InstallAvnetBoardDefinitionFiles in

Vivado2015.1
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Version1.0

Overview
TheVivadoDesignSuiteallowsyoutocreateprojectsbasedonspecificdevelopment
boards.Whenyouselectaspecificboard,Vivadodesigntoolsenableadditionaldesigner
assistanceaspartofitsIPcustomizationforIPintegratordesigns.Formoreinformation
aboutthiscapability,pleaserefertothefollowingQuickTakevideo.

http://www.xilinx.com/training/vivado/usingvivadowithxilinxevaluationboards.htm

Objectives
This document describes how to install Avnet Board Definition files so that the Avnet
boardsbecomevisibleinVivadoDesignSuite2015.1.

Software Requirements
Thesoftwareusedtotesttheproceduresoutlinedinthisdocumentis:
Windows764bit
XilinxVivado2015.1

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Install Board Definitions into the Vivado installation

Thisisthequickestoption,butitisnotrecommendedbyXilinx.Useatyourownrisk.

1. Theprovidedarchivehasthefollowingstructure:

boards\board_files\<board_name>\1.0\<board_files>

2. Extractthearchivetothefollowinglocation.

installdir\Vivado\2015.1\data

3. Nowbrowsetothefollowinglocation.Thescreenshotbelowshowsthecontents
ofthisdirectoryaftertheinstallationoftheMicroZed7010and7020boardsand
PicoZed7010,7015,7020,and7030boards.

installdir\Vivado\2015.1\data\boards\board_parts\zynq

Figure1XilinxInstallAfterExtractionofDefinitions
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Test in Vivado
Regardless of which method you choose, the new boards should now be visible in
Vivado2014.xforvendorem.avnet.com.Totestthisout,dothefollowing.

1. LaunchVivado2015.1
2. SelectCreateNewProject.

Figure2CreateNewProject
3. ClickNext>togetstarted.

Figure3CreateaNewVivadoProject

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4. Settheprojectnameandlocation.PressNext>.

Figure4SetProjectNameandLocation
5. SelectthecheckboxforDonotspecifysourcesatthistime.ClickNext>.

Figure5ProjectType

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6. AttheDefaultPartscreen,
a. ClickBoardsnexttoSelect.
b. Selectem.avnet.cominthepulldownforVendor.

Theoptionsshouldappearasshown.NotethattheZedBoardRevDisincludedwiththe
Vivado2015.1defaultinstallation.TheMicroZedandPicoZedentrieswereaddedwith
thisprocedure,assumingbotharchiveswereextracted.MicroZedRevisionsB,C,F01,
orF06aswellasbothCommercialandIndustrialtemperaturegradeMicroZedboards
arecompatiblewiththeRevFentries.PicoZedRevisionBisthefirstproductionrelease
andiscompatiblewithRevisionC.

1
2

Figure6MicroZedandPicoZedBoardsVisibleinVivado2015.1

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Connecting eMMCs Card Detect

Unlike previous board definitions in Vivado 2014.x, the schema in 2015.1 does not
supportaddingspecialconnectionsdirectlyintheboarddefinitions.Forthisreason,if
you plan on using the PicoZed eMMC in Linux, you need to connect the CDn (Card
Detect)signalfortheSDIO1controllertoaconstant0.

This can be done with the following TCL commands once you have created the block
design, run block automation, and applied the preset. Alternatively, source the
Connect_eMMC_CD.tclfileattachedtothisarchive.

create_bd_cell -type ip -vlnv xilinx.com:ip:xlconstant:1.1 GND

set_property -dict [list CONFIG.CONST_VAL {0}] [get_bd_cells GND]
connect_bd_net [get_bd_pins GND/dout] [get_bd_pins processing_system7_0/SDIO1_CDN]

Figure7Constant0AttachedtoSDIO1_CDN

Revision History
Date
Version
26Jun2015
1.0
InitialAvnetrelease

Revision

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