Instantiation Rules

instantiation_001

This rule checks for the proper indentation of instantiations.

Violation

   U_FIFO : FIFO
port map (
         WR_EN    => wr_en,
 RD_EN    => rd_en,
       OVERFLOW => overflow
              );

Fix

U_FIFO : FIFO
  port map (
    WR_EN    => wr_en,
    RD_EN    => rd_en,
    OVERFLOW => overflow
  );

instantiation_002

This rule checks for a single space after the colon.

Refer to Configuring Whitespace Rules for options on changing the number of whitespaces..

Violation

U_FIFO :FIFO

Fix

U_FIFO : FIFO

instantiation_003

This rule checks for a single space before the colon.

Refer to Configuring Whitespace Rules for options on changing the number of whitespaces..

Violation

U_FIFO: FIFO

Fix

U_FIFO : FIFO

instantiation_004

This rule checks for blank lines or comments above the instantiation.

Refer to Configuring Previous Line Rules for more information.

The default style is no_code.

Violation

WR_EN <= '1';
U_FIFO : FIFO

-- Instantiate another FIFO
U_FIFO2 : FIFO

Fix

WR_EN <= '1';

U_FIFO : FIFO

-- Instantiate another FIFO
U_FIFO2 : FIFO

instantiation_005

This rule checks the port map keywords are on their own line.

Refer to Configuring Port Map New Line for configuration options.

Violation

U_FIFO : FIFO port map (

Fix

U_FIFO : FIFO
  port map (

instantiation_006

This rule has been renamed to port_map_001.

instantiation_007

This rule has been renamed to port_map_004.

instantiation_008

This rule checks the instance label has proper case.

Refer to Configuring Uppercase and Lowercase Rules for more information.

Violation

U_FIFO : fifo

Fix

u_fifo : fifo

instantiation_009

This rule checks the component name has proper case.

Refer to Configuring Uppercase and Lowercase Rules for more information.

Violation

u_fifo : FIFO

Fix

u_fifo : fifo

instantiation_010

This rule checks the alignment of the => operator for each generic and port in the instantiation.

Following extra configurations are supported:

• separate_generic_port_alignment.

Refer to Configuring Keyword Alignment Rules for information on changing the configurations.

Violation

U_FIFO : FIFO
  generic map (
    g_width => 8,
    g_delay    => 2
  )
  port map (
    wr_en => wr_en,
    rd_en => rd_en,
    overflow => overflow
  );

Fix

U_FIFO : FIFO
  generic map (
    g_width => 8,
    g_delay => 2
  )
  port map (
    wr_en    => wr_en,
    rd_en    => rd_en,
    overflow => overflow
  );

instantiation_011

This rule has been renamed to port_map_002.

instantiation_012

This rule checks the instantiation declaration and the generic map keywords are not on the same line.

Violation

U_FIFO : FIFO generic map (

Fix

U_FIFO : FIFO
  generic map (

instantiation_013

This rule has been renamed to generic_map_001.

instantiation_014

This rule has been renamed to generic_map_004.

instantiation_016

This rule has been renamed to generic_map_002.

instantiation_017

This rule has been renamed to generic_map_005.

instantiation_018

This rule has been renamed to generic_map_006.

instantiation_019

This rule checks for a blank line below the end of the instantiation declaration.

Refer to Configuring Blank Lines for more information.

Violation

U_FIFO : FIFO
  port map (
    WR_EN    => wr_en,
    RD_EN    => rd_en,
    OVERFLOW => overflow
  );
U_RAM : RAM

Fix

U_FIFO : FIFO
  port map (
    WR_EN    => wr_en,
    RD_EN    => rd_en,
    OVERFLOW => overflow
  );

U_RAM : RAM

instantiation_020

This rule has been renamed to port_map_005.

instantiation_021

This rule has been renamed to port_map_009.

instantiation_022

This rule has been renamed to port_map_007.

instantiation_023

This rule has been renamed to port_map_010.

instantiation_024

This rule has been split into:

• generic_map_008

• port_map_008

instantiation_025

This rule has been renamed to port_map_003.

instantiation_026

This rule has been renamed to generic_map_003.

instantiation_027

This rule checks the entity keyword has proper case in direct instantiations.

Refer to Configuring Uppercase and Lowercase Rules for more information.

Violation

INSTANCE_NAME : ENTITY library.ENTITY_NAME

Fix

INSTANCE_NAME : entity library.ENTITY_NAME

instantiation_028

This rule checks the entity name has proper case in direct instantiations.

Refer to Configuring Uppercase and Lowercase Rules for more information.

Violation

instance_name : entity library.ENTITY_NAME

Fix

instance_name : entity library.entity_name

instantiation_029

This rule checks for alignment of inline comments in an instantiation.

Following extra configurations are supported:

• separate_generic_port_alignment.

Refer to Configuring Keyword Alignment Rules for information on changing the configurations. Violation

Violation

wr_en    => write_enable,        -- Write enable
rd_en    => read_enable,    -- Read enable
overflow => overflow,         -- FIFO has overflowed

Fix

wr_en    => write_enable, -- Write enable
rd_en    => read_enable,  -- Read enable
overflow => overflow,     -- FIFO has overflowed

instantiation_030

This rule has been renamed to generic_map_007.

instantiation_031

This rule checks the component keyword has proper case in component instantiations that use the component keyword.

Refer to Configuring Uppercase and Lowercase Rules for more information.

Violation

instance_name : COMPONENT entity_name

Fix

instance_name : component entity_name

instantiation_032

This rule checks for a single space after the component keyword if it is used.

Refer to Configuring Whitespace Rules for options on changing the number of whitespaces..

Violation

INSTANCE_NAME : component ENTITY_NAME
INSTANCE_NAME : component   ENTITY_NAME
INSTANCE_NAME : component  ENTITY_NAME

Fix

INSTANCE_NAME : component ENTITY_NAME
INSTANCE_NAME : component ENTITY_NAME
INSTANCE_NAME : component ENTITY_NAME

instantiation_033

This rule checks for the component keyword for a component instantiation.

Refer to Configuring Optional Items for more information.

Violation

INSTANCE_NAME : ENTITY_NAME

Fix

INSTANCE_NAME : component ENTITY_NAME

instantiation_034

This rule checks for component versus direct instantiations.

Refer to Configuring Type of Instantiations for more information.

component instantiation

Note

This is the default configuration

Violation

U_FIFO : entity fifo_dsn.FIFO(RTL)

entity instantiation

Violation

U_FIFO : component FIFO

U_FIFO : FIFO

instantiation_035

This rule checks the semicolon is not on its own line.

Violation

U_FIFO : FIFO
  port map (
    A => B,
    B => C)
  ;

Fix

U_FIFO : FIFO
  port map (
    A => B,
    B => C);

instantiation_600

This rule checks for valid suffixes on instantiation labels. The default suffix is _inst.

Refer to Configuring Prefix and Suffix Rules for more information.

Violation

fifo_32x2k : FIFO

Fix

fifo_32x2k_inst : FIFO

instantiation_601

This rule checks for valid prefixes on instantiation labels. The default prefix is inst_.

Refer to Configuring Prefix and Suffix Rules for more information.

Violation

fifo_32x2k : FIFO

Fix

inst_fifo_32x2k : FIFO