Tutorials

Working with Aldec TySOM boards in Vivado requires configuring some parameters of the processing system module and GPIO. Configuration is unique for TySOM-1-7Z030 and TySOM-2-7Z045 boards. This document describes how to obtain and install these configurations in the Vivado tool so users are not required to configure parameters such as voltage levels, memory controllers, and timing delays.

This document will show the process of creating software applications for TySOM development boards by utilizing OpenCV to build an image processing application. OpenCV is an open source computer vision software library that provides the algorithms and functions used for image and video processing.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to use UART to interface the TySOM-1-7Z030 board with other systems. The UART interface enables us to view serial output from the board which can be useful for monitoring. This project has both a hardware and software part.

The Linux operating system is a very popular operating system for embedded applications. Many modern systems including IoT gateways use the Linux OS because of its versatility and support for multiple architectures. The Aldec TySOM platform, which based on the Xilinx Zynq SoC with ARM Cortex processor, can be utilized as an IoT Gateway system. This document describes the process for building an embedded Linux OS for the Aldec TySOM platform using the Analog Devices Linux kernel and Linaro sources for creating Linux File System.

This document describes the process for building an embedded Linux OS for the Aldec TySOM platform using the Yocto project, an open source collaboration project for creating custom Linux-based systems.

This demo design uses TySOM-3-ZU7EV board to capture the LI_IMX274MIPI camera 4K video through the FMC HPC connector on the board and show it on a screen. LI-IMX274MIPI-FMC is a high-resolution digital camera board. It incorporates a Sony 1/2.5" CMOS digital image sensor with an active imaging pixel array of 3864H x2196V.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a hardware project in Xilinx’s Vivado Design Suite and create a software project in Xilinx’s SDK for the TySOM-1-7Z030 board. First you will create the hardware part, then you will create a software application to blink the onboard LEDs using standalone OS. In the Zynq architecture, you are able to implement the design either in a bare metal mode or by using an embedded Linux OS platform.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a hardware project in Xilinx’s Vivado Design Suite and create a software project in Xilinx’s SDK for the TySOM-1-7Z030 board. First you will create the hardware part, then you will create a software application to blink the onboard LEDs using onboard switches. At the end of this tutorial, you will also learn how to program the project onto the TySOM-1-7Z030 board using a JTAG programmer. To program the FPGA using a microSD card, you can follow the “Programming the TySOM-1-7Z030 board using a microSD card guide”.

An interrupt is a signal that temporarily halts the processor’s current activities and demands immediate attention. The processor saves its current state and executes an interrupt service routine to address the reason for the interrupt. Real-time designs require interrupts because many systems will have a number of inputs (e.g. keyboards, mouse, pushbuttons etc.) that will require processing. Inputs from these devices are generally asynchronous to the execution of running processes or tasks, so you cannot always predict when the event will occur. Using interrupts enables the processor to continue processing until an event occurs, at which time the processor can address the event. This interrupt-driven approach also speeds up the response time. This basic GPIO interrupt design is intended to enable GPIO interrupts to users on the TySOM-1-7Z030 board. The standard flow includes several stages to create a hardware platform for the Zynq-7000 based board.

Machine Learning is very popular nowadays and can be used in different applications. This document demonstrates how Aldec’s TySOM boards can be used in these applications.

One way of using TySOM board is using it in Xilinx SDx tool which provides mechanisms to convert C/C++ functions to HDL and accelerate them in the FPGA part. This functionality demonstrates the power of Zynq chips and Aldec boards that is still out of reach for standard processors. Additionally, FPGA chips consume less energy than processors, so the boards can be used in embedded applications with a battery power supply. This document provides a comprehensive instruction for adding the custom IP cores into the hardware platform and updating the SDx platform.

This document will demonstrate how to build a Vivado design using TySOM Vivado board definition provided by Aldec. In case of any additional questions visit Aldec website www.aldec.com or create a support case in the Aldec Customer Portal.This flow requires using TySOM Vivado board definition from Aldec GitHub so a TySOM user does not have to build a Vivado project from the scratch.

There are WiFi/Bluetooth devices on TySOM boards to be used for networking purposes. TySOM board needs to be configured for such applications. In this tutorial, you will learn how to configure Wi-Fi direct on TySOM board and use it for a networking project.

This document contains a comprehensive instruction about creating a Wi-Fi access point and configuring it in different wireless communication standards. All steps were checked with TySOM-2A-7Z030 boards. Other boards may require some modification in provided instruction.

One way of using TySOM board is using it in Xilinx SDx tool which provides mechanism to convert C/C++ functions to HDL and accelerate them in the FPGA part. This possibility demonstrates the power of Zynq chips and Aldec boards what is out of reach for standard processors. Additionally FPGA chips consume less energy than processors, so the boards can be used in embedded application with battery power supply. This document provides information how to use Aldec TySOM board in Xilinx SDx tool.

One way of using TySOM board is using it in Xilinx SDx tool which provides mechanism to convert C/C++ functions to HDL and accelerate them in the FPGA part. This possibility demonstrates the power of Zynq chips and Aldec boards what is out of reach for standard processors. Additionally, FPGA chips consume less energy than processors, so the boards can be used in embedded application with battery power supply. This document provides information how to use Aldec TySOM board in Xilinx SDx tool.

This document will focus on using TySOM board in Xilinx Vivado tool which enables adding a custom hardware IP core to the project. This possibility demonstrates the power of Zynq chips and Aldec boards what is out of reach for standard processors. Additionally, FPGA chips consume less energy than processors, so the boards can be used in embedded application with battery power supply. This document provides information how to use Aldec TySOM board in Xilinx Vivado tool.

This document will focus on using TySOM board in Xilinx Vivado tool which enables adding a custom hardware IP core to the project. This possibility demonstrates the power of Zynq chips and Aldec boards what is out of reach for standard processors. In case of using SDx, we have prepared another tutorial on how to use TySOM boards in Xilinx SDx.

Internet usage has expanded to a new mode: device to device. This new mode is used in Internet of Things (IoT) applications and devices are called IoT gateways. The Aldec TySOM contains a Zynq-7000 SoC with ARM processor and a variety of interfaces to be utilized as an IoT gateway device. This document provides all necessary information about the Aldec IoT demo project with the TySOM-1-7Z030 board.

Zynq-7000 SoC does not include the mechanism to store a per-board unique network MAC address. Therefore, a duplicate MAC address can result in network conflicts when several boards are trying to use the same MAC. A U-boot application, which is a typical kernel bootloader for embedded Linux, can be used to assign and keep the unique MAC address using on-board QSPI flash memory.