Designing with the 7 Series Families

Course Description

Level

FPGA 3

Training Duration

2 days

Audience

For those who have taken the Essentials of FPGA Design course

Prerequisites

• Designing FPGAs Using the Vivado Design Suite 1 course
• Intermediate VHDL or Verilog knowledge

Software Tool

• Vivado® Design or System Edition 2016.3

Hardware

• Architecture: Spartan®-7, Artix®-7, Kintex®-7, and Virtex®-7 FPGAs
• Demo board: None

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

Skilles Gained

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

• Describe all the functionality of the 6-input LUT and the CLB construction of the 7 series FPGAs
• Specify the CLB resources and the available slice configurations for the 7 series FPGAs
• Define the block RAM, FIFO, and DSP resources available for the 7 series FPGAs
• Properly design for the I/O block and SERDES resources
• Identify the MMCM, PLL, and clock routing resources included with these families
• Identify the hard resources available for implementing high performance DDR3 physical layer interfaces
• Describe the additional dedicated hardware for all the 7 series family members
• Properly code your HDL to get the most out of the 7 series FPGAs

Course Outline

Day 1

• 7 Series FPGA Overview
• CLB Architecture
• Slice Flip-Flops
• Lab 1: CLB Resources
• Memory Resources
• Lab 2: Memory Resources
• DSP Resources
• Lab 3: DSP Resources

Day 2

• I/O Resources
• Lab 4: I/O Resources
• Clocking Resources
• Lab 5: Clocking Resources
• Memory Controllers
• Dedicated Hardware
• Coding Techniques

Lab Descriptions

• Lab 1: CLB Resources – Synthesize a 32-bit incrementer with terminal count logic and pipelining registers. Verify that the appropriate resources were used with the Device and Schematic viewers included with the Vivado Design Suite. Use the Schematic Viewer to inspect the implemented results.
• Lab 2: Memory Resources – Complete the RTL code required to infer a dual-ported block RAM. Explore the design using the Schematic viewer. As an optional step, change the RTL code to infer a WRITE_FIRST block RAM.
• Lab 3: DSP Resources – Synthesize and implement a 24×17 MAC. Device usage will be verified via the Schematic viewer. As an optional step, using the IP Catalog, construct, instantiate, and implement a wide pipelined multiplier. Verify the results with the Schematic viewer.
• Lab 4: I/O Resources – Using the SelectIO Interface Wizard from the IP Catalog, construct a high-speed, clock-forwarded output interface. Explore through simulation the behavior of the various blocks. Also use the Schematic viewer to explore the physical resources of the 7 series FPGA tile used for construction of the high-speed output interface.
• Lab 5: Clocking Resources – Using the Clocking Wizard, build and optimize the appropriate MMCM and clock routing resources. Also instantiate these resources into the design. After the design is implemented, verify hardware usage with the Schematic viewer and explore other aspects of the silicon layout.