High-Level Synthesis w/the Vitis HLS Tool

After completing this comprehensive training, you will have the
necessary skills to:
▪ Enhance productivity using the Vitis HLS tool
▪ Describe the high-level synthesis flow
▪ Use the Vitis HLS tool for a first project
▪ Identify the importance of the test bench
▪ Use directives to improve performance and area and select RTL interfaces
▪ Identify common coding pitfalls as well as methods for improving code for RTL/hardware
▪ Perform system-level integration of IP generated by the Vitis HLS too

Course Outline 2022.1

Day 1

▪ Introduction to High-Level Synthesis
Overview of high-level synthesis (HLS), the Vitis HLS tool flow, and the verification advantage. {Lecture}
▪ Vitis HLS Tool Flow
Explores the basics of high-level synthesis and the Vitis HLS tool. {Lecture, Demo, Lab}
▪ Design Exploration with Directives
Explores different optimization techniques that can improve the design performance. {Lecture}
▪ Vitis HLS Tool Command Line Interface
Describes the Vitis HLS tool flow in command prompt mode. {Lecture, Lab}
▪ Introduction to HLS UltraFast Design Methodology
Introduces the methodology guidelines covered in this course and the HLS UltraFast Design Methodology steps. {Lecture}
▪ Introduction to I/O Interfaces
Explains interfaces such as the block-level and port-level protocols abstracted by the Vitis HLS tool from the C design. {Lecture}
▪ Block-Level I/O Protocols
Explains the different types of block-level protocols abstracted by the Vitis HLS tool. {Lecture, Lab}
▪ Port-Level I/O Protocols
Describes the port-level interface protocols abstracted by the Vitis HLS tool from the C design. {Lecture, Demo, Lab}
▪ Port-Level I/O Protocols: AXI4 Interfaces
Explains the different AXI interfaces (such as AXI4-Master, AXI4-Lite (Slave), and AXI4-Stream) supported by the Vitis HLS tool. {Lecture, Demo}
▪ Port-Level I/O Protocols: Memory Interfaces
Describes the memory interface port-level protocols (such as block RAM and FIFO) abstracted by the Vitis HLS tool from the C design. {Lecture, Lab}
▪ Pipeline for Performance: PIPELINE
Describes the PIPELINE directive for improving the throughput of a design. {Lecture, Lab}

 Day 2
▪ Pipeline for Performance: DATAFLOW
Describes the DATAFLOW directive for improving the throughput of a design by pipelining the functions to execute as soon as possible. {Lecture, Lab}
▪ Optimizing Structures for Performance
Identify the performance limitations caused by arrays in your design. You will also explore optimization techniques to handle arrays for improving performance. {Lecture, Demo, Lab}
▪ Vitis HLS Tool Default Behavior: Latency
Describes the default behavior of the Vitis HLS tool on latency and throughput. {Lecture}
 Reducing Latency
Describes how to optimize the C design to improve latency. {Lecture}
▪ Improving Area and Resource Utilization
Describes different methods for improving resource utilization and explains how some of the directives have impact on the area utilization. {Lecture, Lab}
▪ Migrating to the Vitis HLS Tool
Reviews key considerations when moving from the Vivado HLS tool to the Vitis HLS tool. {Lecture}
▪ HLS Design Flow – System Integration
Describes the traditional RTL flow versus the Vitis HLS tool design flow. {Lecture, Lab}
▪ Vitis HLS Tool C Libraries: Arbitrary Precision
Describes Vitis HLS tool support for the C/C++ languages as well as arbitrary precision data types. {Lecture, Lab}
▪ Hardware Modeling
Describes hardware modeling with streaming data types and shift register implementation using the ap_shift_reg class. {Lecture}
▪ Using Pointers in the Vitis HLS Tool
Explains the use of pointers in the design and workarounds for some of the limitations. {Lecture}

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