Expand the sections below to learn more about the new features and enhancements in Vitis 2020.2. For information on Supported Platforms, Changed Behavior & Known Issues, please refer to Vitis 2020.2 Release Notes for Application Acceleration Flow and Embedded Software Development Flow.
Note: Vitis Accelerated Libraries are available as a separate download. They can be downloaded from GitHub or directly from within the Vitis IDE as well.
New Functions and Features
Library Infrastructure & Other Enhancements
Ready-to-Evaluate Apps in New Xilinx App Store
The following FPGA-accelerated applications, developed using the Vitis Vision library, are now available on the new Xilinx App Store as containers for easy evaluation and deployment on Alveo accelerator cards on the Nimbix cloud or On-premise
Versal Only Features
Versal Only Features
Versal Only Features
Versal Only Features
Versal Only Features
Note: Xilinx Runtime Library (XRT) is available as a separate download. Please refer to the Getting Started information for download and install instructions.
Versal Only Features
Access the latest Vitis Target Platforms for Alveo Accelerator cards from the Alveo Packages Download Tab
Please refer to UG1120 - Alveo Data Center Accelerator Card Platforms User Guide for more details and to keep up-to-date on the latest Vitis Target Platform releases, as they become available
U200/U250 XDMA Platforms
Shell Upgrade DFX - 2RP ( 2 Reconfiguration Partitions)
AXI Slave Bridge
Data Retention - DDR4 self-refresh
Note: Vitis Target Platforms for Embedded Platforms (including pre-built linux kernels, root file system and sysroot) are available as a separate download on Vitis Embedded Platforms Tab
The VCK190 platform has flexible DDR + LPDDR memory subsystem and supports 63 interrupts for acceleration kernels. It is available for use with the Vitis core development kit, for both application acceleration and embedded processor software development, as described in Versal AI Engine Programmers Guide (UG1076). The platform enables development of designs that include: