High-Level Synthesis with the Vitis HLS Tool

Course Descriptionhls

This course provides a thorough introduction to the Vitis™ High-Level Synthesis (HLS) tool. The focus is on:

  • Covering synthesis strategies and features
  • Applying different optimization techniques
  • Improving throughput, area, interface creation, latency, testbench coding, and coding tips
  • Utilizing the Vitis HLS tool to optimize code for high-speed performance in an embedded environment
  • Downloading for in-circuit validation

What’s New for 2020.2

  • Migrated course content from the Vivado HLS tool to the Vitis HLS tool
  • Added new directives that are supported in the Vitis HLS tool
  • New module on migrating to the Vitis HLS tool
  • All labs have been updated to support the Vitis HLS tool

Level

DSP 3

Course Duration

2 days

Audience

Software and hardware engineers looking to utilize high-level synthesis

Prerequisites

  • C, C++, or System C knowledge
  • High-level synthesis for software engineers OR high-level synthesis for hardware engineers

Software Tools

  • Vitis HLS tool 2020.2
  • Vivado Design Suite 2020.2
  • Vitis unified software platform 2020.2

Hardware

  • Architecture: Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC*
  • Demo board: ZynqUltraScale+ MPSoC ZCU104 board*

* This course focuses on the Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC architecture. 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 know how to:

  • Enhance productivity by using the Vivado HLS tool
  • Describe the high-level synthesis flow
  • Use the Vivado tool HLS for a first project
  • Identify the importance of the testbench
  • Use directives to improve performance and area and select RTL interfaces
  • Identify common coding pitfalls as well as methods for improving code for RTL/hardware
  • Perform system-level integration of IP generated by the Vivado HLS tool
  • Describe how to use OpenCV functions in the Vivado HLS tool

Course Outline

Day 1

  • Introduction to High-Level Synthesis – Overview of the High-level Synthesis (HLS), Vitis HLS tool flow, and the verification advantage. {Lecture}
  • Vitis HLS Tool Flow – Explore the basics of high-level synthesis and the Vitis HLS tool. {Lecture, Demo, Lab}
  • Design Exploration with Directives – Explore different optimization techniques that can improve the design performance. {Lecture}
  • Vivado HLS Tool Command Line Interface – Describes the Vitis HLS tool flow in command prompt mode. {Lecture, Lab}
  • Introduction to HLS UltraFast Design Methodology – Introduces the methodology guidelines covered in this course and the HLS UltraFast Design Methodology steps. {Lecture}
  • Introduction to I/O Interfaces – Explains interfaces such as block-level and port-level protocols abstracted by the Vitis HLS tool from the C design. {Lecture}
  • Block-Level I/O Protocols – Explains the different types of block-level protocols abstracted by the Vitis HLS tool. {Lecture, Lab}
  • Port-Level I/O Protocols – Describes the port-level interface protocols abstracted by the Vitis HLS tool from the C design. {Lecture, Demo, Lab}
  • Port-Level I/O Protocols: AXI4 Interfaces – Explains the different AXI interfaces (such as AXI4-Master, AXI4-Lite (Slave), and AXI4-Stream) supported by the Vitis HLS tool. {Lecture, Demo}
  • Port-Level I/O Protocols: Memory Interfaces – Describes the memory interface port-level protocols (such as block RAM, FIFO) abstracted by the Vitis HLS tool from the C design. {Lecture, Lab}
  • Port-Level I/O Protocols: Bus Protocol – Explains the bus protocol supported by the Vitis HLS tool. {Lecture}
  • Pipeline for Performance: PIPELINE – Describes the PIPELINE directive for improving the throughput of a design. {Lecture, Demo, Lab}

Day 2

  • Pipeline for Performance: DATAFLOW – Describes the DATAFLOW directive for improving the throughput of a design by pipelining the functions to execute as soon as possible. {Lecture, Lab}
  • Optimizing Structures for Performance – Learn the performance limitations caused by arrays in your design. You will also learn some optimization techniques to handle arrays for improving performance. {Lecture, Demo, Lab}
  • Vitis HLS Tool Default Behavior: Latency – Describes the default behavior of the Vitis HLS tool on latency and throughput. {Lecture}
  • Reducing Latency – Describes how to optimize the C design to improve latency. {Lecture}
  • Improving Area and Resource Utilization – Describes different methods for improving resource utilization and explains how some of the directives have impact on the area utilization. {Lecture, Lab}
  • Migrating to the Vitis HLS Tool  – Reviews key considerations when moving from the Vivado HLS tool to the Vitis HLS tool. {Lecture}
  • HLS Design Flow –System Integration – Describes the traditional RTL flow versus the Vitis HLS design flow. {Lecture, Lab}
  • Vivado HLS Tool C Libraries: Arbitrary Precision – Describes the Vivado HLS tool support for the C/C++ languages, as well as arbitrary precision data types. {Lecture, Lab}
  • Hardware Modeling – Explains hardware modeling with streaming data types and shift register implementation using the ap_shift_reg class. {Lecture}
  • Using Pointers in the Vivado HLS Tool – Explains the use of pointers in the design and workarounds for some of the limitations. {Lecture}

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Price
€ 2.000,00
or
20 Xilinx Training Credits

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