Install Trenz Electronic SDSoC Platform

(optional) Create SDSoC Platform from TE Reference Design

1. Requirements:
   1. VIVADO 2016.2
   2. SDSoC 2016.2
   3. 7-ZIP
2. Unzip Reference Design
   1. Do not change base folder name after extraction!
3. Enable SDSOC and set 7-ZIP path in: "design_basic_settings.cmd"
4. Create Reference Design: run "vivado_create_project_guimode.cmd"
5. VIVADO:
   1. (optional) TCL-Console type:TE::ADV::beta_util_sdsoc_project -check_only
      1. SDSoC Ready Check without modify project
   2. TCL-Console type:TE::ADV::beta_util_sdsoc_project
      1. Attention: Vivado project will be modified permanently. Recreate project with Bachtfile to restore original Vivado project
   3. Wait for project creation:
      1. SDSoC  workspace is created on subfolder <design_name>/sdsoc
      2. SDSoC Platform is created on subfolder <design_name>/sdsoc/<design_name>
   4. (optional) TCL-Console type:TE::ADV::beta_util_sdsoc_project -start_sdsoc
   5. (optional) SDSoC Workspace will be started in subfolder <design name>/sdsoc/

Variant (a): Set TE SDSoC Platform as Xilinx SDSoC Example Platform

1. Attention wrong modification can damage the SDSoC Installation!
2. Copy SDSoC Platform into the Xilinx <SDSoC install path>/platforms
   1. Attention: local templates from "<SDSoC Platform>/samples/" will be ignored from Xilinx SDSoC tools in this folder!
3. Open <SDSoC install path>/data/SDSoCManifest.xml
   1. Add SDSoC Platform to all sample template which should be visible
   2. <platform name="<SdSoC Project Name>"/>
      Example: <platform name="te0726_sdsoc"/>

Variant (b): Set TE SDSoC Platform as local SDSoC Platform

1. Copy SDSoC Platform to your preferred folder
   1. Use SDSoC Platform ZIP from Download or exported from Reference Project (<design name>/sdsoc/<design name>)
   2. Attention: Xilinx templates from "<SDSoC Install Path>/samples/" will be ignored from Xilinx SDSoC tools.

Create SDSoC Project

1. Start SDSoC 2016.2
2. Select Workspace
3. Click "Create SDSoC Project"
   1. Set Project Name
   2. Set Platform:
      1. Installed like Variant (a): Select Platform: ex. te0726_sdsoc
      2. Installed like Variant (b): Others (Path to Project is: <design_name>/sdsoc/<design_name>)
   3. Select OS: Standalone, Linux or RTOS
   4. Click "Next"
   5. Select Template Application
   6. Click "Finished"

References

•  SDSoC Environment - User Guide (ug1027)
•  SDSoC Environment User Guide - An Instruction to SDSoC Environment (UG1028)
•  SDSoC Environment User Guide - Platforms and Libraries (UG1146)