Course Description
This course provides software developers with an overview of the
capabilities and support for the Zynq® UltraScale+™ MPSoC family
from a software development perspective.
The emphasis is on:
▪ Reviewing the catalog of OS implementation options, including
hypervisors and various Linux implementations
▪ Booting and configuring a system
▪ Applying various power management techniques for the Zynq
UltraScale+ MPSoC family
What’s New for 2021.1
▪ All labs have been updated to the latest software versions
Level – Embedded Software 3
Course Details
▪ 2 days ILT onsite/19
Course Part Number – EMBD-ZUPSW
Who Should Attend? – Software developers interested in
understanding the OS and other capabilities of the Zynq UltraScale+
MPSoC device.
Prerequisites
▪ General understanding of embedded and real-time operating
systems
▪ Familiarity with issues related to implementing a complex
embedded system
Software Tools
▪ Vivado® Design Suite 2021.1
▪ Vitis™ unified software platform 2021.1
▪ Hardware emulation environment:
○ VirtualBox
○ QEMU
○ Ubuntu desktop
○ PetaLinux
Hardware
▪ Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC ZCU104 board*
* This course focuses on the Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC architecture.
Check with your local Authorized Training Provider for the specifics of
the in-class lab environment or other customizations.
After completing this comprehensive training, you will have the
necessary skills to:
▪ Distinguish between asymmetric multiprocessing (AMP) and
symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) environments
▪ Identify situations when the Arm® TrustZone technology and/or a
hypervisor should be used
▪ Effectively use power management strategies and leverage the
capabilities of the platform management unit (PMU)
▪ Define the boot sequences appropriate to the needs of the system
▪ Define the underlying implementation of the application
processing unit (APU) and real-time processing unit (RPU) to
make best use of their capabilities
Course Outline
Note: For instructor-led training, it is not the intention for every topic to
be delivered over the course of 2 days. Please check with your
Authorized Training Provider for details, including the length of the
training as well as the specific topics that are included in the training.
Day 1
▪ Application Processing Unit
Introduction to the members of the APU, specifically the
Cortex™-A53 processor and how the cluster is configured and
managed. {Lecture, Lab}
▪ Real-Time Processing Unit
Focuses on the real-time processing module (RPU) in the PS,
which is comprised of a pair of Cortex processors and supporting
elements. {Lectures, Demo, Lab}
▪ Arm TrustZone Technology
Illustrates the use of the Arm® TrustZone technology. {Lecture}
▪ QEMU
Introduction to the Quick Emulator, which is the tool used to run
software for the Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC device when hardware
is not available. {Lecture, Demo, Lab}
▪ HW-SW Virtualization
Covers the hardware and software elements of virtualization. The
lab demonstrates how hypervisors can be used. {Lecture, Demo,
Lab}
▪ Multiprocessor Software Architecture
Focuses on how multiple processors can communicate with each
other using both software and hardware techniques. {Lecture}
▪ Xen Hypervisor
Description of generic hypervisors and discussion of some of the
details of implementing a hypervisor using Xen. {Lecture, Demo,
Lab} (Pairs with OpenAMP, but not SMP)
▪ OpenAMP
Discusses how the OpenAMP framework can be used to
construct systems containing both Linux and Standalone
applications within the APU. {Lecture, Lab} (Pairs with the Xen
Hypervisor, but not SMP)
▪ Linux
Describes how to configure Linux to manage multiple processors.
{Lecture, Demo}
Day 2
▪ Yocto
Compares and contrasts the kernel building methods between a
“pure” Yocto build and the PetaLinux build (which uses Yocto
“under-the-hood”). {Lecture, Demo, Lab}
▪ Open Source Library (Linux)
Introduction to open-source Linux and the effort and risk-reducing
PetaLinux tools. {Lecture, Demo, Lab}
▪ FreeRTOS
Overview of FreeRTOS with examples of how it can be used.
{Lecture, Demo, Lab}
▪ Software Stack
Introduction to what a software stack is and a number of stacks
used with the Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC. {Lecture, Demo}
▪ PMU
Introduction to the concepts of power requirements in embedded
systems and the Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC. {Lecture, Lab}
Power Management
Overview of the PMU and the power-saving features of the
device. {Lecture, Lab}
▪ Booting
How to implement the embedded system, including the boot
process and boot image creation. Also how to detect a failed boot.
{Lectures, Lab}
▪ First Stage Boot Loader
Demonstrates the process of developing, customizing, and
debugging this mandatory piece of code. {Lecture, Demo}
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