TE0711 Test Board

Overview

This example contains a simple MicroBlaze Design running an endless loop application printing "Hello Trenz Module TE0711" and letting the onBoard LED blink in order D1 to D4.

Refer to http://trenz.org/te0711-info for the current online version of this manual and other available documentation.

Key Features

• Vitis/Vivado 2021.2
• MicroBlaze
• UART
• QSPI Flash
• LED

Revision History

Release Notes and Know Issues

Requirements

Software

Hardware

Basic description of TE Board Part Files is available on TE Board Part Files.

Complete List is available on "<project folder>\board_files\*_board_files.csv"

Design supports following modules:

Design supports following carriers:

Additional HW Requirements:

Content

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

Design Sources

Additional Sources

Prebuilt

Download

Reference Design is only usable with the specified Vivado/Vitis version. Do never use different Versions of Xilinx Software for the same Project.

Reference Design is available on:

• TE0711 "Test Board" Reference Design

Design Flow

Trenz Electronic provides a tcl based built environment based on Xilinx Design Flow.

See also:

• AMD Development Tools#XilinxSoftware-BasicUserGuides
• 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/Vitis GUI. For currently Scripts limitations on Win and Linux OS see: Project Delivery Currently limitations of functionality

1. Run _create_win_setup.cmd/_create_linux_setup.sh and follow instructions on shell:

   _create_win_setup.cmd/_create_linux_setup.sh

   ------------------------Set design paths----------------------------
   -- Run Design with: _create_win_setup
   -- Use Design Path: <absolute project path>
   --------------------------------------------------------------------
   -------------------------TE Reference Design---------------------------
   --------------------------------------------------------------------
   -- (0)  Module selection guide, project creation...prebuilt export...
   -- (1)  Create minimum setup of CMD-Files and exit Batch
   -- (2)  Create maximum setup of CMD-Files and exit Batch
   -- (3)  (internal only) Dev
   -- (4)  (internal only) Prod
   -- (c)  Go to CMD-File Generation (Manual setup)
   -- (d)  Go to Documentation (Web Documentation)
   -- (g)  Install Board Files from Xilinx Board Store (beta)
   -- (a)  Start design with unsupported Vivado Version (beta)
   -- (x)  Exit Batch (nothing is done!)
   ----
   Select (ex.:'0' for module selection guide):

2. Press 0 and enter to start "Module Selection Guide"
3. Create project and follow instructions of the product selection guide, settings file will be configured automatically during this process.
   

   • 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 also Vivado Board Part Flow

4. Create hardware description file (.xsa file) and export to prebuilt folder

   run on Vivado TCL (Script generates design and export files into "<project folder>\prebuilt\hardware\<short name>")

   TE::hw_build_design -export_prebuilt

   Using Vivado GUI is the same, except file export to prebuilt folder.

5. Generate Programming Files(mcs file for QSPI Flash) with Vitis

   1. Run on Vivado TCL:

      Script generates applications and bootable files, which are defined in "sw_lib\apps_list.csv"

      TE::sw_run_vitis -all

   2. latest "hello_te0717.elf" application should reside in  "\firmware\microblaze_0\" now

   3. Regenerate Vivado Project or Update Bitfile only, with new "hello_te0717.elf" associated to the MicroBlaze Processor

      TCL scripts generate also platform project, this must be done manually in case GUI is used. See Vitis

Launch

Programming

Xilinx documentation for programming and debugging: Vivado/Vitis/SDSoC-Xilinx Software Programming and Debugging

Get prebuilt boot binaries

1. Run _create_win_setup.cmd/_create_linux_setup.sh and follow instructions on shell
2. Press 0 and enter to start "Module Selection Guide"
   1. Select assembly version
   2. Validate selection

   3. Select create and open delivery binary folder

      Note: Folder "<project folder>\_binaries_<Article Name>" with subfolder "boot_<app name>" for different applications will be generated

QSPI-Boot mode

1. Connect JTAG and power on carrier with module

2. Open Vivado Project with "vivado_open_existing_project_guimode.cmd" or if not created, create with "vivado_create_project_guimode.cmd"

   run on Vivado TCL (Script programs BOOT.bin on QSPI flash)

   TE::pr_program_flash -swapp hello_te0711

3. Power your Board OFF and ON or press the RESET button to start the application and see the output in the console

JTAG

Not used on this example.

