Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC for the Software Developer

Who Should Attend?

Prerequisites

• General understanding of embedded and real-time operating systems
• Familiarity with issues related to implementing a complex embedded system

Skills gained

• 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.

Please download the respective PDF of your course: *

• Zynq_UltraScale_MPSoC_Software_Developer_embd-zupsw_2018-3_ilt_H.pdf