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Vitis Unified Software Platform 2022.1 Release Highlights :

Vitis Unified Software Platform 2022.1 now available

Vitis™ flow enhancement for Versal® ACAP and AI Engine

• Supports Xilinx base DFX platform with one static region and one DFX region
• AIE profiling supports stall/deadlock detection, generates AI Engine status (including error events) view reports​ in Vitis Analyzer
• External Traffic Generators in x86sim, AIEsim, and SW emulation are much more flexible and can be inserted very easily in Simulation and Emulation flows
• Vitis Model Composer supports Hardware Validation, Linux and HW emulation

Vitis for DC and Vitis HLS

• Vitis provides additional reporting support for the dynamic region generation process and Flow reporting enhancements include 3 new or updated reports
• Vitis improves PL profiling with the choice of offloading trace to memory resources (preferred) or FIFO in the PL for better performance
• A new Timeline Trace Viewer to show the runtime profile and allows user to remain in the Vitis HLS GUI is now available after simulation
• Vitis HLS now supports a higher level type of "smart" construct via the new performance pragma or the set_performance_directive
• Vitis Graph Library with L3 API enhancements for performance

Note:

• To install Vitis Core Development Kit, select Vitis on the Xilinx Unified Installer. Vitis installation includes Vivado® Design Suite, Vitis Model Composer, Vitis HLS.

       
             – There is no need to install Vivado separately.

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Vitis Unified Software Platform 2022.1.1 Release Highlights :

Vitis Unified Software Platform 2022.1.1 now available

Vitis™ for Versal® ACAP and AI Engine

• Supports Xilinx base DFX platform with one static region and one DFX region
• AIE profiling supports stall/deadlock detection, generates AI Engine status (including error events) view reports​ in Vitis Analyzer
• External Traffic Generators in x86sim, AIEsim, and SW emulation are much more flexible and can be inserted very easily in Simulation and Emulation flows
• Vitis Model Composer supports Hardware Validation, Linux and HW emulation

Vitis for DC and Vitis HLS

• Vitis provides additional reporting support for the dynamic region generation process and Flow reporting enhancements include 3 new or updated reports
• Vitis improves PL profiling with the choice of offloading trace to memory resources (preferred) or FIFO in the PL for better performance
• A new Timeline Trace Viewer to show the runtime profile and allows user to remain in the Vitis HLS GUI is now available after simulation
• Vitis HLS now supports a higher level type of "smart" construct via the new performance pragma or the set_performance_directive
• Vitis Graph Library with L3 API enhancements for performance

Note:

• To install Vitis Core Development Kit, select Vitis on the Xilinx Unified Installer. Vitis installation includes Vivado® Design Suite, Vitis Model Composer, Vitis HLS.
• Download verification is only supported with Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge web browsers.

             – There is no need to install Vivado separately.

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Vitis Unified Software Platform 2022.1.2 Release Highlights :

Vitis Unified Software Platform 2022.1.2 now available

Vitis™ for Versal® ACAP and AI Engine

• Supports Xilinx base DFX platform with one static region and one DFX region
• AIE profiling supports stall/deadlock detection, generates AI Engine status (including error events) view reports​ in Vitis Analyzer
• External Traffic Generators in x86sim, AIEsim, and SW emulation are much more flexible and can be inserted very easily in Simulation and Emulation flows
• Vitis Model Composer supports Hardware Validation, Linux and HW emulation

Vitis for DC and Vitis HLS

• Vitis provides additional reporting support for the dynamic region generation process and Flow reporting enhancements include 3 new or updated reports
• Vitis improves PL profiling with the choice of offloading trace to memory resources (preferred) or FIFO in the PL for better performance
• A new Timeline Trace Viewer to show the runtime profile and allows user to remain in the Vitis HLS GUI is now available after simulation
• Vitis HLS now supports a higher level type of "smart" construct via the new performance pragma or the set_performance_directive
• Vitis Graph Library with L3 API enhancements for performance

Note:

• To install Vitis Core Development Kit, select Vitis on the Xilinx Unified Installer. Vitis installation includes Vivado® Design Suite, Vitis Model Composer, Vitis HLS.
• Download verification is only supported with Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge web browsers.

