Embedded Systems Design

• Designing, expanding, and modifying embedded systems utilizing the features and capabilities of the Zynq® System on a Chip (SoC), Zynq UltraScale+™ MPSoC, or MicroBlaze™ soft processor
• Adding and simulating AXI-based peripherals using bus functional model (BFM) simulation.

Who Should Attend?

Prerequisites

• FPGA design experience
• Completion of the Designing FPGAs Using the Vivado Design Suite 1 course or equivalent knowledge of Xilinx Vivado® software implementation tools
• Basic understanding of C programming
• Basic understanding of microprocessors
• Some HDL modeling experience

Skills gained

• Describe the various tools that encompass a Xilinx embedded design
• Rapidly architect an embedded system containing a Cortex-A9/A53/R5 or MicroBlaze processor using the Vivado IP integrator and Customization Wizard
• Develop software applications utilizing the Vitis unified software platform
• Create and integrate an IP-based processing system component in the Vivado Design Suite
• Design and add a custom AXI interface-based peripheral to the embedded processing system
• Simulate a custom AXI interface-based peripheral using verification IP (VIP)

Course Outline

• Embedded UltraFast Design Methodology – Outlines the different elements that comprise the Embedded Design Methodology. {Lecture, Demo}
• Overview of Embedded Hardware Development – Overview of the embedded hardware development flow. {Lecture, Demo}
• Driving the IP Integrator Tool – Describes how to access and effectively use the IPI tool. {Lecture, Lab}
• Overview of Embedded Software Development – Reviews the process of building a user application.{Lecture}
• Driving the Vitis Software Development Tool – Introduces the basic behaviors required to drive the Vitis tool to generate a debuggable C/C++ application. {Lecture, Lab}
• AXI: Introduction – Introduces the AXI protocol. {Lecture}
• AXI: Variations – Describes the differences and similarities among the three primary AXI variations. {Lecture}
• AXI: Transactions – Describes different types of AXI transactions. {Lecture, Demo, Lab}
• Introduction to Interrupts – Introduces the concept of interrupts, basic terminology, and generic implementation. {Lecture}
• Interrupts: Hardware Architecture and Support - Reviews the hardware that is typically available to help implement and manage interrupts. {Lecture}
• AXI: Connecting AXI IP – Describes the relationships between different types of AXI interfaces and how they can be connected to form hierarchies.{Lecture, Demo}
• Creating a New AXI IP with the Wizard – Explains how to use the Create and Import Wizard to create and package an AXI IP. {Lecture, Lab}
• AXI: BFM Simulation Using Verification IP – Describes how to perform BFM simulation using the Verification IP.(Lecture, Lab}
• MicroBlaze Processor Architecture Overview – Overview of the MicroBlaze microprocessor architecture. {Lecture, Lab}
• MicroBlaze Processor Block Memory Usage – Highlights how block RAM can be used with the MicroBlaze processor. {Lecture}
• Zynq-7000 SoC Architecture Overview – Overview of the Zynq-7000 SoC architecture. {Lecture, Lab, Demo}
• Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC Architecture Overview – Overview of the Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC architecture. {Lecture, Lab, Demo}