Vivado Design Suite for ISE Project Navigator Users

FPGA-V4ISE-ILT

Course Description

This course offers an introductory training on the Vivado Design Suite.  This course is for experienced ISE software customers who want to take full advantage of the Vivado feature set.   Learn Vivado Design Suite projects, design flow, timing constraints, and timing reports.

Level: FPGA 2
Course Duration: 2 day
Price: $1600 or 16 Xilinx Training Credits
Course Part Number: FPGA-V4ISE-ILT
Who Should Attend?: Existing Xilinx ISE software Project Navigator FPGA designers
Registration: Register online in our secure store

Prerequisites

 

  • Basic knowledge of the VHDL or Verilog language 
  • Digital design knowledge 

 

 

Recommended

 

  • Basic FPGA Architecture: Slice and I/O Resources 
  • Basic FPGA Architecture: Memory and Clocking Resources

 

 

Software Tools

  • Vivado System Edition 2018.1

Hardware

  • Architecture: UltraScale™ and 7 series FPGAs* 
  • Demo board (optional): Kintex® UltraScale FPGA KCU105 board or Kintex-7 FPGA KC705 board* 

* This course focuses on the 7 series architecture. Contact us for the specifics of the in-class lab board or other customizations.

After completing this comprehensive training, you will have the necessary skills to:

 

  • Use the Project Manager in the Vivado Design Suite to start a new project 
  • Identify the available Vivado IDE design flows (project based and nonproject batch) 
  • Identify file sets (HDL, XDC, simulation) and analyze designs using the cross-selection capabilities, Schematic viewer, and Hierarchical viewer
  • Synthesize and implement an HDL design 
  • Apply HDL coding techniques and reset methodology to your design
  • Utilize a systematic approach to apply synchronous design techniques 
  • Use the Vivado IP flow to add and customize IPs 
  • Explain how to use Tcl commands and scripts in your design 
  • Write Tcl scripts in Vivado Design Suite project and non-project modes 

 

 

Course Outline

Day 1 

 

  • Introduction to the Vivado Design Suite {Lecture} 
  • Introduction to Vivado Design Flows {Lecture} 
  • Vivado Design Suite Project Mode {Lecture, Lab}
  • Behavioral Simulation {Lecture} 
  • Synthesis and Implementation {Lecture, Lab} 
  • Basic Design Analysis in the Vivado IDE {Lab, Demo} 
  • Vivado Design Suite I/O Pin Planning {Lecture, Lab}  
  • Xilinx Power Estimator Spreadsheet {Lecture} 
  • UltraFast Design Methodology: Board and Device Planning {Lecture, Demo} 
  • HDL Coding Techniques {Lecture}
  • Resets {Lecture, Lab}  
  • Register Duplication {Lecture}  
  • Synchronous Design Techniques {Lecture} 

Day 2

 

  • Vivado IP Flow {Lecture, Lab, Demo} 
  • Designing with the IP Integrator {Lecture, Lab, Demo, Case Study} 
  • UltraFast Design Methodology: Design Creation {Lecture} 
  • Vivado Design Suite Non-Project Mode {Lecture}
  • Introduction to the Tcl Environment {Lecture, Lab}  
  • Design Analysis Using Tcl Commands {Lecture, Lab, Demo} 
  • Scripting in Vivado Design Suite Project Mode {Lecture, Lab}
  • Scripting in Vivado Design Suite Non-Project Mode {Lecture, Lab} 

 

Topic Descriptions


Day 1 

 

  • Introduction to the Vivado Design Suite – Introduces the Vivado Design Suite. 
  • Introduction to Vivado Design Flows – Introduces the Vivado design flows: the project flow and non-project batch flow. 
  • Vivado Design Suite Project Mode – Create a project, add files to the project, explore the Vivado IDE, and simulate the design. 
  • Behavioral Simulation – Performs behavioral simulation for your design. 
  • Synthesis and Implementation – Create timing constraints according to the design scenario and synthesize and implement the design. 
  • Basic Design Analysis in the Vivado IDE – Use the various design analysis features in the Vivado Design Suite. 
  • Vivado Design Suite I/O Pin Planning – Use the I/O Pin Planning layout to perform pin assignments in a design. 
  • Xilinx Power Estimator Spreadsheet – Estimate the amount of resources and default activity rates for a design and evaluate the estimated power calculated by XPE. 
  • UltraFast Design Methodology: Board and Device Planning – Introduces the methodology guidelines covered in this course and the UltraFast Design Methodology checklist. 
  • HDL Coding Techniques – Covers basic digital coding guidelines used in an FPGA design.
  • Resets – Investigates the impact of using asynchronous resets in a design. 
  • Register Duplication – Use register duplication to reduce high fanout nets in a design.
  • Synchronous Design Techniques – Introduces synchronous design techniques used in an FPGA design. 

Day 2

 

  • Vivado IP Flow – Customize IP, instantiate IP, and verify the hierarchy of your design IP. 
  • Designing with the IP Integrator – Use the Vivado IP integrator to create the uart_led subsystem. 
  • UltraFast Design Methodology: Design Creation – Overview of the methodology guidelines covered in this course. 
  • Vivado Design Suite Non-Project Mode – Create a design in the Vivado Design Suite non-project mode. 
  • Introduction to the Tcl Environment – Introduces Tcl (tool command language). 
  • Design Analysis Using Tcl Commands – Analyze a design using Tcl commands. 

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