       
             – There is no need to install Vivado separately.

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Vitis Unified Software Platform 2022.2 Release Highlights :

New Vitis Library Functions for Versal AIE array

• DSP library functions – enhanced features
• Solver library functions
• Vision library functions
• Ultrasound library functions

• Control relative placement of kernels in the AI Engine array  – higher performance and better utilization 
• AIE x86simulator enhancements - improved modeling of deadlock conditions in x86 simulator
• AIE API enhancements - Radix 3/5 FFT and Matrix ‘x’ Vector APIs added
• Enhanced profiling and debugging capabilities for Versal designs – deadlock detection, larger trace data collection, RTL/Python testbench support
• New simulation options for heterogenous designs in Vitis

To install Vitis Core Development Kit, select Vitis on the Xilinx Unified Installer. Vitis installation includes Vivado® Design Suite, Vitis Model Composer, Vitis HLS.

There is no need to install Vivado separately.

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Vitis Unified Software Platform 2022.2.1 Release Highlights :

New Vitis Library Functions for Versal AIE array

• DSP library functions – enhanced features
• Solver library functions
• Vision library functions
• Ultrasound library functions

• Control relative placement of kernels in the AI Engine array  – higher performance and better utilization 
• AIE x86simulator enhancements - improved modeling of deadlock conditions in x86 simulator
• AIE API enhancements - Radix 3/5 FFT and Matrix ‘x’ Vector APIs added
• Enhanced profiling and debugging capabilities for Versal designs – deadlock detection, larger trace data collection, RTL/Python testbench support
• New simulation options for heterogenous designs in Vitis

To install Vitis Core Development Kit, select Vitis on the Xilinx Unified Installer. Vitis installation includes Vivado™ Design Suite, Vitis Model Composer, Vitis HLS.

There is no need to install Vivado separately.

Important Information

Vitis Unified Software Platform 2022.2.2 Release Highlights :

New Vitis Library Functions for Versal AIE array

• DSP library functions – enhanced features
• Solver library functions
• Vision library functions
• Ultrasound library functions

• Control relative placement of kernels in the AI Engine array  – higher performance and better utilization 
• AIE x86simulator enhancements - improved modeling of deadlock conditions in x86 simulator
• AIE API enhancements - Radix 3/5 FFT and Matrix ‘x’ Vector APIs added
• Enhanced profiling and debugging capabilities for Versal designs – deadlock detection, larger trace data collection, RTL/Python testbench support
• New simulation options for heterogenous designs in Vitis

To install Vitis Core Development Kit, select Vitis on the Xilinx Unified Installer. Vitis installation includes Vivado™ Design Suite, Vitis Model Composer, Vitis HLS.

There is no need to install Vivado separately.

Important Information

Important: Vitis 2021.1 for Versal AI Core series devices with free AI Engine tool license. Please visit Vitis get started webpage

 Vitis™ Unified Software Platform 2021.1 is now available:

• Xilinx Kria System-on-Modules (SOMs) KV260 platform support. The full Vitis flow for ML (DPU inference engine) + X (RTL kernel and Vitis HLS based computer vision kernels). Learn More >
• Support many new C/C++ Vision, DSP, Graph (Louvain Modularity), Codec in image processing, Compression (GZIP, Facebook ZSTD, ZLIB Whole Application Acceleration) performance-optimized libraries on FPGA and/or Versal ACAP over CPU/GPUs.
• Vitis Core Development Kit enhances design flow on Versal ACAP devices: visualization improvements for AI Engine design trace report, AI Engine event tracing via GMIO, incremental recompile, new Boot Image Wizard and encrypted AI Engine source file support.
• The new Vitis Model Composer tool enables rapid design exploration and verification within the MathWorks Simulink® environment, enabling co-simulation of blocks targeting AI Engines and Programmable Logic, code generation, and test bench creation. Learn More >
• Vitis HLS new Flow Navigator GUI for quick access to flow phases and reports. Merge synthesis, analysis and debug views into a general default context.
  

