FPGA Design Expert

Day 1

Device Architectures
▪ Introduction to FPGAs
Provides an overview of FPGA architecture and describes the advantages, applications, and major building blocks of FPGAs. {Lecture}
▪ AMD FPGA and Adaptive SoC Portfolio
Introduces 7 series and UltraScale FPGAs, stacked silicon interconnect-based 3D IC devices, Zynq 7000 SoCs, Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoCs, and Versal™ adaptive SoCs. {Lecture}
Vivado IDE Overview
▪ Introduction to the Vivado Design Suite
Describes various design flows and the role of the Vivado IDE in the flows. {Lecture}
▪ Introduction to the Tcl Environment
Introduces Tcl (tool command language). {Lecture}
▪ Vivado Design Suite Project-Based Mode
Introduces project-based mode in the Vivado Design Suite, including creating a project, adding files to a project, exploring the Vivado IDE, and simulating a design. {Lecture, Lab}
▪ Vivado Design Suite Non-Project Based Mode
Describes the design flow using non-project batch mode, including using design analysis commands and how constraints are managed in non-project mode. {Lecture}
UltraFast™ Design Methodology
▪ UltraFast Design Methodology: Board and Device Planning
Introduces the methodology guidelines on board and device planning. {Lecture}
Vivado Tool Flow
▪ RTL Development
Covers RTL and the RTL design flow, recommended coding guidelines, using control signals, and recommendations on resets. {Lecture}
▪ Behavioral Simulation
Describes the process of behavioral simulation and the simulation options available in the Vivado IDE. {Lecture}
▪ Vivado IP Flow
Demonstrates how to customize IP, instantiate IP, and verify the hierarchy of your design IP. {Lecture, Demo, Lab}
▪ Vivado Synthesis and Implementation and Bitstream Generation
Reviews creating timing constraints according to the design scenario, synthesizing and implementing the design, and, optionally, generating and downloading a bitstream to a demo board. {Lecture, Lab}
Design Analysis
▪ Basic Design Analysis in the Vivado IDE
Outlines the various design analysis features in the Vivado Design Suite. {Demo, Lab}
▪ Vivado Design Rule Checks
Illustrates how to run a DRC report on the elaborated design to detect design issues early in the flow. Fix the DRC violations. {Lab}
▪ Introduction to Vivado Reports
Demonstrates generating and using Vivado timing reports to analyze failed timing paths. {Lecture, Demo}

Day 2

Timing – Basics
▪ Introduction to Clock Constraints
Shows how to apply clock constraints and perform timing analysis. {Lecture, Demo, Lab}
▪ Generated Clocks
Demonstrates using the report clock networks report to determine if there are any generated clocks in a design. {Lecture, Demo}
▪ I/O Constraints and Virtual Clocks
Covers applying I/O constraints and performing timing analysis. {Lecture, Lab}
▪ Timing Constraints Wizard
Reviews how use the Timing Constraints Wizard to apply missing timing constraints in a design. {Lecture, Lab}
▪ Static Timing Analysis (STA)
Describes the clock and its attributes, basics of clock gating, and static timing analysis (STA). {Lecture}
▪ Setup and Hold Violation Analysis
Covers what setup and hold slack are and describes how to perform input/output setup and hold analysis. {Lecture}
Pin Planning
▪ Vivado Design Suite I/O Pin Planning
Describes the I/O Pin Planning layout for performing pin assignments in a design. {Lecture, Lab}
Power
▪ Power Estimation Using XPE
Illustrates estimating the amount of resources and default activity rates for a design and evaluating the estimated power calculated by XPE. {Lecture, Lab}
▪ Understanding Design Power
Describes the importance of power closure and device selection for better time to market. {Lecture}
▪ Versal Adaptive SoC Power Design Manager
Discusses using the Power Design Manager tool, including import and export functions. {Lecture}
Configuration
▪ Introduction to FPGA Configuration
Describes how FPGAs can be configured. {Lecture}
Debugging
▪ Introduction to the Vivado Logic Analyzer
Provides an overview of the Vivado logic analyzer for debugging a design. {Lecture, Demo}
▪ Introduction to Triggering
Introduces the trigger capabilities of the Vivado logic analyzer. {Lecture}
▪ Debug Cores
Describes how the debug hub core is used to connect debug cores in a design. {Lecture}