Issue with pin connections and/or
> configuration
>    on
>
>  block:<qdr0_controller/qdr0_controller/qdrc_infrastructure_inst/IDDR_qdr_q<24
>    >>:<ILOGICE1_IFF>.  The IFFTYPE is DDR and the Q2 output pin of IFF is
> not
>    used.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:1441 - Issue with pin connections and/or
> configuration
>    on
>
>  block:<qdr0_controller/qdr0_controller/qdrc_infrastructure_inst/IDDR_qdr_q<32
>    >>:<ILOGICE1_IFF>.  The IFFTYPE is DDR and the Q2 output pin of IFF is
> not
>    used.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:1441 - Issue with pin connections and/or
> configuration
>    on
>
>  block:<qdr0_controller/qdr0_controller/qdrc_infrastructure_inst/IDDR_qdr_q<17
>    >>:<ILOGICE1_IFF>.  The IFFTYPE is DDR and the Q2 output pin of IFF is
> not
>    used.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:1441 - Issue with pin connections and/or
> configuration
>    on
>
>  block:<qdr0_controller/qdr0_controller/qdrc_infrastructure_inst/IDDR_qdr_q<25
>    >>:<ILOGICE1_IFF>.  The IFFTYPE is DDR and the Q2 output pin of IFF is
> not
>    used.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:1441 - Issue with pin connections and/or
> configuration
>    on
>
>  block:<qdr0_controller/qdr0_controller/qdrc_infrastructure_inst/IDDR_qdr_q<33
>    >>:<ILOGICE1_IFF>.  The IFFTYPE is DDR and the Q2 output pin of IFF is
> not
>    used.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:1441 - Issue with pin connections and/or
> configuration
>    on
>
>  block:<qdr0_controller/qdr0_controller/qdrc_infrastructure_inst/IDDR_qdr_q<18
>    >>:<ILOGICE1_IFF>.  The IFFTYPE is DDR and the Q2 output pin of IFF is
> not
>    used.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:1441 - Issue with pin connections and/or
> configuration
>    on
>
>  block:<qdr0_controller/qdr0_controller/qdrc_infrastructure_inst/IDDR_qdr_q<26
>    >>:<ILOGICE1_IFF>.  The IFFTYPE is DDR and the Q2 output pin of IFF is
> not
>    used.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:1441 - Issue with pin connections and/or
> configuration
>    on
>
>  block:<qdr0_controller/qdr0_controller/qdrc_infrastructure_inst/IDDR_qdr_q<34
>    >>:<ILOGICE1_IFF>.  The IFFTYPE is DDR and the Q2 output pin of IFF is
> not
>    used.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:1441 - Issue with pin connections and/or
> configuration
>    on
>
>  block:<qdr0_controller/qdr0_controller/qdrc_infrastructure_inst/IDDR_qdr_q<19
>    >>:<ILOGICE1_IFF>.  The IFFTYPE is DDR and the Q2 output pin of IFF is
> not
>    used.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:1441 - Issue with pin connections and/or
> configuration
>    on
>
>  block:<qdr0_controller/qdr0_controller/qdrc_infrastructure_inst/IDDR_qdr_q<27
>    >>:<ILOGICE1_IFF>.  The IFFTYPE is DDR and the Q2 output pin of IFF is
> not
>    used.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:1441 - Issue with pin connections and/or
> configuration
>    on
>
>  block:<qdr0_controller/qdr0_controller/qdrc_infrastructure_inst/IDDR_qdr_q<35
>    >>:<ILOGICE1_IFF>.  The IFFTYPE is DDR and the Q2 output pin of IFF is
> not
>    used.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:1441 - Issue with pin connections and/or
> configuration
>    on
>
>  block:<qdr0_controller/qdr0_controller/qdrc_infrastructure_inst/IDDR_qdr_q<28
>    >>:<ILOGICE1_IFF>.  The IFFTYPE is DDR and the Q2 output pin of IFF is
> not
>    used.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:1441 - Issue with pin connections and/or
> configuration
>    on
>
>  block:<qdr0_controller/qdr0_controller/qdrc_infrastructure_inst/IDDR_qdr_q<29
>    >>:<ILOGICE1_IFF>.  The IFFTYPE is DDR and the Q2 output pin of IFF is
> not
>    used.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:1441 - Issue with pin connections and/or
> configuration
>    on
>
>  block:<qdr0_controller/qdr0_controller/qdrc_infrastructure_inst/IDDR_qdr_q<0>
>    >:<ILOGICE1_IFF>.  The IFFTYPE is DDR and the Q2 output pin of IFF is
> not
>    used.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:1441 - Issue with pin connections and/or
> configuration
>    on
>
>  block:<qdr0_controller/qdr0_controller/qdrc_infrastructure_inst/IDDR_qdr_q<1>
>    >:<ILOGICE1_IFF>.  The IFFTYPE is DDR and the Q2 output pin of IFF is
> not
>    used.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:1441 - Issue with pin connections and/or
