Initializing Vivado IDE hw_server - 2023.2 English

When Vivado IDE hw_server is initialized with an XVC connection, Vivado IDE discovers the XVC cable like any USB cable. To do that, start the Vivado IDE hw_server with these arguments:

hw_server -e "set auto-open-servers xilinx-xvc:localhost:10200"

The auto-open-servers option enables the XVC cable to be initialized by hw_server at start up. You can initialize the hardware server to force a connection to an existing XVC cable. The server automatically discovers the XVC cables in future connections.

The argument to auto-open-servers is as follows:

xilinx-xvc:<xvc_host_name>:<xvc_port>

Multiple servers can be specified using comma-separated strings. When the hardware server starts, it attempts to establish connections to the specified XVC servers. Alternatively, you can provide the XVC server details when connecting to the target using the Vivado Hardware Manager Open New Hardware Target wizard, as shown in the following figure.

Figure 1. Open New Hardware Target Dialog

Click the Add Xilinx Virtual Cable button. This brings up the Add Virtual Cable dialog box as shown in the following figure.

Figure 2. Add Virtual Cable Dialog

Provide the XVC Hostname and Port number to connect to.

Refer to Xilinx Virtual Cable Running on Zynq 7000 Using the PetaLinux Tools (XAPP1251) for an example of this.

This application note shows how to get XVC server running on an AMD Zynq™ 7000 device with a Linux operating system generated with the PetaLinux Tools. A reference design is provided for the Avnet MicroZed board. The target device in this application note is on an AC701 board, programmed, and debugged by the MicroZed board running XVC on Linux.