Migrating to the Vitis Embedded Software Development IDE

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 2023.2

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
• 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}