Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC for the Hardware Designer

Hardware designers interested in understanding the architecture and capabilities of the Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC device

• Suggested: Understanding of the Zynq-7000 architecture
• Basic familiarity with embedded software development using C (to support testing of specific architectural elements)

• Vivado™ Design Suite
• Vitis™ unified software platform
• Hardware emulation environment:
  • VirtualBox
  • QEMU
  • Ubuntu desktop
  • PetaLinux

• Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC ZCU104 board*

* This course focuses on the Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC architecture. Check with Doulos for the specifics of the in-class lab environment or other customizations.

After completing this comprehensive training, you will know how to:

• Enumerate the key elements of the application processing unit (APU) and real-time processing unit (RPU)
• List the various power domains and how they are controlled
• Describe the connectivity between the processing system (PS) and programmable logic (PL)
• Utilize QEMU to emulate hardware behavior

Day 1

• Application Processing Unit
  Introduction to the members of the APU, specifically the Cortex™-A53 processor and how the cluster is configured and managed. {Lectures, Lab}
• HW-SW Virtualization
  Covers the hardware and software elements of virtualization. The lab demonstrates how hypervisors can be used. {Lectures, Demo, Lab}
• Real-Time Processing Unit
  Focuses on the real-time processing module (RPU) in the PS, which is comprised of a pair of Cortex processors and supporting elements. {Lectures, Demo, Lab}
• QEMU
  Introduction to the Quick Emulator, which is the tool used to run software for the Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC device when hardware is not available. {Lectures, Demos}
• Booting
  How to implement the embedded system, including the boot process and boot image creation. {Lectures, Lab} 
• First Stage Boot Loader
  Demonstrates the process of developing, customizing, and debugging this mandatory piece of code. {Lecture, Demo}

Day 2

• Video
  Introduction to video, video codecs, and the video codec unit available in the Zynq UltraScale MPSoC. {Lectures}
• System Protection
  Covers all the hardware elements that support the separation of software domains. {Lectures}
• Clocks and Resets
  Overview of clocking and reset, focusing more on capabilities than specific implementations. {Lectures, Demos}
• AXI
  Understanding how the PS and PL connect enables designers to create more efficient systems. {Lectures, Demo, Lab}
• Power Management
  Overview of the PMU and the power-saving features of the device. {Lectures, Lab}