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Overview Xilinx AC701 Board Software Requirements AC701 Setup AC701 BIST (Built-In Self Test) Compile AC701 BIST Design Program AC701 with BIST Design Run the LwIP Ethernet Design References – IP Release Notes Guide XTP025 Note: This presentation applies to the AC701...
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A UART based terminal program interface offers users a menu of tests to run. Block Design Source – RDF0220 - AC701 BIST Design Files (2013.4 C) zip file – Available through http://www.xilinx.com/ac701 Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
Vivado Software Requirements Xilinx Vivado Design Suite 2013.4, Design Edition + SDK – Combined installer Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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AC701 Setup Connect a USB Type-A to Micro-B cable to the USB JTAG (Digilent) connector on the AC701 board – Connect this cable to your PC...
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AC701 Setup Connect a USB Type-A to Mini-B cable to the USB UART connector on the AC701 board – Connect this cable to your PC – Power on the AC701 board for UART Drivers Installation...
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AC701 Setup Install USB UART Drivers – Go to http://www.silabs.com – Search for Virtual port drivers Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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AC701 Setup Reboot your PC if necessary Right-click on My Computer and select Properties – Select the Hardware tab – Click on Device Manager Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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AC701 Setup Expand the Ports Hardware – Right-click on Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART Bridge and select Properties Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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AC701 Setup Under Port Settings tab – Click Advanced – Set the COM Port to an open Com Port setting from COM1 to COM4 Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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AC701 Setup Board Power must be on before starting Tera Term Start the Terminal Program – Select your USB Com Port – Set the baud to 9600 Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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AC701 Setup Unzip the RDF0220 - AC701 BIST Design Files (2013.4 C) zip file – Available through http://www.xilinx.com/ac701 Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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AC701 BIST Open a Vivado Tcl Shell: Start → All Programs → Xilinx Design Tools → Vivado 2013.4 → Vivado 2013.4 Tcl Shell Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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AC701 BIST Download the BIST bitstream In the Vivado Tcl Shell type: source C:/ac701_bist/ready_for_download/bist_download.tcl Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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AC701 BIST View initial BIST screen Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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AC701 BIST UART Test – Type “1” to start the UART Test – After each test, press any key to return to the main menu Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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AC701 BIST LED Test – Type 2 to begin LED Test View Walking 1’s pattern on GPIO LEDs – Sequence repeats twice Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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AC701 BIST IIC Test – Type 3 to begin IIC Test Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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AC701 BIST Timer Test – Type 4 to begin Timer Test Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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AC701 BIST Rotary Test – Type 5 to begin Rotary Test – Turn the rotary switch (under the LCD) back and forth Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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AC701 BIST GPIO Switch Test – Set 4-position GPIO DIP Switch (SW2) – Type 6 to begin GPIO Switch Test • Reads switch settings Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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AC701 BIST LCD Test – Type 7 to begin LCD Test Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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AC701 BIST External Memory Test – Type 8 to begin External Memory Test Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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AC701 BIST Internal Memory Test – Type 9 to begin BRAM Memory Test Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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AC701 BIST Ethernet Test – Type A to begin AXI Ethernet Test Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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AC701 BIST Button Test – Type B to begin Button Test Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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Compile AC701 BIST Design Open Vivado Start → All Programs → Xilinx Design Tools → Vivado 2013.4 → Vivado Select Open Project Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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Compile AC701 BIST Design Open the AC701 Design: – <Design Name>\ac701_bist.xpr Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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Compile AC701 BIST Design The design is fully implemented; you can recompile, or export to SDK – To recompile, right-click synth_1, select Reset Runs then Generate Bitstream Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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Compile AC701 BIST Design Once done, both the Synthesis and Implementation will have green check marks Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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Compile AC701 BIST Design The BIST Design has been implemented with IP Integrator (IPI) Click Open Block Design Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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Compile AC701 BIST Design All the IP Blocks used in the design can be seen in this view Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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Compile AC701 BIST Design To export to SDK, the Block and Implemented designs must be open Click Open Implemented Design Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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Compile AC701 BIST Design View Implemented Design Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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Compile AC701 BIST Design Select File → Export → Export hardware for SDK… Select Launch SDK and click OK Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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Compile AC701 Software in SDK SDK Software Compile - Build ELF files in SDK – Project builds automatically – When done, close SDK and return to Vivado Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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Program AC701 with BIST Design Select Add Sources Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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Program AC701 with BIST Design Select Add or Create Design Sources Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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Program AC701 with BIST Design Add bist_app.elf and lwip_echo_server.elf from the SDK tree Make sure Copy sources into project is deselected Click Finish Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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Program AC701 with BIST Design Right-click on the Design and select Associate ELF Files… Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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Program AC701 with BIST Design Click the button to the right; select the bist_app.elf then click OK twice Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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Program AC701 with BIST Design Select Generate Bitstream – This creates a bitstream with the BIST ELF file Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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Program AC701 with BIST Design Click Open Hardware Manager Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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Program AC701 with BIST Design Click Open a new hardware target Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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Program AC701 with BIST Design Click Next Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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Program AC701 with BIST Design Click Next Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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Program AC701 with BIST Design Click Next Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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Program AC701 with BIST Design Set the FREQUENCY to 30000000 Hz (30 MHz) and click Next Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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Program AC701 with BIST Design Click Finish Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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Program AC701 with BIST Design Select Program device → xc7a200t_0 Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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Program AC701 with BIST Design Program Device defaults to impl_1 bitstream Click Program Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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Program AC701 with BIST Design BIST Application runs in the terminal window Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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Program AC701 with BIST Design Close the Server – Closing the localhost server allows access by a different Vivado instance Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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Program AC701 with BIST Design Repeat this process using Tcl scripts Open a Vivado Tcl shell and type: source C:/ac701_bist/ready_for_download/make_download_files.tcl This script uses Tcl commands to add the ELF files to the BIST project , then generate both the BIST and LwIP bitstreams Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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Program AC701 with BIST Design Download the BIST bitstream In the Vivado Tcl Shell type: source C:/ac701_bist/ready_for_download/bist_download.tcl Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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Program AC701 with BIST Design BIST Application runs in the terminal window Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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AC701 Setup Connect a Ethernet cable to the AC701 – Connect this cable to your PC – Not shown, the UART should be connected...
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Run the LwIP Ethernet Design From the Windows Control Panel, open Network Connections Right-click on the Gigabit Ethernet Adapter and select Properties Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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Run the LwIP Ethernet Design Click Configure – Set the Media Type to Auto for 1 Gbps then click OK Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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Run the LwIP Ethernet Design Reopen the properties after the last step Set your host (PC) to this IP Address: Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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Run the LwIP Ethernet Design Download the LwIP bitstream In the Vivado Tcl Shell type: source C:/ac701_bist/ready_for_download/lwip_download.tcl Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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Run the LwIP Ethernet Design View LwIP echo server screen Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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Run the LwIP Ethernet Design From a DOS window on the PC Host, enter the command: ping 192.168.1.10 – Ping from PC host 192.168.1.2 to AC701 target 192.168.1.10 Note: Presentation applies to the AC701...
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References IP Integrator Documentation – Vivado Design Suite Tcl Command Reference Guide • http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/sw_manuals/xilinx2013_3/ ug835-vivado-tcl-commands.pdf – Designing IP Subsystems Using IP Integrator • http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/sw_manuals/xilinx2013_3/ ug994-vivado-ip-subsystems.pdf – IP Release Notes Guide • http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/ip_documentation/xtp025.pdf 7 Series Configuration – 7 Series FPGAs Configuration User Guide •...
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