Designing FPGAs Using the Vivado Design Suite 4

Course Description

Learn how to use the advanced aspects of the Vivado® Design Suite and AMD Xilinx hardware.
The focus is on:

  • Applying timing constraints for sourcesynchronous and systemsynchronous interfaces
  • Utilizing floorplanning techniques
  • Employing advanced implementation options
  • Utilizing AMD Xilinx security features
  • Identifying advanced FPGA configurations
  • Debugging a design at the device startup phase
  • Using Tcl scripting in nonproject batch flows

This is the final course in the Designing FPGAs Using the Vivado Design Suite series.

PrintLevels

FPGA 4

Course Duration

2 days

Audience

Engineers who seek advanced training in using Xilinx tools to improve FPGA performance and utilization while also increasing productivity.

Prerequisites

Software Tools

  • Vivado Design Suite 2022.1

Hardware

  • Architecture: UltraScale™ family*
  • Demo board: Zynq® UltraScale+™ ZCU104 board*

* This course focuses on the UltraScale and 7 series architectures. Check with your local Authorized Training Provider for the specifics of the in-class lab board or other customizations.

Skills Gained

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

  • Apply appropriate I/O timing constraints and design modifications for source-synchronous and system-synchronous interfaces
  • Analyze a timing report to identify how to center the clock in the data eye
  • Apply appropriate techniques to reduce logic and net delay and to improve clock skew and clock uncertainty
  • Utilize floorplanning techniques to improve design performance
  • Employ advanced implementation options, such as incremental compile flow, physical optimization techniques, and re-entrant mode as last mile strategies
  • Utilize security features, bitstream encryption, and authentication using AES for design and IP security
  • Identify advanced FPGA configurations, such as daisy chain and gangs, for configuring multiple FPGAs in a design
  • Debug a design at the device startup phase to debug issues related to startup events, .such as MMCM lock and design coming out of reset
  • Use Tcl scripting in non-project batch flows to synthesize, implement, and generate custom timing reports

Course Outline

Day 1

  • UltraFast Design Methodology (UFDM)
    Introduction to UltraFast Design Methodology Timing Closure
    Introduces the UltraFast methodology guidelines on design closure. {Lecture}
  • Vivado Tool Flow
    Hierarchical Design
    Overview of the hierarchical design flows in the Vivado Design Suite. {Lecture}
    Incremental Compile Flow
    Utilize the incremental compile flow when making lastminute RTL changes. {Lecture, Lab}
    Vivado Design Suite ECO Flow
    Use the ECO flow to make changes to a previously implemented design and apply changes to the original design. {Lecture, Lab}
  • Vivado IP Catalog
    Managing IP in Remote Locations
    Store IP and related files remote to the current working project directory. {Lecture, Lab}
  • Timing Advanced
    I/O Timing Scenarios
    Overview of various I/O timing scenarios, such as source and systemsynchronous, direct/MMCM capture, and edge/center aligned data. {Lecture}
    SystemSynchronous I/O Timing
    Apply I/O delay constraints and perform static timing analysis for a systemsynchronous input interface. {Lecture, Demo}
    SourceSynchronous I/O Timing
    Apply I/O delay constraints and perform static timing analysis for a sourcesynchronous, double data rate (DDR) interface. {Lecture, Lab}
  • Timing Constraints Priority Identify the priority of timing constraints. {Lecture}
  • Timing Closure Using Physical Optimization Techniques Use physical optimization techniques for timing closure. {Lecture, Lab}
  • Case Analysis Understand how to analyze timing when using multiplexed clocks in a design. {Lecture}
  • Reducing Logic Delay Describes how to optimize regular fabric paths and paths with  dedicated blocks and macro primitives. {Lecture}
  • Reducing Net Delay Reviews different techniques to reduce congestion and net delay. {Lecture}
  • Improving Clock Skew Describes how to apply various techniques to improve clock skew. {Lecture}
  • Improving Clock Uncertainty Reviews various flows for improving clock uncertainty, including using parallel BUFGCE_DIV clock buffers, changing MMCM or PLL settings, and limiting synchronous clock domain crossing (CDC) paths. {Lecture, Lab}
  • Floorplanning
    Introduction to Floorplanning
    Introduction to floorplanning and how to use Pblocks while floorplanning. {Lecture}
    Design Analysis and Floorplanning
    Explore the pre and postimplementation design analysis features of the Vivado IDE. {Lecture, Lab}
    Congestion
    Identifies congestion and addresses congestion issues. {Lecture}

Day 2

  • Power
    Power Management Techniques
    Identify techniques used for low power design. {Lecture}
    Versal ACAP: Power Management
    Discusses power domains and how they can be controlled along with basic techniques used to lower overall power consumption. {Lecture}
  • Configuration
    Daisy Chains and Gangs in Configuration
    Introduces advanced configuration schemes for multiple FPGAs. {Lecture}
    Bitstream Security
    Understand the AMD Xilinx bitstream security features such as readback disable, bitstream encryption, and authentication. {Lecture, Demo}
  • Debugging
    Vivado Design Suite Debug Methodology
    Understand and follow the debug core recommendations. Employ the debug methodology for debugging a design using the Vivado logic analyzer. {Lecture}
    Trigger and Debug at Device Startup
    Debug the events around the device startup. {Lecture, Demo}
    Trigger Using the Trigger State Machine in the Vivado Logic Analyzer
    Use trigger state machine code to trigger the ILA and capture data in the Vivado logic analyzer. {Lecture, Lab}
    Versal ACAP: Debugging
    Covers the Versal ACAP debug interfaces, such as the test access port (TAP), debug access port (DAP) controller, and highspeed debug port (HSDP). {Lecture, Lab}
  • Vivado Store
    Introduction to the Vivado Store
    Introduces the Xilinx Vivado Store. {Lecture, Demo}
  • Tcl Commands
    Scripting in Vivado Design Suite NonProject Mode
    Write Tcl commands in the nonproject batch flow for a design. {Lecture, Lab}
    Debugging the Design Using Tcl Commands
    Use Tcl scripting for VLA designs for adding probes and making connections to probes. {Lecture, Lab}
    Using Procedures in Tcl Scripting
    Employ procedures in Tcl scripting. {Lecture}
    Using Lists in Tcl Scripting
    Employ lists in Tcl scripting. {Lecture}
    Using Regular Expressions in Tcl Scripting
    Use regular expressions to find a pattern in a text file while scripting an action in the Vivado Design Suite. {Lecture, Lab}
    Debugging and Error Handling in Tcl Scripts
    Understand how to debug errors in a Tcl script. {Lecture}

 

FPGA


Datum
09 november 2022 - 10 november 2022

Locatie
Core|Vision
Cereslaan 24
5384 VT
Heesch

Prijs
€ 0,00
of
20 Xilinx Training Credits

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