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Course Description This workshop provides university academics with the resources, high-level skills, and confidence to introduce Embedded Linux on MicroBlaze™ Processor to their teaching and research programs. 
Level Intermediate
Training Duration 2 days
Who Should Attend Professors who want to introduce and extend Xilinx FPGA and Embedded Linux in their teaching and research programs.
Prerequisites
(Recommended)
  • Conceptual understanding of Xilinx FPGA and hardware design
  • Experience with Xilinx Embedded Development Kit (EDK) tool
  • Basic Linux and embedded concepts
Skills Gained

After completing this training, you will be able to:

  • Understand the basics of the Linux operating system and Embedded Linux concepts including:
    • Linux kernel architecture
    • Device driver concepts and loadable modules
  • Use the Xilinx EDK and PetaLinux to achieve a working MicroBlaze Linux kernel bring up
  • Build, modify and debug Embedded Linux applications on the MicroBlaze platform
  • Develop a simple custom hardware peripheral for MicroBlaze
  • Develop a simple Linux device driver for a custom hardware peripheral
Course Overview

Day 1

  • Introduction
  • Embedded Linux Demystified
  • Lab 1: A First Look
      Compare and contrast embedded Linux on Xilinx FPGA and Linux on desktop.
  • Introduction to PetaLinux
  • Lab 2: Build and Boot Linux
      Build your own kernel image and boot new image via the network.
  • Application Development
  • Lab 3: Application Development and Debug
      Create an application using a script file and debug using cross-debugger.
  • Networking and TCP/IP
  • Lab 4: Networking
      File transfer, Network File System (NFS) mount, and embedded web-server and web-based applications.
  • Device Drivers and Modules
  • Lab 5: Drivers and Modules
      Create a simple run-time loadable kernel module.

Day 2

  • Introduction to EDK and MicroBlaze
  • Lab 1: Base System Builder and Board Bringup
      Create a Linux capable FPGA platform from scratch including hardware and kernel.
  • Custom Hardware Development and Interfacing
  • Lab 2: Custom Hardware Development
      Use custom AC97 and Filter cores with AXI interface.
  • Custom Device Drivers
  • Lab 3: A Driver for the New Hardware
      Develop UIO drivers for the AC97 and Filter (AXI interface based)IP cores and an application to test them.
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