Platform Creation Requirements - 2023.2 English

Vitis Unified Software Platform Documentation: Application Acceleration Development (UG1393)

Document ID
UG1393
Release Date
2023-12-13
Version
2023.2 English

The base design you created in a Vitis platform is static after the platform creation process is complete.

Vitis does modify parameters based on certain IPs (for example, SmartConnect, NoCs) by adding additional master/slave interfaces. In some situations, PS/CIPS interfaces can also be modified and AMD Versal™ adaptive SoC and AI Engine IP is instantiated in the platform.

The following table shows the workflows to validate the base system on your board.

Table 1. Platform Workflows
Workflow Development Validation
Basic board bring-up Processor basic parameter setup. Standalone Hello world and Memory Test application run properly.
Advanced hardware setup Enable advanced I/O in Processing System (such as USB, Ethernet, Flash, PCIe® , or RC).

Add I/O related IP in PL (such as MIPI, EMAC, or HDMI_TX).

Add non-Vitis IP (such as AXI BRAM Controller, or Video Processing Subsystem (VPSS) IP).

If these IP have standalone drivers, test them.
Base software setup Create PetaLinux project based on hardware platform.

Enable kernel drivers.

Configure boot mode.

Configure rootfs.

Linux boots up successfully.

Peripherals work properly in Linux.

Base Component Requirements

Every hardware platform design must contain a Processing System IP block from the IP catalog.

  • Versal adaptive SoC, AMD Zynq™ UltraScale+™ MPSoC, and Zynq 7000 SoC devices are supported.
  • MicroBlaze™ processors are not supported for controlling acceleration kernels, but can be part of the base hardware.