DFX - Designing with Dynamic Function eXchange Using the Vivado Design Suite

Course Description

This course teaches how to construct, implement, and download a Dynamic Function eXchange (DFX) design using the Vivado™ Design Suite. It covers the complete tool flow and mechanics required to successfully create DFX designs for AMD FPGAs and adaptive SoCs.

The emphasis of this course is on:

• Identifying best design practices and understanding the subtleties of the DFX design flow
• Using DFX in AMD FPGAs and adaptive SoCs
• Implementing DFX designs using features such as block design containers (BDC), Abstract Shells, and nested DFX
• Recognizing DFX design considerations for FPGAs and adaptive SoCs
• Using the DFX IPs in the DFX process
• Analyzing and floorplanning DFX designs
• Configuring devices using DFX
• Applying appropriate debugging techniques on DFX designs
• Implementing DFX in an embedded system environment

Training Duration

29 hours

Additional Information

• Number of Chapters: 23
• Number of Labs: 11
• Number of Demos: 0
• Current Version: 2025.2

What's New

• Updated DFX Design Considerations for All AMD Devices module with information on Embedded I/O usage guidelines and initializing reconfigurable modules after DFX
• All labs have been updated to the latest software versions

Chapters

Chapter 1

• Introduction to Dynamic Function eXchange (DFX)

Chapter 2

• DFX Flow Using the Vivado Design Suite GUI

Chapter 3

• DFX Flow Using Vivado Design Suite Tcl Commands

Chapter 4

• DFX for the Versal Architecture

Chapter 5

• DFX Block Design Containers in the Vivado IP Integrator

Chapter 6

• Abstract Shell for Dynamic Function eXchange

Chapter 7

• RTL Modular NoC Flow for Versal DFX Designs

Chapter 8

• Nested DFX

Chapter 9

• DFX Design Considerations for All AMD Devices

Chapter 10

• DFX Design Considerations for 7 Series, Zynq SoC, UltraScale, and UltraScale+ Devices

Chapter 11

• DFX Design Considerations for Versal Devices

Chapter 12

• DFX Intellectual Property (IP)

Chapter 13

• Floorplanning a DFX Design

Chapter 14

• Floorplanning for Versal Devices

Chapter 15

• DFX Timing Analysis and Constraints

Chapter 16

• Configuring Devices Using DFX

Chapter 17

• Configuration Parameters

Chapter 18

• DFX Bitstreams and PDIs

Chapter 19

• DFX Bitstream Integrity

Chapter 20

• DFX Debugging

Chapter 21

• DFX in Embedded Systems

Chapter 22

• DFX Designs Using the PCIe Core

Chapter 23

• Designing with Dynamic Function eXchange (DFX) Using the Vivado Design Suite Full Course Quiz