Advanced Features and Techniques of Embedded Systems Software Design

Course Description

This course will help software engineers fully utilize the components available in the Zynq® All Programmable System on a Chip (SoC) processing system (PS). This course covers advanced Zynq All Programmable SoC topics for the software engineer, including advanced boot methodology, the NEON co-processor, programming PS system-level function control registers, the general interrupt controller, the DMA, Ethernet, and USB controllers, and the various low-speed peripherals included in the Zynq All Programmable SoC processing system.

Level

Embedded Software 4

Training Duration

1 day

Audience

Software design engineers interested in fully utilizing the Zynq extensible processing platform

Prerequisites

• Embedded Systems Software Design or equivalent knowledge
• C or C++ programming experience
• Conceptual understanding of embedded processing systems, including device drivers, interrupt routines, Xilinx Standalone library services, user applications, and boot loader operation
• Experience developing software for embedded processor applications

Software Tools

• Vivado® Design or System Edition 2017.3

Hardware

• Architecture: Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC*
• Demo board: Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC ZC702 or ZedBoard*

*This course focuses on the Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC. Check with your local Authorized Training Provider for the specifics of the in-class lab board or other customization’s. After completing this comprehensive training, you will have the necessary skills to:

Skills Gained

After completing this comprehensive training, you will know how to:

• Implement an effective Zynq All Programmable SoC boot design methodology
• Create an appropriate FSBL image for flash
• Identify advanced Cortex™-A9 processor services for fully utilizing the capabilities of the Zynq All Programmable SoC
• Analyze the operation and capabilities of the DMA controller in the Zynq All Programmable SoC
• Examine the various Standalone library services and performance capabilities of the Ethernet and USB controllers in the Zynq All Programmable SoC
• Describe the Standalone library services available for low-speed peripherals that are contained in the Zynq All Programmable SoC PS

Course Outline

• Booting
  • Overview {Lecture, Lab}
  • Boot Memory Technologies {Lecture}
  • Flow {Lecture}
  • PS Processors {Lecture, Lab}
  • PL {Lecture, Lab}
  • Secure Boot {Lecture}
  • FSBL {Lecture, Demo}
• General Interrupt Controller {Lecture}
• Processor Caching and SCLR {Lecture}
• NEON Co-Processing {Lecture}
• DMA
  • Introduction and Features {Lecture}
  • Block Design and Interrupts {Lecture}
  • Read and Write {Lecture, Lab}
• High-Speed Peripherals ○
  • Gigabit Ethernet {Lecture, Lab}
  • USB {Lecture}
• Low-Speed Peripherals
  • Overview {Lecture, Lab}
  • UART {Lecture, Demo}
  • CAN {Lecture, Demo}
  • I2C {Lecture}
  • SPI {Lecture}
  • SD/SDIO {Lecture}

Topic Descriptions

• Booting ○
  • Overview – Introduces the main points to how booting a processor is handled in Zynq All Programmable devices and MicroBlaze processors.
    
  • Boot Memory Technologies – introduces the main points of the memories that can be booted or executed from.
  • Flow – Provides a low-level view of the booting process.
  • PS Processors – Introduces the concepts behind a single-core boot, a dual-core boot, and symmetric or asymmetric processing.
  • PL – Introduces the concepts behind configuring the PL at boot.
  • Secure Boot – Introduces the concepts behind secure booting.
  • FSBL – Introduces the First Stage Boot Loader (FSBL).
• General Interrupt Controller – Introduces the general interrupt controller (GIC), its features, and some examples of its use.
• Processor Caching and SCLR – Introduces the concepts behind processing caching and the System-Level Control Register.
• NEON Co-Processing – Introduces the concepts behind the NEON co-processor.
• DMA 
  • Introduction and Features – Introduces the direct memory access controller.
  • Block Design and Interrupts – Introduces the DMA block design and the DMA interrupts.
  • Read and Write – Introduces the concepts behind DMA reading and writing.
• High-Speed Peripherals
  • Gigabit Ethernet – Introduces the Gigabit Ethernet high-speed peripheral.
  • USB – Introduces the USB high-speed peripheral.
• Low-Speed Peripherals
  
  • Overview – Introduces the low-speed peripherals in the Zynq All Programmable SoC.
    
  • UART – Introduces the UART low-speed peripheral.
    
  • CAN – Introduces the CAN low-speed peripheral.
    
  • I2C – Introduces the I2C low-speed peripheral.
    
  • SPI – Introduces the SPI low-speed peripheral.
    
  • SD/SDIO – Introduces the SD/SDIO low-speed peripheral.