Note:

• Unified Installer installs Vitis Core Development Kit 2021.1. Vitis Libraries, Xilinx Runtime library(XRT), Xilinx FPGA Resource Manager(XRM) and Vitis Target Platforms Available as separate downloads.
• To install Vitis Core Development Kit, select Vitis on the Xilinx Unified Installer. Vitis installation includes Vivado® Design Suite, Vitis Model Composer, Vitis HLS.

       
             – There is no need to install Vivado separately.

Important Information

This is a common updater.  You do not need to re-run it for Vitis if you have already run it for Vivado and vice versa.

 Vitis™ Unified Software Platform 2021.1.1 is now available:

• “Unrestricted" AIE tool license starting in Vitis 2021.1
• Must generate a license file
• Free licenses available from the Xilinx Product Licensing Site (Create an account if needed on Xilinx.com)

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Vitis Unified Software Platform 2021.2 Release Highlights :

• New domain specific development environments
  • Vitis Video Analytics SDK on SoM, U30/U50 and VCK5000 board: Learn More>> 
  • Vitis Blockchain solution on Varium C1100 board with Vitis libs: Learn More>>
     

• Full end to end flow support for VCK5000 production board and Varium C1100 card
   

• Enhanced core tool features 
  
  • Vitis AI Engine Compiler C/C++ high level abstraction API, Auto Pragma Inference, Area Group Constraints  
  • Vitis AI Engine x86simulator enhancements: Trace Report, Memory Access Violation and Deadlock Detection
  • Vitis HLS EoU, Timing and QoR enhancement, HLS APIs for user-controlled burst inferencing  
  • Enhanced Vitis Analyzer for better timeline trace report, data visualization, stall analysis
  • Vitis XRT for AI Engine Multiple Process and Multi Thread Support for AI Engine graph control
  • Vitis IDE & Emulation support AI Engine Trace, SW Emulation for AI Engine applications
     

• 39 new C/C++ library in diverse domains covering in DSP, Data Analytics, Vision, Compression, Database, Graph, Security, … total of over 1000 library functions, Database, Graph, Security, …
  
  
• Vitis Model Composer  
  • 3x compile/simulation time, 7x compilation time reduction with Parallel Compilation
  • New Hardware Validation Flow and Enhanced Functional Co-simulation

Note:

• Unified Installer installs Vitis Core Development Kit 2021.2. Vitis Libraries, Xilinx Runtime library(XRT), Xilinx FPGA Resource Manager(XRM) and Vitis Target Platforms Available as separate downloads.
• To install Vitis Core Development Kit, select Vitis on the Xilinx Unified Installer. Vitis installation includes Vivado® Design Suite, Vitis Model Composer, Vitis HLS.

       
             – There is no need to install Vivado separately.

Important Information

Vitis Unified Software Platform 2021.2.1 Release Highlights :

• New domain specific development environments
  • Vitis Video Analytics SDK on SoM, U30/U50 and VCK5000 board: Learn More>> 
  • Vitis Blockchain solution on Varium C1100 board with Vitis libs: Learn More>>
     

• Full end to end flow support for VCK5000 production board and Varium C1100 card
   

