Designing with the IP Integrator Tool

Course Description

Explore the IP integrator tool and its features to gain the expertise needed to develop, implement, and debug different IPI block designs using the Vivado® Design Suite.

This course focuses on:

• Creating an IPI block design using the Vivado Design Suite
• Creating your own custom IP via the IP packaging flow
• Using the IP integrator to add and configure the Versal® ACAP CIPS block and then to export the generated programmable device image (PDI)
• Configuring the AXI network on chip (NoC) to access DDR memory controllers in Versal ACAP devices

What’s New for 2023.1

• New modules:
  ▪ Getting Started with Vivado IP Integrator
  ▪ Designing IP Subsystems Using Vivado IP Integrator
  ▪ All labs have been updated to the latest software versions

Audience

Software and hardware developers, system architects, AI developers and anyone who wants to learn about the IP Integrator tool.

Level

FPGA 1

Training Duration

2 days

Audience

Software and hardware developers, system architects, and anyone who wants to learn about the Vivado Design Suite IP integrator tool

Prerequisites

• Basic FPGA and Vivado Design Suite knowledge
  

Software Tools

• Vivado Design Suite 2023.1
• Vitis unified software platform 2023.1
  

Hardware

• Architecture: UltraScale™ family and Versal ACAPs
• Demo board: Zynq UltraScale+ ZCU104 board

Skills Gained

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

• Describe the Vivado tool flow for RTL–based and IP–based design flows
• Create a Vivado IP integrator block design using the Vivado Design Suite
• Describe the block design container feature in the IP integrator
• Package custom IP and add it to the IP catalog repository or manage it in a remote location
• Add an RTL module or a block design (BD) into a block design by using RTL module referencing
• Add and configure the Versal device CIPS block and export the generated hardware
• Configure the AXI NoC to access DDR memory controllers in Versal devices
• Use the IP integrator to add and configure the Versal ACAP CIPS block and export the generated hardware
• Configure the AXI NoC to access DDR memory controllers in Versal ACAP devices
• Debug a design by adding debug cores using IP integrator
• Use a revision control system in the Vivado Design Suite flows

Course Outline

Day 1

•  Vivado IP FlowDemonstrates how to customize IP, instantiate IP, and verify the hierarchy of your design IP. {Lecture, Demo}
  
• Getting Started with Vivado IP Integrator – Introduces the Vivado IP integrator tool and its features. Also reviews creating and working with block designs. {Lecture, Demo, Lab}
• Designing IP Subsystems Using Vivado IP Integrator – Illustrates designing with processor-based subsystems and working with custom RTL code. Also explains how to create Vitis platforms using Vivado IP integrator. {Lecture, Lab}
• Block Design Containers in the Vivado IP Integrator – Describes the block design container (BDC) feature and shows how to create a BDC in the IP integrator. {Lecture, Lab}
• Creating and Packaging Custom IP – Covers creating your own IP and package and including it in the Vivado IP catalog. {Lecture, Lab}
• Module Referencing in IP Integrator – Shows how to quickly add an RTL module or a block design (BD) into a block design by using RTL module referencing. {Lab}
  

Day 2

• Versal Adaptive SoC: Hardware Platform Development Using the Vivado IP Integrator – Describes the different Versal device design flows and covers the platform creation process using the Vivado IP integrator. {Lecture, Lab}
• Versal Adaptive SoC: NoC Introduction and Concepts – Reviews the basic vocabulary and high-level operations of the NoC. {Lecture, Labs}
  
• Debug Flow in an IP Integrator Block Design – Shows how to insert the debug cores into IP integrator block designs. {Lecture, Lab}
  
• Revision Control Systems in the Vivado Design Suite – Investigates using version control systems with the Vivado design flows. {Lecture, Lab}
• Managing IP in Remote Locations  – Covers storing IP and related files that are remote to the current working project directory. {Lecture}