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Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC for the Software Developer

This two-day course is structured to provide software developers with a catalog of OS implementation options, including hypervisors, various Linux implementations, booting and configuring a system, and power management for the Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC family.
Release date
February 2016
Level
Embedded Software 3
Training duration
2 days
Price
USD 1600 or 16 Training Credits
Course Part Number
EMBD-ZUPSW
Who Should Attend?
Software developers interested in understanding the OS and other capabilities of the Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC device.
Prerequisites
  • General understanding of embedded and real-time operating systems
  • Familiarity with issues related to implementing a complex embedded system
Software Tools
  • Vivado Design Suite 2018.1
  • May require special Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC family license
  • Hardware emulation environment:
  • VirtualBox
  • QEMU
  • Ubuntu desktop
  • PetaLinux
Hardware
  • Host computer for running the above software
Skills gained
After completing this comprehensive training, you will have the necessary skills to:
  • Distinguish between asymmetric multi-processing (AMP) and symmetric multi-processing (SMP) environments
  • Identify situations when the ARM TrustZone technology and/or a hypervisor should be used
  • Effectively use power management strategies and leverage the capabilities of the platform management unit (PMU)
  • Define the boot sequences appropriate to the needs of the system
  • Define the underlying implementation of the application processing unit (APU) and real-time processing unit (RPU) to make best use of their capabilities
Course Outline
  • Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC Application Processing Unit {Lecture, Lab}
  • Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC Real-Time Processing Unit {Lecture, Demo, Lab}
  • ARM TrustZone Technology {Lecture}
  • QEMU {Lecture, Demo, Lab}
  • Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC HW-SW Virtualization {Lecture, Demo, Lab}
  • MultiProcessor Software Architecture {Lecture}
  • Hypervisor {Lecture, Demo, Lab} (pairs with OpenAMP, but not SMP)
  • OpenAMP {Lecture, Lab} (pairs with the Hypervisor, but not SMP)
  • Linux {Lecture, Demo}
  • Yocto {Lecture, Demo, Lab}
  • Open Source Library (Linux) {Lecture, Demo, Lab}
  • FreeRTOS {Lecture, Demo, Lab}
  • Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC Software Stack {Lecture, Demo}
  • Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC PMU {Lecture, Lab}
  • Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC Power Management {Lecture, Lab}
  • Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC Booting {Lecture, Lab}
  • First Stage Boot Loader {Lecture, Demo, Lab}
Topic Descriptions
  • Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC Application Processing Unit – Introduction to the members of the APU, specifically the Cortex-A53 processor and how the cluster is configured and managed.
  • Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC Real-Time Processing Unit – Introduction to the various elements within the RPU and different modes of configuration.
  • ARM TrustZone Technology – Illustrates the use of the ARM TrustZone technology.
  • QEMU – Introduction to the Quick Emulator, which is the tool used to run software for the Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC device when hardware is not available.
  • Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC HW-SW Virtualization – Covers the hardware and software elements of virtualization. The lab demonstrates how hypervisors can be used.
  • MultiProcessor Software Architecture – Introduces several potential architectures and illustrate the strengths of each.
  • Xen Hypervisor – Description of generic hypervisors and discussion of some of the details of implementing a hypervisor using Xen.
  • OpenAMP – Introduction to the concept of OpenAMP.
  • Linux – Discussion and examples showing how to configure Linux to manage multiple processors.
  • Yocto – Compares and contrasts the kernel building methods between a "pure" Yocto build and the PetaLinux build (which uses Yocto "under-the-hood").
  • Open Source Library – Introduction to open-source Linux and the effort and risk-reducing PetaLinux tools.
  • FreeRTOS – Overview of FreeRTOS with examples of how it can be used.
  • Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC Software Stack – Introduction to what a software stack is and a number of stacks used with the Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC.
  • Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC PMU – Investigation into the the tools and techniques for debugging a Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC device.
  • Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC Power Management – Overview of the PMU and the power-saving features of the device.
  • Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC Booting – How to implement the embedded system, including the boot process and boot image creation.
  • First Stage Boot Loader – Introduction to the FSBL, its importance, and how it can be implemented and debugged.
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