Designing with the UltraScale and UltraScale+ Architectures Online

• Anyone who would like to build a design for the UltraScale or UltraScale+ device family

• Vivado HL Design or System Edition

• Architecture: UltraScale and UltraScale+ FPGAs*
• Demo board: None*

* This course focuses on the UltraScale and UltraScale+ architectures. Please contact Doulos for the specifics or other customizations.

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

• Take advantage of the primary UltraScale architecture resources
• Describe the new CLB capabilities and the impact they have on your HDL coding style
• Define the block RAM, FIFO, and DSP resources available
• Describe the new type of memory structures available in
  UltraScale+™ devices, such as UltraRAM and the high bandwidth
  memory (HBM) available in Virtex® UltraScale+ devices
• Properly design for the I/O and SERDES resources
• Identify the MMCM, PLL, and clock routing resources included
• Identify the hard IP resources available for implementing
  high-performance DDR4 memory interfaces
• Describe the additional features of the dedicated transceivers
• Effectively migrate your IP and design to the UltraScale architecture as quickly as possible

• Introduction to the UltraScale Architecture
  Review the UltraScale architecture, which includes enhanced
  CLB resources, DSP resources, etc. {Lecture}
• UltraScale Architecture CLB Resources
  Examine the CLB resources, such as the LUT and the dedicated
  carry chain, in the UltraScale architecture. {Lecture, Lab}
• HDL Coding Techniques
  Covers basic digital coding guidelines used in an FPGA design.
  {Lecture, Lab}
• UltraScale Architecture Clocking Resources
  Use the Clocking Wizard to configure a clocking subsystem to
  provide various clock outputs and distribute them on the
  dedicated global clock networks. {Lectures, Lab}
• FPGA Design Migration
  Migrate an existing 7 series design to the UltraScale architecture.
  {Lecture, Lab}
• Clocking Migration
  Migrate a 7 series design to the UltraScale architecture with a
  focus on clocking resources. {Lab}
• UltraScale Architecture Block RAM Memory Resources
  Review the block RAM resources in the UltraScale architecture.
  {Lecture}
• UltraScale Architecture FIFO Memory Resources
  Review the FIFO resources in the UltraScale architecture.
  {Lecture}
• UltraRAM Memory
  Use UltraRAM for a design requiring a larger memory size than
  block RAM. {Lecture, Lab}
• High Bandwidth Memory
  Use high bandwidth memory (HBM) for applications requiring high
  bandwidth. {Lecture, Demo}

• UltraScale Architecture DSP Resources
  Review the DSP resources in the UltraScale architecture.
  {Lecture, Lab}
• Design Migration Software Recommendations
  List the Xilinx software recommendations for design migrations
  from 7 series to the UltraScale architecture. {Lecture}
• DDR3 MIG Design Migration
  Migrate a 7 series MIG design to the UltraScale architecture.
  {Lab}
• DDR4 Design Creation Using MIG
  Create a DDR4 memory controller with the Memory Interface
  Generator (MIG) utility. {Lab}
• UltraScale Architecture I/O Resources Overview
  Review the I/O resources in the UltraScale architecture. {Lecture}
• UltraScale Architecture I/O Resources: Component Mode
  Implement a high-performance, source-synchronous interface
  using I/O resources in Component mode for the UltraScale
  architecture. {Lecture, Lab}
• UltraScale Architecture I/O Resources: Native Mode
  Implement a high-performance, source-synchronous interface
  using I/O resources in Native
• Design Migration Methodology
  Review the migration methodology recommended by Xilinx for
  design migrations. {Lecture}
• 10G PCS/PMA and MAC Design Migration
  Migrate a successfully implemented 7 series design containing
  the 10G Ethernet MAC and 10G PCS/PMA IP to an UltraScale
  FPGA. {Lab}
• UltraScale Architecture Transceivers
  Review the enhanced features of the transceivers in the
  UltraScale architecture. {Lecture}
• UltraScale FPGAs Transceivers Wizard
  Use the Transceivers Wizard to build a design that uses a single
  serial transceiver and observe the created file structures.
  {Lecture, Demo, Lab}
• Introduction to the UltraScale+ Families
  Identify the enhancements made to the UltraScale architecture in
  the UltraScale+ architecture families. {Lecture}