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

Design Sources

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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 to start "Module Selection Guide"
3. (optional Win OS) Generate Virtual Drive or use short directory  for the reference design (for example x:\<design name>)
4. Create Project (follow instruction of the product selection guide), settings file will be configured automatically during this process
   
   1. optional for manual changes) 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), increas image size to A:, see 54395771
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. (not longer needed manually: This will be done with Step 10.a automatically with newer scripts (2017.4.10) ) 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 MCS Firmware (optional):
   1. Create SDK Project with TE Scripts on Vivado TCL: TE::sw_run_sdk
   2. Create "SCU" application
      Note: Select MCS Microblaze and SCU Application
   3. Select Release Built
   4. Regenerate App
10. 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
11. Copy "\prebuilt\software\<short name>\srec_spi_bootloader.elf" into  "\firmware\microblaze_0\"
12. (optional) Copy "\\workspace\sdk\scu\Release\scu.elf" into  "\firmware\microblaze_mcs_0\"
13. Regenerate Vivado Project or Update Bitfile only with "srec_spi_bootloader.elf" and "scu.elf"

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