Vitis Model Composer No-Cost Workshop

Vitis Model Composer Workshop

This 4-hour online workshop provides experience with using the Vitis Model Composer tool for model-based designs. This overview workshop is based on our proficiency course, Vitis Model Composer: A MATLAB and Simulink-based Product.

Gain experience with:

Creating a model-based design using AIE library blocks along with custom blocks in Vitis Model Composer
Creating Versal AI Engine graphs and kernels using Vitis Model Composer
Connecting AI Engine blocks and non-AI Engine blocks
Verifying and debugging AI Engine code using the Vitis analyzer
Simulating and debugging a complex system created using AI Engine library blocks

This course focuses on the UltraScale and Versal architectures.

See Course Outline

COST:

AMD is sponsoring this workshop, with no cost to students. Limited seats available.

SCHEDULED CLASSES

No available dates. Contact us if you’re interested in setting up a date.

Training Duration:

1 Day (4 hours)

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Who should attend:

System engineers, system designers, logic designers, and experienced hardware engineers who are implementing Versal AI Engine, HDL, and HLS algorithms using the MathWorks MATLAB and Simulink software and want to use Vitis Model Composer.

Software Tools

Vivado Design Suite
Vitis unified software platform
Vitis HLS tool
MATLAB with Simulink software R2022a (Update 6)

Hardware

Architecture: UltraScale+ FPGAs and Versal AI Core series
Demo board: Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC ZCU104 board*

* This course focuses on the UltraScale and Versal architectures.

Skills Gained

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

Use optimized AI Engine blocks directly from the Simulink tool library browser
Create, simulate, and debug a Vitis Model Composer design in the Simulink environment using AIE block libraries
Perform co-simulation and hardware verification
Import custom AI Engines code as blocks into Vitis Model Composer
Generate output products using automatic code generation
Connect AI Engine blocks and non-AI Engine blocks
Perform AI Engine code verification using the Vitis analyzer
Create, simulate, and debug a complex system created using AI Engine library blocks

Course Outline

Day 1
Introduction to Vitis Model Composer: Introduces the Vitis Model Composer tool and describe the optimized HDL, HLS, and AI Engine library blocks available in Vitis Model Composer. AI Engine Library in Vitis Model Composer: Demonstrates the usage the AI Engine library in Vitis Model composer for creating an AI Engine design, which involves preparing the kernel and importing the AI Engine code as a block. AI Engine Simulation and Code Generation: Illustrates the process of generating AI Engine code with a data flow graph, which involves Simulink simulation with the AI Engine library for functional verification. Also describe the hardware validation flow through generating a hardware image targeting a specific platform for the Simulink environment. {Lecture, Labs} Connecting AI Engine and Non-AI Engine Blocks: Explains how to interconnect AI Engine blocks and non-AI Engine (HDL and HLS) blocks. Debugging an AI Engine Design in Vitis Model Composer: Shows how to use the Vitis analyzer for viewing and analyzing various parameters that are useful for debugging Versal AI Engines. DEMO: Importing AI Engine Kernels DEMO: Designing with the AI Engine DSP Library and Vitis Model Composer

Day 1

Introduction to Vitis Model Composer: Introduces the Vitis Model Composer tool and describe the optimized HDL, HLS, and AI Engine library blocks available in Vitis Model Composer.
AI Engine Library in Vitis Model Composer: Demonstrates the usage the AI Engine library in Vitis Model composer for creating an AI Engine design, which involves preparing the kernel and importing the AI Engine code as a block.
AI Engine Simulation and Code Generation: Illustrates the process of generating AI Engine code with a data flow graph, which involves Simulink simulation with the AI Engine library for functional verification. Also describe the hardware validation flow through generating a hardware image targeting a specific platform for the Simulink environment. {Lecture, Labs}
Connecting AI Engine and Non-AI Engine Blocks: Explains how to interconnect AI Engine blocks and non-AI Engine (HDL and HLS) blocks.
Debugging an AI Engine Design in Vitis Model Composer: Shows how to use the Vitis analyzer for viewing and analyzing various parameters that are useful for debugging Versal AI Engines.
DEMO: Importing AI Engine Kernels
DEMO: Designing with the AI Engine DSP Library and Vitis Model Composer

Please note: The instructor may change the content order to provide a better learning experience.

Prerequisites:

Basic experience with the MATLAB and Simulink software
Basic understanding of DSP designs and sampling theory
Comfort with the C/C++ programming language for HLS or AI Engine model designs

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Updated 12-18-2023

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