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For general structure and of the reference design, see Project Delivery - Xilinx devices

Design Sources

Additional Sources

Prebuilt

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<tr> <td>BIF-File                             </td> <td>*.bif         </td>  <td>File with description to generate Bin-File                                               </td> </tr>
<tr> <td>BIN-File                             </td> <td>*.bin         </td>  <td>Flash Configuration File with Boot-Image (Zynq-FPGAs)                                    </td> </tr>
<tr> <td>BIT-File                             </td> <td>*.bit         </td>  <td>FPGA Configuration File                                                                  </td> </tr>
<tr> <td>DebugProbes-File                     </td> <td>*.ltx         </td>  <td>Definition File for Vivado/Vivado Labtools Debugging Interface                           </td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Debian SD-Image                      </td> <td>*.img         </td>  <td>Debian Image for SD-Card                                                                </td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Diverse Reports                      </td> <td>  ---         </td>  <td>Report files in different formats                                                        </td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Hardware-Platform-Specification-Files</td> <td>*.hdf         </td>  <td>Exported Vivado Hardware Specification for SDK/HSI                                       </td> </tr>
<tr> <td>LabTools Project-File                </td> <td>*.lpr         </td>  <td>Vivado Labtools Project File                                                             </td> </tr>
<tr> <td>MCS-File                             </td> <td>*.mcs         </td>  <td>Flash Configuration File with Boot-Image (MicroBlaze or FPGA part only)                  </td> </tr>
<tr> <td>MMI-File                             </td> <td>*.mmi         </td>  <td>File with BRAM-Location to generate MCS or BIT-File with *.elf content (MicroBlaze only) </td> </tr>
<tr> <td>OS-Image                             </td> <td>*.ub          </td>  <td>Image with Linux Kernel (On Petalinux optional with Devicetree and RAM-Disk)             </td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Software-Application-File            </td> <td>*.elf         </td>  <td>Software Application for Zynq or MicroBlaze Processor Systems                            </td> </tr>
<tr> <td>SREC-File                            </td> <td>*.srec        </td>  <td>Converted Software Application for MicroBlaze Processor Systems                          </td> </tr>    
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Trenz Electronic provides a tcl based built environment based on Xilinx Design Flow.

See also:Vivado/SDK/SDSoCXilinx Development Tools

• Xilinx Development ToolsVivado/SDK/SDSoC
• Vivado Projects - TE Reference Design
•  Project Delivery.

The Trenz Electronic FPGA Reference Designs are TCL-script based project. Command files for execution will be generated with "_create_win_setup.cmd" on Windows OS and "_create_linux_setup.sh" on Linux OS.

TE Scripts are only needed to generate the vivado project, all other additional steps are optional and can also executed by Xilinx Vivado/SDK GUI.  For currently Scripts limitations on Win and Linux OS see: Project Delivery Currently limitations of functionality

1. _create_win_setup.cmd/_create_linux_setup.sh and follow instructions on shell:
   
2. Press 0 and enter for minimum setup
3. (optional Win OS) Generate Virtual Drive or use short directory  for the reference design (for example x:\<design name>)
4. Create Project
   
   1. Select correct device and Xilinx install path on "design_basic_settings.cmd" and create Vivado project with "vivado_create_project_guimode.cmd"
      Note: Select correct one, see TE Board Part Files
5. Create HDF and export to prebuilt folder
   
   1. Run on Vivado TCL: TE::hw_build_design -export_prebuilt
      Note: Script generate design and export files into \prebuilt\hardware\<short dir>. Use GUI is the same, except file export to prebuilt folder
6. Create Linux (uboot.elf and image.ub) with exported HDF
   
   1. HDF is exported to "prebuilt\hardware\<short name>"
      Note: HW Export from Vivado GUI create another path as default workspace.
   2. Create Linux images on VM, see PetaLinux KICKstart
      1. Use TE Template from /os/petalinux
         Note: run init_config.sh before you start petalinux config. This will set correct temporary path variable.
         Important Note: Select correct Flash partition offset on petalinux-config: Subsystem Auto HW Settings → Flash Settings,  FPGA+Boot+bootenv=0x900000 (increase automatically generate Boot partition)
7. Add Linux files (uboot.elf and image.ub) to prebuilt folder
   
   1. "prebuilt\os\petalinux\default" or "prebuilt\os\petalinux\<short name>"
      Notes: Scripts select "prebuilt\os\petalinux\<short name>", if exist, otherwise "prebuilt\os\petalinux\default"
8. Generate UBoot SREC:
   1. Create SDK Project with TE Scripts on Vivado TCL: TE::sw_run_sdk
   2. Create "uboot-dummy" application
      Note: Use Hello World Example
   3. Copy u-boot.elf into "\workspace\sdk\uboot-dummy\Debug"
   4. Open "uboot-dummy" properties → C/C++ Build → Settings and go into Build Steps Tap.
   5. Add to Post-build steps: mb-objcopy -O srec u-boot.elf u-boot.srec
   6. Press Apply or regenerate project
      Note: SREC is generated on "\workspace\sdk\uboot-dummy\Debug\u-boot.srec"
9. Generate Programming Files with HSI/SDK
   
   1. Run on Vivado TCL: TE::sw_run_hsi
      Note: Scripts generate applications and bootable files, which are defined in "sw_lib\apps_list.csv"
   2. (alternative) Start SDK with Vivado GUI or start with TE Scripts on Vivado TCL: TE::sw_run_sdk
      Note: See SDK Projects
10. Copy "\prebuilt\software\<short name>\srec_spi_bootloader.elf" into  "\firmware\microblaze_0\"
11. (optional) Copy "\\workspace\sdk\scu\Release\scu.elf" into  "\firmware\microblaze_mcs_0\"
12. Regenerate Vivado Project or Update Bitfile only with "srec_spi_bootloader.elf" and "scu.elf"

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