Getting Started with the Xilinx Versal ACAP Platform

This course introduces the Versal™ ACAP architecture and design methodology. This is a one-day version of the Designing with the Versal ACAP: Architecture and Methodology OnDemand course available for purchase.

The lab instructions and lab files for this course are available for download here.

1 Architecture and Overview
Provides a high-level overview of the Versal architecture, illustrating the various engines available in the Versal architecture.
2 Design Tool Flow
Maps the various engines in the Versal architecture to the tools required and describes how to target them for final image assembly.
3 Processing System
Reviews the Cortex™-A72 processor APU and Cortex-R5 processor RPU that form the Scalar Engine. The platform management controller (PMC), processing system manager (PSM), I/O peripherals, and PS-PL interfaces are also covered.
4

NoC Introduction and Concepts
Covers the reasons to use the network on chip, its basic elements, and common terminology.

Perform the "NoC Introduction and Concepts" lab after completing this module.

5 AI Engine
Discusses the AI Engine array architecture, terminology, and AIE interfaces.
6 SelectIO Resources
Describes the I/O bank, SelectIO™ interface, and I/O delay features.
7

System Simulation
Explains how to perform system-level simulation in a Versal ACAP design.

Perform the "System Simulation" lab after completing this module.

8 Application Partitioning
Covers what application partitioning is and how the mapping of resources based on the models of computation can be performed.