Designing with the UltraScale and UltraScale+ Architectures

• Introducing CLB resources, clock management resources (MMCM and PLL), global and regional clocking resources, m emory and DSP resources, and source-synchronous resources
• Describing improvements to the dedicated transceivers and Transceiver Wizard
• Reviewing the Memory Interface Generator (MIG) and DDR4 memory interface capabilities
• Migrating existing designs and IP to the UltraScale architecture with optimal use of the Vivado® Design Suite

Who Should Attend?

Prerequisites

• FPGA Design with Vivado Design Suite: The Essentials 1
• FPGA Design with Vivado Design Suite: The Essentials 2
• Intermediate VHDL or Verilog knowledge

Skills gained

• Take advantage of the primary UltraScale architecture resources
• Describe the new CLB capabilities and the impact that they make on your HDL coding style
• Define the block RAM, FIFO, and DSP resources available
• Describe the new type of memory structures available in UltraScale+ devices, such as UltraRAM and the high bandwidth memory (HBM) available in Virtex UltraScale+ devices
• Properly design for the I/O and SERDES resources
• Identify the MMCM, PLL, and clock routing resources included
• Identify the hard IP resources available for implementing high-performance DDR4 memory interfaces
• Describe the additional features of the dedicated transceivers
• Effectively migrate your IP and design to the UltraScale architecture as quickly as possible

Course Outline

• Introduction to the UltraScale Architecture - Review the UltraScale architecture, which includes enhanced CLB resources, DSP resources, etc. {Lecture}
• UltraScale Architecture CLB Resources - Examine the CLB resources, such as the LUT and the dedicated carry chain, in the UltraScale architecture. {Lecture, Lab}
• HDL Coding Techniques - Covers basic digital coding guidelines used in an FPGA design. {Lecture, Lab}
• UltraScale Architecture Clocking Resources - Use the Clocking Wizard to configure a clocking subsystem to provide various clock outputs and distribute them on the dedicated global clock networks. {Lectures, Lab}
• FPGA Design Migration - Migrate an existing 7 series design to the UltraScale architecture. {Lecture, Lab}
• Clocking Migration - Migrate a 7 series design to the UltraScale architecture with a focus on clocking resources. {Lab}
• UltraScale Architecture Block RAM Memory Resources - Review the block RAM resources in the UltraScale architecture. {Lecture}
• UltraScale Architecture FIFO Memory Resources - Review the FIFO resources in the UltraScale architecture. {Lecture}
• UltraRAM Memory - Use UltraRAM for a design requiring a larger memory size than block RAM. {Lecture, Lab}
• High Bandwidth Memory - Use high bandwidth memory (HBM) for applications requiring high bandwidth. {Lecture, Demo}
• UltraScale Architecture DSP Resources - Review the DSP resources in the UltraScale architecture. {Lecture, Lab}
• Design Migration Software Recommendations - List the Xilinx software recommendations for design migrations from 7 series to the UltraScale architecture. {Lecture}
• DDR3 MIG Design Migration - Migrate a 7 series MIG design to the UltraScale architecture. {Lab}
• DDR4 Design Creation Using MIG - Create a DDR4 memory controller with the Memory Interface Generator (MIG) utility. {Lab}
• UltraScale Architecture I/O Resources Overview - Review the I/O resources in the UltraScale architecture. {Lecture}
• UltraScale Architecture I/O Resources: Component Mode - Implement a high-performance, source-synchronous interface using I/O resources in Component mode for the UltraScale architecture. {Lecture, Lab}
• UltraScale Architecture I/O Resources: Native Mode - Implement a high-performance, source-synchronous interface using I/O resources in Native mode for the UltraScale architecture. {Lecture, Lab}
• Design Migration Methodology - Review the migration methodology recommended by Xilinx for design migrations.{Lecture}
• 10G PCS/PMA and MAC Design Migration - Migrate a successfully implemented 7 series design containing the 10G Ethernet MAC and 10G PCS/PMA IP to an UltraScale FPGA. {Lab}
• UltraScale Architecture Transceivers - Review the enhanced features of the transceivers in the UltraScale architecture. {Lecture}
• UltraScale FPGAs Transceivers Wizard - Use the Transceivers Wizard to build a design that uses a single serial transceiver and observe the created file structures.{Lecture, Lab, Demo}
• Introduction to the UltraScale+ Families - Identify the enhancements made to the UltraScale architecture in the UltraScale+ architecture families. {Lecture}