• Enhanced core tool features 
  
  • Vitis AI Engine Compiler C/C++ high level abstraction API, Auto Pragma Inference, Area Group Constraints  
  • Vitis AI Engine x86simulator enhancements: Trace Report, Memory Access Violation and Deadlock Detection
  • Vitis HLS EoU, Timing and QoR enhancement, HLS APIs for user-controlled burst inferencing  
  • Enhanced Vitis Analyzer for better timeline trace report, data visualization, stall analysis
  • Vitis XRT for AI Engine Multiple Process and Multi Thread Support for AI Engine graph control
  • Vitis IDE & Emulation support AI Engine Trace, SW Emulation for AI Engine applications
     

• 39 new C/C++ library in diverse domains covering in DSP, Data Analytics, Vision, Compression, Database, Graph, Security, … total of over 1000 library functions, Database, Graph, Security, …
  
  
• Vitis Model Composer  
  • 3x compile/simulation time, 7x compilation time reduction with Parallel Compilation
  • New Hardware Validation Flow and Enhanced Functional Co-simulation

Note:

• Unified Installer installs Vitis Core Development Kit 2021.2. Vitis Libraries, Xilinx Runtime library(XRT), Xilinx FPGA Resource Manager(XRM) and Vitis Target Platforms Available as separate downloads.
• To install Vitis Core Development Kit, select Vitis on the Xilinx Unified Installer. Vitis installation includes Vivado® Design Suite, Vitis Model Composer, Vitis HLS.

       
             – There is no need to install Vivado separately.

Important Information

Important: Vitis 2020.3 provides the latest speed file for Versal devices. The function of Vitis 2020.3 is identical to Vitis 2020.2.

Versal AI Core series devices require a separate AI Engine tool license. Please visit Vitis get started webpage

 Vitis™ Unified Software Platform 2020.3 is now available:

• Application acceleration and embedded software development support for Versal Platforms
• Introducing the Vitis AI Engine Compiler to compile C/C++ applications for Versal AI Engines
• Vitis HLS is default for both accelerated-kernel compilation (Vitis) and C/C++ to RTL IP creation flow (Vivado)
• 600+ FPGA-accelerated functions across 13 performance-optimized libraries, including the new Vitis HPC library
• Several enhancements & additions to Data Analytics, Vision, Graph, BLAS, Sparse, Security & Database libraries
• Launch and evaluate multiple implementation strategies for final FPGA binary creation 
• Git version control, integrated host-kernel profiling and many more improvements for Vitis core tools
• Add-on for MATLAB® and Simulink® : Unification of Xilinx Model Composer and System Generator for DSP, available as an add-on for Vitis

Note:

• Unified Installer installs Vitis Core Development Kit 2020.3. Vitis Libraries, Xilinx Runtime library(XRT), Xilinx FPGA Resource Manager(XRM) and Vitis Target Platforms Available as separate downloads.
• To install Vitis Core Development Kit, select Vitis on the Xilinx Unified Installer. Vitis installation includes Vivado® Design Suite – There is no need to install Vivado separately.
  

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Vivado® Design Suite 2020.2 is now available

• Public access support for the Xilinx® Versal™ Platforms
• Petalinux now a part of Xilinx Unified Installer
• Access Block Design container now to create team-based designs
• Abstract Shell for Dynamic Function eXchange
• 2020.2 Introduces Vitis™ HLS for Vivado flows

• Add-on for MATLAB® and Simulink® (Unified Model Composer and System Generator)

We strongly recommend to use the web installers as it reduces download time and saves significant disk space.

Please see Installer Information for details.

Note:

• Download verification is only supported with Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge web browsers.

• Beginning this release, the Single File Download and the Webinstaller supports all products. Vivado Lab Solutions and Document Navigator are included in both the Single File Download and Webinstaller packages.

Important Information

This is a common updater. You do not need to re-run it for Vitis if you have already run it for Vivado and vice versa.

Vitis Core Development Kit 2020.2.1 Update includes support for:

• Additional CIV/ULT Devices:- XCKU095_CIV, XCVU190_CIV, XCVU47P_CIV
• New package additions to XCZU2CG/EG and XCZU3CG/EG devices

Note:

• To Install and use the 2020.2.1 Product Update, you need the Vitis Core Development Kit 2020.2 Full Product installed as a Pre-Requisite.
• If you do not need to use the devices included in the 2020.2.1 Update, please continue to use Vitis 2020.2 Full Product Installation.