Usage

1. Prepare HW like described on section Programming
2. Connect UART USB (most cases same as JTAG)

3. Select QSPI as Boot Mode (default on TE0711)

   Note: See TRM of the Carrier, which is used.

4. Power On PCB

   boot process

   1. FPGA Loads Bitfile from Flash

   2. hello_te0711.elf application starts on MicroBlaze

   3. Hello Trenz will be printed on UART console. Also the current CPLD Revision should be printed.

     info: Do not reboot, if Bitfile programming over JTAG is used as programming method.

   1. UART

      Open Serial Console (e.g. putty)

      1. Speed: 9600
      2. COM Port: Win OS, see device manager, Linux OS see  dmesg |grep tty  (UART is *USB1)
         

Vivado HW Manager

System Design - Vivado

Block Design

Constraints

Basic module constraints

#
# Default common settings that do not depend assembly variant
# 
set_property BITSTREAM.GENERAL.COMPRESS TRUE [current_design]
set_property BITSTREAM.CONFIG.CONFIGRATE 66 [current_design]
set_property CONFIG_VOLTAGE 3.3 [current_design]
set_property CFGBVS VCCO [current_design]
set_property CONFIG_MODE SPIx4 [current_design]
set_property BITSTREAM.CONFIG.SPI_32BIT_ADDR YES [current_design]
set_property BITSTREAM.CONFIG.SPI_BUSWIDTH 4 [current_design]
set_property BITSTREAM.CONFIG.M1PIN PULLNONE [current_design]
set_property BITSTREAM.CONFIG.M2PIN PULLNONE [current_design]
set_property BITSTREAM.CONFIG.M0PIN PULLNONE [current_design]

set_property BITSTREAM.CONFIG.USR_ACCESS TIMESTAMP [current_design]

set_property BITSTREAM.CONFIG.UNUSEDPIN PULLDOWN [current_design]

Design specific constraints

set_property PACKAGE_PIN A8 [get_ports {LEDS[0]}]
set_property PACKAGE_PIN L15 [get_ports {LEDS[1]}]
set_property PACKAGE_PIN R17 [get_ports {LEDS[2]}]
set_property IOSTANDARD LVCMOS18 [get_ports {LEDS[0]}]
set_property IOSTANDARD LVCMOS33 [get_ports {LEDS[1]}]
set_property IOSTANDARD LVCMOS33 [get_ports {LEDS[2]}]
set_property PULLDOWN true [get_ports reset]

## IIC Interface 
set_property PACKAGE_PIN B8 [get_ports IIC_0_sda_io]
set_property PACKAGE_PIN D10 [get_ports IIC_0_scl_io]
set_property IOSTANDARD LVCMOS18 [get_ports IIC_0_scl_io]
set_property IOSTANDARD LVCMOS18 [get_ports IIC_0_sda_io]

Software Design - Vitis

For Vitis project creation, follow instructions from:

Vitis

Application

Template location: "<project folder>\sw_lib\sw_apps\"

Hello TE0711

Trenz Hello World example as endless loop. With version 2023.2 the first print is the current CPLD firmware revision (starting from revision 02, older revisions dont support i2c communication between cpld and fpga).

Also LED D1 to D4 are flashed in consecutive order. D1 to D3 are controlled over the GPIO IP Core and D4 over the I2C Interface to the CPLD. (see TE0711 CPLD)

Template location: \sw_lib\sw_apps\hello_te0711

The printed Text and the blinking of the red LED can be modified.

Additional Software

No additional software is needed.

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