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KC705 Getting Started Guide

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UG913 (v4.1.1) March 7, 2014

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Revision History

The following table shows the revision history for this document.

Date

Version

Revision

05/23/2012

1.0

Initial Xilinx release.

05/31/2012

1.0.1

Updated PDF document properties.

08/16/2012

1.1

Replaced ISE software with Xilinx Design Tools throughout. Added Vivado tools to 

KC705 

Embedded Kit Contents, page 7

. Updated URL for Kintex-7 FPGA embedded kit in 

What’s 

Available Online, page 8

. Updated 

Figure 1-1

Figure 1-4

Figure 1-5

Figure 1-7

, and 

Figure 1-8

Updated steps in 

Running the Video Demonstration, page 11

. Update

Next Steps, page 18

Updated 

Table 1-1

. Added 

Documentation, page 19

. Updated title of 

Appendix B, Installation 

and Licensing of Xilinx Design Tools

.

10/31/2012

1.2

Removed mention of flash drives throughout. Added jumper settings to 

step

 of 

Video 

Demonstration Hardware Setup Instructions, page 10

. In 

step 3

 of 

Running the Video 

Demonstration, page 11

, changed 14.1 to 14.x.

11/27/2012

1.2.1

Updated XPN number on the title page.

01/24/2013

2.0

Updated jumper settings in 

step

 of 

Video Demonstration Hardware Setup Instructions

. Added 

“(ISE Design Suite 14.4)” to document title.

04/12/2013

2.0.1

Removed XPN number from the title page. No other changes.

04/12/2013

3.0

Updated for ISE® Design Suite 14.5. Two of the local cores, DVI2AXI and PERF_MONITOR, were 

replaced with EDK build IPs. 

Figure 1-1

 was updated and different color codes are used to 

differentiate local and EDK IPs. 

Figure 1-5

 was updated. Appendixes were re-sequenced and 

Appendix C

 was enhanced.

04/17/2013

3.0.1

Updated links for UG914 and UG915.

04/23/2013

3.0.2

Updated links for UG914 and UG915.

Summary of Contents for Kintex-7 FPGA KC705

Page 1: ...Kintex 7 FPGA KC705 Embedded Kit Getting Started Guide Vivado Design Suite 2013 2 UG913 v4 1 1 March 7 2014 0402910 03 ...

Page 2: ...E PERFORMANCE SUCH AS APPLICATIONS RELATED TO I THE DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS II CONTROL OF A VEHICLE UNLESS THERE IS A FAIL SAFE OR REDUNDANCY FEATURE WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE USE OF SOFTWARE IN THE XILINX DEVICE TO IMPLEMENT THE REDUNDANCY AND A WARNING SIGNAL UPON FAILURE TO THE OPERATOR OR III USES THAT COULD LEAD TO DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY CUSTOMER ASSUMES THE SOLE RISK AND LIABILITY OF ANY USE OF...

Page 3: ...arted Guide 08 29 2013 4 0 Updated for Vivado Design Suite 2013 2 Updated Figure 1 1 and Figure 1 8 Updated Table 1 1 12 20 2013 4 1 Updated disclaimer and copyright Updated What s Inside the Box 03 07 2014 4 1 1 Made typographical edits Date Version Revision ...

Page 4: ...KC705 Getting Started Guide www xilinx com UG913 v4 1 1 March 7 2014 ...

Page 5: ...Started with the Video Demonstration 8 Running the Video Demonstration 11 Running BIST tests 17 Next Steps 18 Appendix A Communicating with the KC705 USB UART Installing the USB UART Driver 21 Appendix B Installation and Licensing of Xilinx Design Tools Getting Help and Support 23 Appendix C Additional Resources Xilinx Resources 25 Solution Centers 25 Further Resources 25 Appendix D Warranty Table...

Page 6: ...6 www xilinx com KC705 Getting Started Guide UG913 v4 1 1 March 7 2014 ...