Important Information

This is a common updater. You do not need to re-run it for Vitis if you have already run it for Vivado and vice versa.

Vitis Core Development Kit 2020.2.2 Update includes support for:

• Production Devices
  • Virtex® UltraScale+™:- XCVU23P
  • Virtex® UltraScale+™ HBM:- XCVU57P
  • Kintex® UltraScale+™:- XCKU19P
  • Defense-Grade Zynq® UltraScale+™ RFSoCs:- XQZU4XDR
     
• Additional CIV/ULT Devices:- XCVU35P_CIV, XCVU080_CIV, XCVU57P_CIV

Note:

• To Install and use the 2020.2.2 Product Update, you need the Vitis Core Development Kit 2020.2 Full Product installed as a Pre-Requisite.
• If you do not need to use the devices included in the 2020.2.2 Update, please continue to use Vitis 2020.2 Full Product Installation.

Important Information

 Vitis™ Unified Software Platform 2020.1 is now available:

• 500+ FPGA-accelerated functions spread across 11 open-source Vitis libraries
• New Vitis HLS compiler for custom C/C++ kernel design with familiar programming constructs
• Improved RTL Kernel integration within Vitis applications
• Higher-level Xilinx Runtime Library (XRT) APIs for easier communication with deployed Kernels
• Better visibility into Kernel & System Performance and actionable insights for improving performance
• Enhancements for easier custom Vitis Target Platform creation for Embedded Platforms
• Open-source Xilinx FPGA Resource Manager (XRM) for Server-based Computing Orchestration
   

Note:

• Unified Installer installs Vitis Core Development Kit 2020.1. Vitis Libraries, Xilinx Runtime library(XRT), Xilinx FPGA Resource Manager(XRM) and Vitis Target Platforms Available as separate downloads. Learn More at www.xilinx.com/vitis
• To install Vitis Core Development Kit, select Vitis on the Xilinx Unified Installer. Vitis installation includes Vivado Design Suite – There is no need to install Vivado separately
  

Important Information

Vitis Core Development Kit 2020.1.1 Update includes support for :

• Additional Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC devices enabled - XCZU46DR, XCZU47DR, XCZU48DR, XCZU49DR
• Alveo devices U55N, U55C

Note:

• To Install and use the 2020.1.1 Product Update, you need the Vitis Core Development Kit 2020.1 Full Product installed as a Pre-Requisite
• If you do not need to use the devices included in the 2020.1.1 Update, please continue to use Vitis 2020.1 Full Product Installation
   
  

Important Information

This is a common updater. You do not need to re-run it for Vitis if you have already run it for Vivado and vice versa.

Note: Download verification is only supported with Google Chrome and Microsoft Internet Explorer web browsers.

Important Information

Xilinx introduces the first release of the Vitis™ Unified Software Platform in 2019.2

• Unification of Xilinx SDK, SDSoC™ and SDAccel™ Development Environment into an all-in-one software platform for embedded software and application acceleration development
• Unified design methodology for Xilinx Embedded Processor Platforms and Data Center Accelerator Cards
• Vitis Core Development Kit 2019.2 Installation includes Vitis Compilers (V++), Host Compilers for ARM and x86 hosts, Vitis Analyzer
• Vitis Accelerated Libraries, Xilinx Runtime library(XRT) and Vitis Target Platforms Available as separate downloads
   

Learn More at : www.xilinx.com/vitis

Note:

• There will be no 2019.2 or future releases of Xilinx SDK, SDSoC and SDAccel Development Environment.
• To install, select Vitis on the Xilinx Unified Installer. Vitis installation includes Vivado Design Suite – There is no need to install Vivado separately.