FSBL Build Process - 2020.2 English

Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC Software Developer Guide (UG1137)

Document ID
UG1137
Release Date
2021-01-05
Version
2020.2 English

After authenticating and/or decrypting, the FSBL is loaded into OCM and handed off by the CSU bootROM. First Stage Boot Loader configures the FPGA with a bitstream (if it exists) and loads the Standalone (SA) Image or Second Stage Boot Loader image from the non-volatile memory (NAND/SD/eMMC/QSPI) to RAM(DDR/TCM/OCM). It takes the Cortex-R5F-0/R5F-1 processor or the Cortex-A53 processor unit out of reset. It supports multiple partitions. Each partition can be a code image or a bitstream. Each of these partitions, if required, will be authenticated and/or decrypted.

Note: If you are creating a custom FSBL, you should be aware that the OCM size is 256 KB and is available to CSU bootROM. The FSBL size is close to 170 KB and it would fit in the OCM. While using the USB boot mode, you should make sure that the PMU firmware is loaded by the FSBL and not by the CSU bootROM. This is because the size of boot.bin loaded by the CSU bootROM should be less than 256 KB.