Page 7: ...enabling the designers to begin at once developing their custom logic This getting started guide identifies the steps required to set up the KC705 board and run the out of box video demonstration which illustrates the flexibility and capability of a MicroBlaze processor subsystem for embedded design If the Xilinx Design Tools have not already been installed the user is directed through the steps t...

Page 8: ... page This demonstration can be run before installing any additional tools to get an overview of the features of the KC705 evaluation board using a MicroBlaze processor subsystem in the Kintex 7 XC7K325T FF900 2 FPGA Processor System Used for the Video Demonstration The provided video demonstration uses a pre built Kintex 7 FPGA design Figure 1 1 with these features MicroBlaze processor External D...

Page 9: ...D Ed Z KEE d ϱϭϮďŝƚΛϭϱϬD nj s s s s D d Z y DD Ed Z KEE d ϱϭϮďŝƚΛϭϱϬD nj s s s s D d Z D d Z s s s s ͺϬ s D ϮDD DDϮ Zͺϭͺs D ϮDD s ͺ KhZ ͺϭ s ͺ KhZ ͺϯ d D E Z dKZ ZͺϮ s D DDϮ ϮDD s ͺϭ s D ϮDD Zͺϯͺs D ϮDD ϮDD s Ϯ y s Ϯ y D s E ϭϵϮϬdžϭϬϴϬͿ ϭϬϴϬƉͿ D s E ϭϵϮϬdžϭϬϴϬͿ ϭϬϴϬƉͿ y ͺ Z y ͺ Z y ͺ Z y ͺ Z y d E d Z K E E d s s D d Z D d Z D d Z D d Z D d Z D d Z D d Z D d Z D d Z D d Z D d Z D d Z y d E d Z K E E d...

Page 10: ... section of UG883 Kintex 7 FPGA KC705 Evaluation Kit Getting Started Guide Vivado Design Suite Ensure the following jumper settings for the video demonstration Jumper 27 Short pins 2 and 3 Jumper 28 Short pins 2 and 3 Jumper 29 Short pins 1 and 2 Jumper 30 Short pins 1 and 2 Jumper 32 Short pins 5 and 6 Jumper 47 Short pins 1 and 2 Jumper 48 Short pins 2 and 3 Jumper 69 Short pins 1 and 2 Jumper 3...

Page 11: ...ollowing steps Note Because the package has a deep hierarchy structure unzip the package at a user location so that the overall path length is smaller 1 If the KC705 board is not already powered on plug in the power adapter to local AC power Plug the 12V power cable into the board connector on J49 Turn on the power by switching the SW15 to the ON position 2 Open and configure a serial communicatio...

Page 12: ...installation area At the command prompt type C Xilinx Vivado 2013 x settings32 bat for Windows XP or C Xilinx Vivado 2013 x settings64 bat for Windows 7 and press Enter 4 Go to the unzipped directory of the demonstration package and execute these commands to download the design and connect to the MicroBlaze processor cd k7 embedded trd rdf0283 ready_to_test xmd XMD fpga f video_demo bit This comma...

Page 13: ...rted Guide www xilinx com 13 UG913 v4 1 1 March 7 2014 Introduction 5 The UART output should be as shown in Figure 1 3 X Ref Target Figure 1 3 Figure 1 3 Video Demonstration UART Output UG913_c1_03_050312 Send Feedback ...

Page 14: ...n Figure 1 4 should be displayed The page uses JavaScript so the browser must have JavaScript enabled Note If using Internet Explorer the Adobe SVG viewer plug in or a similar plug in that enables viewing of SVG files must be installed to view the graph This demonstration is tested with Internet Explorer 8 on a Windows XP machine X Ref Target Figure 1 4 Figure 1 4 Initial Video Demonstration Web P...

Page 15: ...ng selections as shown in Figure 1 5 Live Video No Stream Selection All Scaled streams 8 The selected options take effect automatically The performance temperature and voltage graphs are also plotted on the Web page Figure 1 5 X Ref Target Figure 1 5 Figure 1 5 Video Demonstration Web Page with Data Plotted UG913_c1_05_032313 Send Feedback ...