> configuration
>    on
>
>  block:<qdr0_controller/qdr0_controller/qdrc_infrastructure_inst/IDDR_qdr_q<2>
>    >:<ILOGICE1_IFF>.  The IFFTYPE is DDR and the Q2 output pin of IFF is
> not
>    used.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:1441 - Issue with pin connections and/or
> configuration
>    on
>
>  block:<qdr0_controller/qdr0_controller/qdrc_infrastructure_inst/IDDR_qdr_q<3>
>    >:<ILOGICE1_IFF>.  The IFFTYPE is DDR and the Q2 output pin of IFF is
> not
>    used.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:1441 - Issue with pin connections and/or
> configuration
>    on
>
>  block:<qdr0_controller/qdr0_controller/qdrc_infrastructure_inst/IDDR_qdr_q<4>
>    >:<ILOGICE1_IFF>.  The IFFTYPE is DDR and the Q2 output pin of IFF is
> not
>    used.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:1441 - Issue with pin connections and/or
> configuration
>    on
>
>  block:<qdr0_controller/qdr0_controller/qdrc_infrastructure_inst/IDDR_qdr_q<5>
>    >:<ILOGICE1_IFF>.  The IFFTYPE is DDR and the Q2 output pin of IFF is
> not
>    used.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:1441 - Issue with pin connections and/or
> configuration
>    on
>
>  block:<qdr0_controller/qdr0_controller/qdrc_infrastructure_inst/IDDR_qdr_q<6>
>    >:<ILOGICE1_IFF>.  The IFFTYPE is DDR and the Q2 output pin of IFF is
> not
>    used.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:1441 - Issue with pin connections and/or
> configuration
>    on
>
>  block:<qdr0_controller/qdr0_controller/qdrc_infrastructure_inst/IDDR_qdr_q<7>
>    >:<ILOGICE1_IFF>.  The IFFTYPE is DDR and the Q2 output pin of IFF is
> not
>    used.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:1441 - Issue with pin connections and/or
> configuration
>    on
>
>  block:<qdr0_controller/qdr0_controller/qdrc_infrastructure_inst/IDDR_qdr_q<8>
>    >:<ILOGICE1_IFF>.  The IFFTYPE is DDR and the Q2 output pin of IFF is
> not
>    used.
> WARNING:PhysDesignRules:1441 - Issue with pin connections and/or
> configuration
>    on
>
>  block:<qdr0_controller/qdr0_controller/qdrc_infrastructure_inst/IDDR_qdr_q<9>
>    >:<ILOGICE1_IFF>.  The IFFTYPE is DDR and the Q2 output pin of IFF is
> not
>    used.
> ERROR:PhysDesignRules:1763 - Issue with pin connections and/or
> configuration on
>
>  block:<qdr1_controller/qdr1_controller/qdrc_infrastructure_inst/IODELAY_sa<20
>    >>:<IODELAYE1_IODELAYE1>.  For DELAY_SRC IO or O programming the ODATAIN
>    input pins of IODELAYE1 must be connected.
> ERROR:Bitgen:25 - DRC detected 1 errors and 63 warnings.  Please see the
>    previously displayed individual error or warning messages for more
> details.
> ===================================================================
> Flow run time summary: (00:27:41 seconds total)
>     System update............00:00:00
>     Design Rules Check.......00:00:00
>     Xilinx System Generator..00:10:08
>     Base system copy.........00:00:00
>     IP creation..............00:00:00
>     EDK files creation.......00:00:06
>     IP elaboration...........00:00:00
>     Software creation........00:00:00
>     EDK/ISE backend..........00:17:26
> ===================================================================
>
>
> After the compile, the .bof.gz, .fpg, and .info files appear in the
> bit_file folder, but I fail to find the .bof file in that folder! Somebody
> encountered such a problem before or has some ideas about that?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 4:06 PM, Jack Hickish <jackhick...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Chenwei,
>>
>> A couple of general comments --
>> 1. strictly speaking you should have xilinx "gateway out" blocks between
>> the slice blocks and the scope, since the scope needs simulink (not xilinx)
>> data types as input. Having said that, it'll probably work the way you have
>> the design set up, it might issue warnings though.
>> 2. Block sizes of 2^2 probably work, but I'd recommend testing with
>> something a little bigger in case there are some special cases which stop
>> the small block size from behaving as expected.
>>
>> Now to explain (hopefully!) your results --
>>
>> The qdr transpose is really a reorder, that is, no rearrangement of the
>> bits within the 36- bit words you're writing will ever take place. Thus, if
>> the bottom 18 bits going in are always 2, the bottom bits of the output
>> will also always be 2.
