Intel® High Level Synthesis Compiler Standard Edition: Reference Manual

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Date 12/18/2019
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4. Component Interfaces

Intel® HLS Compiler generates a component interface for integrating your RTL component into a larger system. A component has two basic interface types: the component invocation interface and the parameter interface.

The component invocation interface is common to all HLS components and contains the return data (for nonvoid functions) and handshake signals for passing control to the component, and for receiving control back when the component finishes executing.

The parameter interface is the protocol you use to transfer data in and out of your component function. The parameter interface for your component is based on the parameters that you define in your component function signature.