Page 16: ...re C On chip VCCINT voltage V On chip VCCAUX voltage V JavaScript is used to convert these results into coordinates and update the graphs The graphs update every time a new data packet is received The graph holds a maximum of 12 data points at a time After the maximum has been reached the oldest data point is dropped and the newest data point is added 9 Repeat step 7 and step 8 to explore differen...

Page 17: ... on the hardware For running any test click the radio button corresponding to the test The bottom of the Web page has a messaging section that displays the results of the tests The Video and BIST demonstrations using the KC705 board are complete Because a fully configured MicroBlaze processor subsystem has been provided the user can start developing embedded applications Because an FPGA is being u...

Page 18: ...e in the KC705_Embedded_Kit folder from the Xilinx Kintex 7 FPGA Embedded Kit website Xilinx recommends saving the files downloaded from this URL to a working area on the user s host computer Note There should be no spaces in the path name of the working area on the host computer X Ref Target Figure 1 8 Figure 1 8 KC705 Embedded Kit Directory Structure ŬϳͲĞŵďĞĚĚĞĚͲƚƌĚͲƌĚĨϬϮϴϯ ƌĞĂĚLJͺƚŽͺƚĞƐƚ ŝƉͺƉĂĐŬ...

Page 19: ...s that were run as the power on demonstration Source files for the demonstration including the software application and platform are included here Documentation Kintex 7 FPGA Embedded Kit Targeted Reference Design Documentation Advisory Table 1 1 KC705 Embedded Kit Directory Structure Contents Directory Purpose ready_to_test Includes pre built hardware bitstream and software executable files to ru...

Page 20: ...20 www xilinx com KC705 Getting Started Guide UG913 v4 1 1 March 7 2014 Chapter 1 Getting Started with the Kintex 7 FPGA KC705 Embedded Kit Send Feedback ...

Page 21: ...cted to do so Connecting to the KC705 UART 3 Connect a USB Type A to Mini B 5 pin cable between the KC705 USB UART connector J21 and the host computer 4 Power on the KC705 evaluation board if it is not already powered on Configuring the Host Computer 5 Right click on My Computer and select Properties Select the Hardware tab Click on Device Manager 6 Expand the Ports COM LPT entry as shown in Figur...

Page 22: ...utility program right click on the Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART bridge and select Properties a Click on the Port Settings tab and then click Advanced b Set the COM port to an open COM port setting from COM1 to COM4 The COM port setting for the user system might be different from the one shown in Figure A 2 8 Click OK to exit all open windows The Silicon Labs USB UART VCP driver is now installed...

Page 23: ...ads website For detailed information on licensing and installation see UG973 Vivado Design Suite User Guide Release Notes Installation and Licensing Getting Help and Support For technical support including the installation and use of your product license file see the Xilinx Support website This site includes the following resources Software IP and documentation updates Access to technical support ...

Page 24: ...24 www xilinx com KC705 Getting Started Guide UG913 v4 1 1 March 7 2014 Appendix B Installation and Licensing of Xilinx Design Tools Send Feedback ...

Page 25: ...upport on devices software tools and intellectual property at all stages of the design cycle Topics include design assistance advisories and troubleshooting tips Further Resources The most up to date information related to the KC705 board and its documentation is available on these websites Kintex 7 FPGA Embedded Kit Kintex 7 FPGA Embedded Kit Answer Record AR 52970 Vivado Design Suite UG883 Kinte...

Page 26: ...26 www xilinx com KC705 Getting Started Guide UG913 v4 1 1 March 7 2014 Appendix C Additional Resources Send Feedback ...

Page 27: ...t or default of Customer For any breach by Xilinx of this limited warranty the exclusive remedy of Customer and the sole liability of Xilinx shall be at the option of Xilinx to replace or repair the affected products or to refund to Customer the price of the affected products The availability of replacement products is subject to product discontinuation policies at Xilinx Customer may not return p...

Page 28: ...28 www xilinx com KC705 Getting Started Guide UG913 v4 1 1 March 7 2014 Appendix D Warranty Send Feedback ...

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