Migrating to the Vitis Embedded Software Development IDE
Course Description
This course demonstrates the tools and techniques required for embedded software design and development using the AMD Vitis™ Unified IDE. The emphasis of this course is on:
- Reviewing the basics of the embedded software development flow
- Exploring the terminology and features of the Vitis Unified IDE
- Developing bare-metal and Linux® applications
- Debugging applications using the Vitis Unified IDE
- Using the Vitis Python™ command line interface
- Migrating from the classic Vitis IDE to the Vitis Unified IDE
What's New for 2024.1
- New lab: Application Development Using the Python CLI
- All other labs have been updated to the latest software versions
Level
Embedded Software 1
Course Duration
1 day
Audience
Existing classic Vitis IDE users or new embedded developers interested in software development
Prerequisites
- C or C++ programming experience, including general debugging techniques
- Conceptual understanding of embedded processing systems including device drivers, interrupt routines, writing / modifying scripts, user applications, and boot loader operation.
Software Tools
- Vitis Unified IDE 2024.1
Hardware
- Zynq™ UltraScale+™ MPSoC ZCU104 board)*
- Versal™ adaptive SoC VCK190 board*
* This course focuses on the Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC and Versal adaptive SoC architectures. Check with your local Authorized Training Provider for the specifics of the in-class lab environment or other customizations.
Skills Gained
After completing this comprehensive training, you will have the necessary skills to:
- Develop and deploy an application on an AMD embedded system using the AMD Vitis Unified IDE
- Develop an application on an AMD embedded system using Python command line interface
- Migrate an existing classic Vitis IDE project to the Vitis Unified IDE
Course Outline
Day 1
- Overview of Embedded Software Development - Overview of the process for building an embedded software application. {Lecture}
- Driving the AMD Vitis Unified IDE - Introduces the terminology and features of the Vitis Unified IDE and talks about the basic behaviors required to drive the Vitis Unified IDE to generate a C/C++ application. {Lecture, Lab}
- Bare-metal Application Development - Covers the various software components, or layers, supplied by AMD that aid in the creation of low-level software. The basic bare-metal application development flow is also discussed. {Lecture, Lab}
- Linux Software Application Development - Highlights important parts of the underlying Linux system as it pertains to applications. {Lecture, Lab}
- Debugging Using the AMD Vitis Unified IDE - Describes the basics of actually running the Vitis Unified IDE system debugger and illustrates the debugging process. {Lecture, Lab}
- Using Python Commands from the Vitis Command Line - Interface Introduces the Python™-based command line interface and how to interact with the Vitis Unified IDE using Python APIs. {Lecture}
- Migrating to the AMD Vitis Unified IDE - Reviews how to migrate existing classic Vitis IDE projects to the Vitis Unified IDE. {Lecture, Lab}