>>
>> It is a transpose in the sense that as each word comes in, it is written
>> row by row in to a matrix with in_block_size columns, and out_block_size
>> rows. It is then reordered such that it is read out column by column.
>>
>> Some hastily written python code showing how the output is related to the
>> input (which may or may not be helpful):
>>
>> import pylab
>>
>> in_block_size = 2**3
>> out_block_size = 2**4
>> n_cycles = 4 #cycles to plot
>> in_vec = range(in_block_size) * out_block_size * n_cycles
>> out_vec = [0 for i in range(len(in_vec))]
>> print 'in', in_vec
>> for i in range(n_cycles):
>>   offset = i*in_block_size*out_block_size
>>   for col in range(in_block_size):
>>     for row in range(out_block_size):
>>       out_vec[offset + row + col*out_block_size] = in_vec[offset + col +
>> row*in_block_size]
>>
>> print 'out:', out_vec
>> pylab.subplot(2,1,1)
>> pylab.title('in')
>> pylab.plot(in_vec)
>> pylab.subplot(2,1,2)
>> pylab.title('out')
>> pylab.plot(out_vec)
>> pylab.show()
>>
>> I'm not sure I can entirely explain the output you get. (Ignoring the '2'
>> in your LSBs, the block input is [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 0, 1, 2, ...]
>> For an input and output block size of 4, [i think] the output should be:
>> [0, 4, 0, 4, 1, 5, 1, 5, 2, 6, 2, 6, 3, 7, 3, 7, <repeat>].
>> It doesn't seem to be quite that so I would suggest that either blocks
>> that small don't work or (perhaps more likely) something is up with your
>> sync-ing. If you look inside the block, you'll see a reorder, with text
>> saying 'order=3' or something like that (it is dependent on the qdr
>> transpose parameters you've chosen. Note, if you change the 'double buffer'
>> parameter of that block to 1, it will always have an order of 2, which can
>> be useful). Your sync period needs to be a multiple of both the matrix size
>> (in your case, 4*4 = 16 cycles) and also the number of reorder orders. Eg,
>> a multiple of 16*3 = 48 cycles.  (see
>> https://casper.berkeley.edu/memos/sync_memo_v1.pdf for more info on sync
>> pulses and their pitfalls). I would suggest, for testing, that you input
>> only a single sync into the block, at least until you are familiar with
>> it's working.
>>
>> Cheers, (and hope that helps!)
>> Jack
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, 24 Apr 2015 at 15:19 Chenwei Cai <caichenwei1...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Jack and Dan.
>>>
>>> Regarding the qdr_transpose block, I am still confused. I have set up
>>> some simple models to figure out how this block works, but they just lead
>>> me to a greater confusion.
>>>
>>> One of the models is like this:
>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/dwhukesqqhdgllf/Screenshot%20from%202015-04-24%2018%3A26%3A33.png?dl=0
>>> .
>>> The parameters of the counter are
>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/hboym3amfbrcom9/Screenshot%20from%202015-04-24%2018%3A26%3A51.png?dl=0
>>> .
>>> And the parameters of the qdr_transpose block are
>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/o9ke9wpur5bucwt/Screenshot%20from%202015-04-24%2018%3A27%3A20.png?dl=0
>>> .
>>>
>>> What I expect to do is to transpose the matrix like this
>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/cogwtc3sk0cnuem/Screenshot%20from%202015-04-24%2019%3A09%3A27.png?dl=0.
>>> I have no idea whether the model is doing the same thing as I expect it to
>>> finish, since the execution of the simulation results in this
>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/c28ya7koy5nyisi/Screenshot%20from%202015-04-24%2018%3A21%3A52.png?dl=0
>>>  in
>>> the scope,  which seems quite chaotic and intractable.
>>>
>>> I hope you can give me some more details on how to use the qdr_transpose
>>> block. Thanks!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 4:38 PM, Chenwei Cai <caichenwei1...@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear CASPER,
>>>>
>>>> My name is Chenwei Cai, and I am constructing the Mega-Channel
>>>> Spectrometer with ROACH II. To achieve that, two corner turners are
>>>> required before we implement FFTs, which means I may use qdr_transpose or
>>>> qdr_ct blocks. Since I cannot find any explanations on these blocks
>>>> anywhere, could you provide me some details about the functions of these
>>>> two blocks and what kind of data do those ports receive/export?
>>>>
>>>> Look forward to hearing from you!
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Best Regards
>>>> Chenwei CAI
>>>>
>>>> Mobile: +86-152-0147-9411
>>>> Email: caichenwei1...@pku.edu.cn
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best Regards
>>> Chenwei CAI
>>>
>>> Mobile: +86-152-0147-9411
>>> Email: caichenwei1...@pku.edu.cn
>>>
>>>
>
>
> --
> Best Regards
> Chenwei CAI
>
> Mobile: +86-152-0147-9411
> Email: caichenwei1...@pku.edu.cn
>
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