SoC Design Lab Overview

Madis Kerner

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Tallinn University of Technology

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Lab Learning Outcomes

1. Creation of custom IPs (intellectual properties)
2. Custom SoC integration
3. Embedded Linux
4. Linux Kernel module / driver programming
5. HW / SW codesign

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Lab Learning Outcomes

• Creation of custom IPs (intellectual properties)
• Custom SoC integration
• Embedded Linux
• Linux Kernel module / driver programming
• HW / SW codesign

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Knowledge of the C language is a must!

ZedBoard

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http://www.panoradio-sdr.de/sdr-hardware/zedboard-zynq/

Labs in a Nutshell

• ARM CPU <-> custom IP (FPGA) over AXI bus
• Shared memory
• Driver running on CPU
• No OS:
• Bare-metal (How to use � dual-core ARM as a MCU)
• Linux:
• Kernel driver
• /dev/mem
• UIO driver

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Lab Tasks

• Building custom SoC (toolchain tutorial):
• Create SoC using existing IPs
• Build an embedded Linux system

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Lab 1

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Lab Tasks

• Building custom SoC
• Kernel driver:
• Create SoC using existing IPs
• Build an embedded Linux system
• Custom drivers for controlling IPs

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Lab Tasks

• Building custom SoC
• Kernel driver
• Custom IP creation - going full-stack:
• Development of custom IP
• Integrating IP into the SoC
• Controlling the IP from Linux

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Lab 3

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LAB 3.2 & 3.3

Lab Tasks

• Building custom SoC
• Kernel driver
• Custom IP creation - going full-stack
• Simple audio system - complex system integration:
• Preparation for project

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Lab 4

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Lab Tasks

• Simple Kernel driver, existing HW in FPGA
• Building custom SoC (toolchain tutorial)
• Custom IP creation - going full-stack
• Simple audio system - complex system integration
• Project:
• Building a complex audio system
• In small team

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Project

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Lab File Storage

• P: drive is not sufficient for us!
• Take a flash drive with you!
• 16GB is fine (~5€)
• Filesystem: ext4

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Lab Wiki and Additional Information

All labs, reading materials and results are accessible at

https://ati.ttu.ee/socdesign

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Thanks!

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ati.ttu.ee/socdesign

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