Training Duration: 4 sessions (6 hours per session)
PLEASE NOTE: This is a LIVE INSTRUCTOR-LED training event delivered ONLINE.
It covers the same scope and content as a scheduled in-person class and delivers comparable learning outcomes.
Course description
This course covers all essential AMD FPGA design concepts. It affords you a solid foundation for leveraging AMD tools and technology. We cover every aspect of FPGA design, from architectural considerations, to detailed timing constraints and static-timing-analysis (STA), to individual designer productivity. The comprehensive range of topics derives from combining elements of both the “FPGA Design with Vivado DS” – Level 1 & Level 2 courses, along with the “Ultra-Fast Design Methodology” course. This results in a uniquely broad range of coverage and skillsets packaged in a cost-effective time frame. That maximizes your training budget ROI. Each session is organized to reinforce learning and retention. Beyond the raw data, our certified instructors provide over-arching context and FPGA design insights.
The emphasis of this course is on:
- Getting started with Vivado™ DS
- Effective and complete timing constraints
- Key reports for analysis and debug
Hardware developers who are relatively new to AMD tools and technology and who still require high level QoR, and individual productivity.
- Basic knowledge of the VHDL or Verilog language
- Digital design knowledge
Essential Tcl for Vivado (online) teaches the essentials of the Tcl language with particular focus on its application within the AMD Vivado™ Design Suite. It can be taken independently either before or after Vivado Adopter training as convenient (subject to availability).
After completing this comprehensive training, you will have the necessary skills to:
- Create projects in Vivado DS
- Optimize synthesis and implementation
- Using graphical analysis tools within Vivado DS
- Fully and properly constrain design for STA
- Incorporate, generate and re-use IP cores
- Understand key Vivado reports for design analysis
- Insert debug cores as necessary
- Configure FPGA under different scenarios
- Describe the AMD FPGA front-to-back design flow
AMD Device Architectures
- Introduction to FPGA Architecture, 3D ICs, Adaptive SoCs
Overview of FPGA architecture, SSI technology, etc.
Vivado Tool Flow
- Introduction to Vivado Project based Design Flows
Introduces the project-based flow in the Vivado Design Suite: creating a project, adding files to the project, exploring the Vivado IDE and simulating the design.
- Vivado Design Suite Non-Project-based Flow
Introduces the non-project-based flow in the Vivado Design Suite: creating a design, adding source files and simulating the design.
HDL Techniques
- RTL Development
Covers basic digital coding guidelines used in an FPGA design.
Vivado Synthesis and Implementation
- Vivado Synthesis and Implementation
Create timing constraints according to the design scenario and synthesize and implement the design. Optionally, generate and download the bitstream to the demo board.
Design Analysis
- Introduction to Vivado Reports
Generate Vivado timing reports to analyze failed timing paths.
- Using Tcl Commands in the Vivado DS Project Flow
Explains what Tcl commands are executed in a Vivado Design Suite project flow.
Timing – Basics & Intermediate
- Introduction to Clock Constraints
Apply clock constraints and perform timing analysis.
- Generated Clocks
Use the report clock networks report to determine if there are any generated clocks in a design.
- I/O Constraints and Virtual Clocks
Apply I/O constraints and perform timing analysis.
- Setup and Hold Violation Analysis
Covers what setup and hold slack are and describes how to perform input/output setup and hold analysis.
- Clock Group Constraints
Apply clock group constraints for asynchronous clock domains.
- Introduction to Timing Exceptions
Introduces timing exception constraints and applying them to fine tune design timing.
- Timing Constraints Editor
Introduces the timing constraints editor tool to create timing constraints.
Pin Planning
- Vivado Design Suite I/O Pin Planning
Use the I/O Pin Planning layout to perform pin assignments.
Power
- AMD Power Estimator Spreadsheet
Estimate the amount of resources and default activity rates for a design and evaluate the estimated power calculated by XPE.
Design Techniques
- Synchronous Design Techniques
Introduces synchronous design techniques used in an FPGA design.
- Resets
Investigates the impact of using asynchronous resets in a design.
Clocking in the UltraScale and 7-Series Architecture
- Clocking Resources
Describes various clock resources, clocking layout, and routing in a design.
Clock buffers in the UltraScale and 7-Series Architecture
- Clock Buffers
Describes all clocking buffers including MMCM, BUFG, BUGCE, etc.
I/O in the UltraScale and 7-Series Architecture
- I/O Logic Resources
Overview of I/O resources and the IOB property for timing closure.
Debugging
- HDL Instantiation Debug Probing Flow
Covers the HDL instantiation flow to create and instantiate a VIO core and observe its behavior using the Vivado logic analyzer.
IP Integrator
- Designing with the IP Integrator
Use the Vivado IP integrator to create the uart_led subsystem.
- Block Design Containers in the Vivado IP Integrator
Describes the block design container (BDC) feature and shows how to create a BDC in the IP integrator.
- Creating and Packaging Custom IP
Create your own IP and package and include it in the Vivado IP catalog.
- Using an IP Container
Use a core container file as a single file representation for an IP.
Debugging
- Introduction to the Vivado Logic Analyzer
Overview of the Vivado logic analyzer for debugging a design.
- Introduction to Triggering
Introduces the trigger capabilities of the Vivado logic analyzer.
- Debug Cores
Understand how the debug hub core is used to connect debug cores in a design.
Configuration
- Configuration Process
Reviews the FPGA configuration process, such as device power up, CRC checks, etc.
- Vivado Design Suite Project-based Flow
- Basic Design Analysis in the Vivado IDE
- Vivado Design Rule Checks
- AMD Power Estimator Spreadsheet
- Vivado Synthesis and Implementation
- Vivado IP Flow
- Vivado Design Suite I/O Pin Planning
- Introduction to Clock Constraints
- I/O Constraints and Virtual Clocks
- Timing Constraints Wizard
- Introduction to the Tcl Environment
- Resets
- Clocking Resources
- Creating and Packaging Custom IP
- Designing with the IP Integrator
- Design Tool Flow
- Introduction to Timing Exceptions
- Power Analysis and Optimization Using the Vivado Design Suite
- HDL Instantiation Debug Probing Flow
- Scripting in Vivado Design Suite Project Mode
- Design Analysis Using Tcl Commands
