Tag Archive for: Basics

WFP019 – 2023 Review and Outlook

We are looking back on 2023 and then we try an outlook into 2024.

Content of this Episode:
* Happy New Year and all the best for 2024
* Review of 2023
* some private facts
* Business
* Outlook into 2024
* Business
* Private things
* Next webinar in February 2024

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WFP018 – Debugging an ARM

In addition to the last episode we will now have a look into the process of debugging an ARM core software.

Content of this Episode:
* Debugging an ARM (in a SoC)
* Use UART and printf
* Debug your bare metal application in Vitis
* Debug your Linux application in Vitis

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WFP017 – Debugging an FPGA

Let’s dive deeper into the debugging stuff. There are different ways of debugging an FPGA and the logic inside.

Content of this Episode:
* Debugging an FPGA
* Observe signal outputs
* Bring some internal signals to outer world
* Using a debug core
* Special case for ILA

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WFP015 – Bootloader

To start up a Xilinx Zynq SoC many steps are required. To get an overview we will talk today about bootloader.

Content of this Episode
* Stage-0 Boot (also known as BootROM)
* First Stage Bootloader (FSBL)
* Second Stage Bootloader
* Linux Kernel
* Init

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WFP014 – Debugging an SoC

Writing software and debugging go hand in hand while you develop a new system. Today we want to debug an SoC.

Content of this Episode
* How to debug an SoC
* Remember the workflow
* Now we can debug

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WFP013 – Embedded Systems

You can run different kinds of applications or operating systems on an SoC.
To get an overview we will dive into embedded systems with connection to FPGA SoC.

Content of this Episode
* FPGA development
* Petalinux
* Workflow
* Create and configure the system
* Using BitBake files to modify
* Booting a system
* Some additional ideas
* Access to PL

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WFP012 – Design workflow

To design an SoC is quite different from designing only a single device like a microcontroller, a processor or an FPGA. The high-level workflow is the topic of this episode.

Content of this Episode
* Workflow
* FPGA project
* Controller project
* Combination

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WFP011 – Manufacturer of SoC

There are many different manufacturers of SoCs on the market.
In this episode I’ll give you an overview over the most common SoCs with an FPGA core inside.

Content of this Episode
* Xilinx
* Intel
* Microsemi
* Soft processor core

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WFP010 – Idea behind SoC

SoC or in long system-on-chip are highly integrated electronic components. In today’s episode we will discuss the idea behind SoCs.

Content of this Episode
* Basic definition for SoC
* SoC in the World of FPGA
* What is the idea
* Development suite
* Software for processor

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WFP005 – Inside FPGA – basics

After the insight into the world, we will delve a little deeper and take a fundamental look at the structure of an FPGA.

Content of this Episode
* Basic structure of an FPGA
* Structure of logic cell
* Connection cells
* Clock network
* Storage
* Computing cells
* Connection to the outside world