Embedded Systems Design

Who Should Attend?

Prerequisites

• FPGA design experience
• Completion of the Essentials of FPGA Design 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 Eclipse-based Software Development Kit (SDK)
• 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 {Lecture, Demo}
• Overview of Embedded Hardware Development {Lecture, Demo}
• Driving the IP Integrator Tool {Lecture, Lab}
• Overview of Embedded Software Development {Lecture}
• Driving the SDK Tool {Lecture, Lab}
• AXI: Introduction {Lecture}
• AXI: Variations {Lecture}
• AXI: Transactions {Lecture, Lab, Demo}
• Introduction to Interrupts {Lecture}
• Interrupts: Hardware Architecture and Support {Lecture}
• AXI: Connecting AXI IP {Lecture, Demo}
• Creating a New AXI IP with the Wizard {Lecture, Lab}
• AXI: BFM Simulation Using Verification IP (Lecture, Lab}
• MicroBlaze Processor Architecture Overview {Lecture, Lab}
• MicroBlaze Processor Block Memory Usage {Lecture}
• Zynq-7000 SoC Architecture Overview {Lecture, Lab, Demo}
• Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC Architecture Overview {Lecture, Lab, Demo}

Topic Descriptions

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

Special Comments

Please download the respective PDF of your course: *

• Embedded_Systems_Design_for_FPGA_designers_embd-hw_2018-3_ilt_H.pdf
• Embedded_Systems_Design_for_FPGA_designers_Online_embd-hw-online_2018-3_ilt_H.pdf