Advanced Embedded System Design on Zynq using ISE

Course Description	This course provides participants the necessary skills to develop complex embedded systems and enable them to improve their designs by using the tools available in the Embedded Development Kit (EDK). It also helps developers understand and utilize advanced components of embedded systems design for architecting a complex system in the Zynq™ System on a Chip (SoC).
Level	Intermediate
Duration	2 Days
Who should attend?	Professors who are familiar with embedded system design and want to explore hardware-software partitioning using Xilinx SoC in Zynq.
Pre-requisites	Digital logic and FPGA design experience Experience with Xilinx ISE® Foundation™ software Experience with Embedded System design Have attended XUP Embedded System Design workshop or has equivalent experience

Skills Gained

After completing this workshop, you will be able to:

Day 1:

Review of EDK Design Flow on Zynq
Lab 1: Create a SoC-Based System using Programmable Logic
- Create a complete processor system with built-in processor and IP in programmable logic.
Advanced Zynq Architecture
Hardware Debugging using ChipScope
Lab 2: Debugging using ChipScope cores
- Insert various ChipScope cores to debug/analyze system behavior.
Memory Interfacing
Lab 3: Extending Memory Space with Block RAM
- Instantiate AXI BRAM controller and BRAM to extend address space and run application from it.

Day 2:

Interrupts
Low Latency High Bandwidth
Lab 4: Direct Memory Access using CDMA
- Perform DMA operations between various memories using AXI CDMA controller in polling and interrupt modes.
Processor Configuration and Bootloader
Lab 5: Configuration and Booting
- Create images to boot off the SD card and QSPI flash. Load previously generated hardware bitstreams and executables, and execute desired application.
Profiling and Performance Improvement
Lab 6: Profiling and Performance Tuning
- Profile an application performing a function both in software and hardware.

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