Designing FPGAs Using the Vivado™ Design Suite 4
Designing FPGAs Using the Vivado™ Design Suite 4
This course tackles the most sophisticated aspects of the Vivado™ Design Suite and Xilinx hardware. This course enables you to use the advanced capabilities of the Vivado™ Design Suite to achieve design closure.
Skills Gained
After completing this comprehensive training, you will know how to:
- Apply appropriate I/O timing constraints and design modifications for source-synchronous and system-synchronous interfaces
- Analyze a timing report to identify how to center the clock in the data eye
- Use Tcl scripting in non-project batch flows to synthesize, implement, and generate custom timing reports
- Utilize floorplanning techniques to improve design performance
- Employ advanced implementation options, such as incremental compile flow, physical optimization techniques, and re-entrant mode as last mile strategies
- Utilize Xilinx security features, bitstream encryption, and authentication using AES for design and IP security
- Identify advanced FPGA configurations, such as daisy chains and gangs, for configuring multiple FPGAs in a design
- Debug a design at the device startup phase to debug issues related to startup events, such as MMCM lock and design coming out of reset
Course Outline
Day 1
- UltraFast® Design Methodology: Advanced Techniques
Introduces the UltraFast® methodology guidelines covered in this course. - Scripting in Vivado™ Design Suite Non-Project Mode
Write Tcl commands in the non-project batch flow for a design. - Hierarchical Design
Overview of the hierarchical design flows in the Vivado™ Design Suite. - Managing Remote IP
Store IP and related files remote to the current working project directory. - I/O Timing Scenarios
Overview of various I/O timing scenarios, such as source- and system-synchronous, direct/MMCM capture, and edge/center aligned data. - Source-Synchronous I/O Timing
Apply I/O delay constraints and perform static timing analysis for a source-synchronous, double data rate (DDR) interface. - System-Synchronous I/O Timing
Apply I/O delay constraints and perform static timing analysis for a system-synchronous input interface. - Timing Constraints Priority
Identify the priority of timing constraints. - Case Analysis
Understand how to analyze timing when using multiplexed clocks in a design. - Introduction to Floorplanning
Introduction to floorplanning and how to use Pblocks while floorplanning. - Design Analysis and Floorplanning
Explore the pre- and post-implementation design analysis features of the Vivado™ IDE. - Incremental Compile Flow
Utilize the incremental compile flow when making last-minute RTL changes.
Day 2
- Physical Optimization
Use physical optimization techniques for timing closure. - Vivado™ Design Suite ECO Flow
Use ECO flow to make changes to a previously implemented design and apply changes to the original design. - Power Management Techniques
Identify techniques used for low power design. - Daisy Chains and Gangs in Configuration
Introduces advanced configuration schemes for multiple FPGAs. - Bitstream Security
Understand the Xilinx bitstream security features such as readback disable, bitstream encryption, and authentication. - Vivado™ Design Suite Debug Methodology
Employ the debug methodology for debugging a design using the Vivado™ logic analyzer. - Trigger and Debug at Device Startup
Debug the events around the device startup. - Debugging the Design Using Tcl Commands
Use Tcl scripting for VLA designs for adding probes and making connections to probes. - Using Procedures in Tcl Scripting
Employ procedures in Tcl scripting. - Using Lists in Tcl Scripting
Employ lists in Tcl scripting. - Using regexp in Tcl Scripting
Use regular expressions to find a pattern in a text file while scripting an action in the Vivado™ Design Suite. - Debugging and Error Management in Tcl Scripting
Understand how to debug errors in a Tcl script.
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Education Investment Options
Standard Registration
$1,800
Standard Registration
18 Training Credits
Advanced Registration
$1,600
Advanced Registration
16 Training Credits
Basic Follow-on Coaching
$500
Comprehensive Follow-on Coaching
$2,500
- To qualify for the Advanced Registration Price, full payment must be received 21 days prior to the first day of class.
- Basic follow-on coaching includes 2 hours (max 2 calls)
- Comprehensive follow-on coaching includes 10 hours (max 5 calls)
- Follow-on Coaching must be purchased at time of registration.
To Register For This Course Please Call 1-888-XILINX-1
Training Duration:
2 Days
Who should attend:
Engineers who seek advanced training in using Xilinx tools to improve FPGA performance and utilization while also increasing productivity
Prerequisites:
- Designing FPGAs Using the Vivado™ Design Suite 2
- Designing FPGAs Using the Vivado™ Design Suite 3
- At least six months of design experience with Xilinx tools and FPGAs
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