2014 COMP4601 LAB FAMILIARIZATION AIMS • • • • • Familiarize yourself with the ZedBoard and its operation Gain familiarity with Vivado by completing the XUP “Advanced Embedded Systems Design using Vivado” course Learn where you can obtain help in your use of the board and the Vivado design software Try to complete the familiarization exercises and Advanced Embedded Systems course by Week 3 Try to install Vivado Webpack on your home computer in order to work on your project PROCEDURE 1. Follow the lab demonstrator’s directions to unpack the ZedBoard box • Hand in included papers and disks, as these will not be used • Obtain a power adapter, a second USB-micro USB cable and two jumper connectors to complete the lab kit for COMP4601 • Please don’t lose items from the kit and please take care not to damage the kit as these cannot be replaced; they are in short supply this year. In particular, never forget your power adapter when you pack away your kit to leave the lab. • Lab kit forms will be distributed for your signature in Week 2 2. Login to your CSE account and enter the command “vm Win7-64” in a terminal window to start the vmware machine containing Vivado 2013.4 • NOTE: The virtual machine is currently set up to be non-persistent; this means you need to save any files you have created to removable memory or your unix home (accessible via Z:\) before closing the machine down, otherwise it will be lost. • Also please ensure you close the machine down and logoff your CSE account before leaving the lab. 3. Check out folders C:\zedboard and C:\xup\adv_embedded\docs_pdf 4. Go through the ZedBoard Getting Started Guide C:\zedboard\GS-… • Refer to the ZedBoard Hardware User’s Guide C:\zedboard\ZedBoard_HW_ UG_... to understand details of the board’s configuration • Refer to www.zedboard.org and www.xilinx.com → Products for lots of user resources including video tutorials, datasheets, forums, etc. • Demos 4 through 7 cannot be performed in the CSE labs, but please try to complete these exercises at home 5. Commence the XUP “Advanced Embedded Systems Design using Vivado” course by reading the PDFs in C:\xup\adv_embedded\docs_pdf in order • After you have read C:\xup\adv_embedded\docs_pdf\11a_Lab1_ Intro.pdf, jump to C:\xup\adv_embedded\docs_pdf\lab1.pdf and carry out the exercises • Carry on with C:\xup\adv_embedded\docs_pdf\12_Advanced_Zynq_ Architecture.pdf and carry out each lab after reading its introduction • Complete all 6 labs
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