High-Level Synthesis with Vitis HLS

Course Description

Level

Embedded Software 3

Training Duration

3 days

Who Should Attend?

Existing embedded developers using AMD Xilinx SDK tools for software development

Prerequisites

  • C or C++ programming experience, including general debugging techniques
  • Conceptual understanding of embedded processing systems as it relates to the AMD Xilinx ecosystem (specifically writing and modifying scripts, user applications, and boot loader operation)

Software Tools

  • Vitis unified software platform actaul version

Hardware

  • Architecture: Zynq® UltraScale+™ MPSoC
  • Demo board: Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC ZCU104,/li> Versal™ ACAP VCK190 board

Skills Gained

After completing this comprehensive training, you will know how to:

  • Reviewing the basics of using the Vitis platform
  • Developing software applications using the Vitis platform

Course Outline

  • Introduction to High-Level Synthesis
  • Overview of high-level synthesis (HLS), the Vitis HLS tool flow, and the verification advantage.
  • Vitis HLS Tool Flow
  • Explores the basics of high-level synthesis and the Vitis HLS tool. {Lecture, Demo, Lab}
  • Design Exploration with Directives
  • Explores different optimization techniques that can improve the design performance. {Lecture}
  • Vitis HLS Tool Command Line Interface
  • Describes the Vitis HLS tool flow in command prompt mode. {Lecture, Lab}
  • Introduction to HLS UltraFast Design Methodology
  • Introduces the methodology guidelines covered in this course and the HLS UltraFast Design Methodology steps. {Lecture}
  • Introduction to I/O Interfaces
  • Explains interfaces such as the block-level and port-level protocols abstracted by the Vitis HLS tool from the C design. {Lecture}
  • Block-Level I/O Protocols
  • Explains the different types of block-level protocols abstracted by the Vitis HLS tool. {Lecture, Lab}
  • Port-Level I/O Protocols
  • Describes the port-level interface protocols abstracted by the Vitis
  • HLS tool from the C design. {Lecture, Demo, Lab}
  • Port-Level I/O Protocols: AXI4 Interfaces
  • Explains the different AXI interfaces (such as AXI4-Master,
  • AXI4-Lite (Slave), and AXI4-Stream) supported by the Vitis HLS tool. {Lecture, Demo}
  • Port-Level I/O Protocols: Memory Interfaces
  • Describes the memory interface port-level protocols (such as block RAM and FIFO) abstracted by the Vitis HLS tool from the C design. {Lecture, Lab}
  • Pipeline for Performance: PIPELINE
  • Describes the PIPELINE directive for improving the throughput of a design. {Lecture, Lab}
  • Pipeline for Performance: DATAFLOW
  • Describes the DATAFLOW directive for improving the throughput of a design by pipelining the functions to execute as soon as possible. {Lecture, Lab}
  • Optimizing Structures for Performance
  • Identify the performance limitations caused by arrays in your design. You will also explore optimization techniques to handle arrays for improving performance. {Lecture, Demo, Lab}
  • Vitis HLS Tool Default Behavior: Latency
  • Describes the default behavior of the Vitis HLS tool on latency and throughput. {Lecture}
  • Reducing Latency
  • Describes how to optimize the C design to improve latency. {Lecture}
  • Improving Area and Resource Utilization
  • Describes different methods for improving resource utilization and explains how some of the directives have impact on the area utilization. {Lecture, Lab}
  • Migrating to the Vitis HLS Tool
  • Reviews key considerations when moving from the Vivado HLS tool to the Vitis HLS tool. {Lecture}
  • HLS Design Flow – System Integration
  • Describes the traditional RTL flow versus the Vitis HLS tool design flow. {Lecture, Lab}
  • Vitis HLS Tool C Libraries: Arbitrary Precision
  • Describes Vitis HLS tool support for the C/C++ languages as well as arbitrary precision data types. {Lecture, Lab}
  • Hardware Modeling
  • Describes hardware modeling with streaming data types and shift register implementation using the ap_shift_reg class. {Lecture}
  • Using Pointers in the Vitis HLS Tool
  • Explains the use of pointers in the design and workarounds for some of the limitations. {Lecture}

Event Schedule

so-logic (top1) (Austria)
  • 08.10. - 10.10.2024 09:00-17:00 — € 2,400.00 excl. VAT Add to cart

Partner

Xilinx
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