Tutorial Design Description - 2021.2 English

Vivado Design Suite Tutorial: Dynamic Function eXchange (UG947)

Document ID
UG947
Release Date
2022-04-18
Version
2021.2 English

Designs for the tutorial labs are available as a zipped archive on the Xilinx website. Each lab in this tutorial has its own folder within the zip file. To access the tutorial design files:

  1. Download the reference design files from the Xilinx website.
  2. Extract the zip file contents to any write-accessible location.

Lab 1: 7 series Basic DFX Flow

The sample design used throughout this tutorial is called led_shift_count_7s. The design targets the following Xilinx development platforms:

  • KC705 (xc7k325t)
  • VC707 (xc7vx485t)
  • VC709 (xc7vx690t)
  • AC701 (xc7a200t)

This design is very small, which helps minimize data size and allows you to run the tutorial quickly, with minimal hardware requirements.

Lab 2: UltraScale™ and UltraScale+™ Basic DFX

The sample design used throughout this tutorial is called led_shift_count_us. The design targets the following Xilinx development platforms:

  • KCU105 (xcku040)
  • VCU108 (xcvu095)
  • KCU116 (xcku5p)
  • VCU118 (xcvu9p)

Lab 3: DFX RTL Project Flow

The sample design used throughout this tutorial is called dfx_project. It is a modified version of the led_shift_count design used in Lab 1, modified to include two shift instances instead of one counter and one shifter. This change helps illustrate that a Partition Definition applies to all instances of a partition type. The design targets the following Xilinx development platforms:

  • KC705 (xc7k325t)
  • VC707 (xc7vx485t)
  • VC709 (xc7vx690t)
  • KCU105 (xcku040)
  • KCU116 (xcku5p)
  • VCU108 (xcvu095)
  • VCU118 (xcvu9p)

Lab 4: Vivado Debug and the DFX Project Flow

The sample design used is called dfx_project_debug. The design targets the following Xilinx development platforms:

  • KCU105 (xcku040)
  • VCU108 (xcvu095)
  • KCU116 (xcku5p)
  • VCU118 (xcvu9p)

Lab 5: DFX Controller IP for 7 series Devices

The sample design used throughout this tutorial is called dfxc_7s and is based on the design used in Lab 1. The design targets the following Xilinx development platforms:

  • KC705 (xc7k325t)
  • VC707 (xc7vx485t)
  • VC709 (xc7vx690t)

Lab 6: DFX Controller IP for UltraScale Devices

The sample design used throughout this tutorial is called dfxc_us. The design targets an xcvu095 device for use on the VCU108 demonstration board, Rev 1.0, and is based on the design used in Lab 2.

Lab 7: DFX Controller IP for UltraScale+ Devices

The sample design used throughout this tutorial is called dfxc_usp and is based on the design used in DFX Controller IP for UltraScale Devices, but adds a MicroBlaze™ manager for organizing DFX events. The design targets the VCU118 demonstration board.

Lab 8: Nested Dynamic Function eXchange

The sample design in this tutorial is another variation on the shift-count design, where you can configure the shifter or counter for all 8 LEDs, or reconfigure at a lower granularity, changing only 4 of the LEDs. This design targets the same UltraScale and UltraScale+ development platforms as Lab 4: KCU105, VCU108, KCU116, and VCU118.

Lab 9: Abstract Shell for Dynamic Function eXchange

The sample design in this tutorial is called abstract_shell and targets the same UltraScale+ development platform as Lab 7: the VCU118. This lab shows how Vivado compile time can be reduced by abstracting away the bulk of the static design for child runs in non-project mode.

Lab 10: DFX BDC Project Flow in IP Integrator for Zynq UltraScale+

The sample design in this tutorial is a simple block design example that targets the ZCU102 (xczu9eg). Two AXI GPIO are inserted, one in the static region and one in the dynamic region. Block Design Containers are leveraged to manage creation of Reconfigurable Partitions, with each Reconfigurable Module inserted as a new block design.

Lab 11: DFX BDC Project Flow in IP Integrator for Versal

The sample design in this tutorial is a variation on Lab 10, this time targeting the VCK190 (xcvc1902). Differences in the design are based on architectural differences: the NoC is introduced and INI ports connect to the dynamic region, and the DFX Decoupler is removed as its functionality is embedded in the NoC.