Designing with Versal AI Engine: Quick Start

What's New for 2024.1

• All the labs have been updated to the latest software versions

Level

ACAP 1

Course Duration

1 day

Audience

Software and hardware developers, system architects, DSP users, and anyone who needs to accelerate their software applications using our devices

Prerequisites

• Comfort with the C/C++ programming language
• Software development flow
• Vitis tool for application acceleration development flow

Software Tools

• Vitis Unified IDE 2024.1
• Vitis Model Composer 2024.1

Hardware

• Architecture: Versal adaptive SoCs

Skills Gained

After completing this comprehensive training, you will have the necessary skills to:

• Describe the AMD Versal adaptive SoC and the architecture of the AI Engine
• Describe the toolchain for Versal AI Engine programming and the full application acceleration flow with the AMD Vitis Unified IDE
• Program the AI Engines for single and multiple kernels using graphs
• Utilize the AI Engine DSP library and create a filter design in the Vitis tool
• Design a filter with the AMD Vitis Model Composer AI Engine library

Course Outline

Day 1

• Versal AI Engine Architecture
  • Introduction to the AMD Versal AI Engine Architecture - Describes the Versal adaptive SoC at a high level. Also introduces the architecture of the AI Engine and its memory modules and interfaces. {Lecture}
• Vitis Tool Flow
  • Versal AI Engine Tool Flow - Reviews the Vitis tool flow for the AI Engine and demonstrates the full application acceleration flow for the Vitis platform. {Lecture, Labs}
• The Programming Model
  • AI Engine Programming: Kernels and Graphs - Describes AI Engine kernels and Adaptive Data Flow (ADF) graphs along with their programming flows. {Lecture, Lab}
• Libraries
  • AI Engine DSP Library Overview - Provides an overview of the available DSP library, which enables faster development and comes with ready-to-use example design that help with using the library and tools. {Lecture, Lab}
• Vitis Model Composer
  
  • Vitis Model Composer for AI Engine Design - Describes the Vitis Model Composer tool and how to use the libraries available with the tool for AI Engine design development. {Lecture, Lab}
• Debugging
  • Versal AI Engine Application Debug and Event Trace - Reviews the debugging methodology for AI Engine designs. {Lecture}