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Debugging Techniques Using the Vivado Logic Analyzer

As FPGA designs become increasingly more complex, designers continue look to reduce design and debug time. The powerful, yet easy-to-use Vivado logic analyzer debug solution helps minimize the amount of time required for verification and debug. This one-day course will not only introduce you to the cores and tools and illustrate how to use the triggers effectively, but also show you effective ways to debug designs-thereby decreasing your overall design development time. This training will provide hands-on labs that demonstrate how the Vivado debug tool can address advanced verification and debugging challenges.
Release date
December 2015
Level
FPGA 2
Training duration
1 day
Price
USD 800 or 8 Training Credits
Course Part Number
FPGA-VLA
Who Should Attend?
System and logic designers who want to minimize verification and debug time.
Prerequisites
  • Basic language concepts
  • Designing with VHDL or equivalent knowledge of VHDL
  • Designing with Verilog or equivalent knowledge of Verilog
  • Basic FPGA skills
  • Essentials of FPGA Design
  • Intermediate FPGA skills
  • Vivado Static Timing Analysis and Xilinx Design Constraints
Software Tools
  • Vivado Design or System System Edition 2015.3
Hardware
  • Architecture: N/A
  • Demo board: Kintex-7 FPGA KC705 board
Skills gained
After completing this comprehensive training, you will have the necessary skills to:
  • Identify each Vivado IDE debug core and explain its purpose
  • Effectively utilize the Vivado logic analyzer
  • Implement the Vivado IDE debug cores using both the netlist insertion and HDL instantiation tool flows
  • Select effective test points in your design
  • Optimize design and core performance when debug cores are used
  • Execute various techniques for collecting data including
  • File storage
  • Scripting
  • Building custom triggers
Course Outline
  • Introduction to the Vivado Logic Analyzer
  • Demo: JTAG-to-AXI Master Debug IP Transactions
  • Adding the Debug Cores - Netlist Insertion Flow
  • Lab 1: Inserting a Debug Core Using the Netlist Insertion Flow
  • Instantiating the Debug Cores - HDL Instantiation Flow
  • Lab 2: Adding a Debug Core Using the HDL Instantiation Flow
  • Debug Flow in IP Integrator
  • Lab 3: Debugging Flow - IPI Block Design
  • Triggering and Visualizing Data
  • Demo: Using Dashboards in the Vivado Logic Analyzer
  • Demo: Trigger on Startup
  • Tips and Tricks
  • Lab 4: Tips and Tricks
  • Scripting
  • Lab 5: VIO Tcl Scripting
  • Remote Access
  • Lab 6: Remote Access
Lab Descriptions
  • Lab 1: Inserting a Debug Core Using the Netlist Insertion Flow - Insert ILA cores into an existing synthesized netlist and debug a common problem.
  • Lab 2: Adding a Debug Core Using the HDL Instantiation flow - Build upon a provided design to create and instantiate a VIO core and observe its behavior using the Vivado logic analyzer.
  • Lab 3: Debugging Flow - IPI Block Design - Add an ILA IP core to a provided block design and connect nets to the core. Observe its behavior using the Vivado logic analyzer.
  • Lab 4: Tips and Tricks - Sample across multiple time domains and use advanced trigger and capture capabilities.
  • Lab 5: VIO Tcl Scripting - Configure automated analysis.
  • Lab 6: Remote Access - Use the Vivado logic analyzer to configure an FPGA, set up triggering, and view the sampled data from a remote location.
Special Comments
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