microzed-base

Base project for the MicroZed

Requirements

This project is designed for Vivado 2020.2. If you are using an older version of Vivado, then you MUST use an older version of this repository. Refer to the list of commits to find links to the older versions of this repository.

• Vivado 2020.2
• MicroZed 7Z010

Description

This project is a base system for the MicroZed. The design contains only the Zynq PS and is designed for and tested on the MicroZed.

A tutorial for recreating this project in the Vivado GUI can be found here:

http://www.fpgadeveloper.com/2014/07/creating-a-base-system-for-the-zynq-in-vivado.html

Installation of MicroZed board definition files

To use this project, you must first install the board definition files for the MicroZed into your Vivado installation.

The following folders contain the board definition files and can be found in this project repository at this location:

https://github.com/fpgadeveloper/microzed-base/tree/master/Vivado/boards/board_files

• microzed_7010
• microzed_7020

Copy those folders and their contents into the C:\Xilinx\Vivado\2020.2\data\boards\board_files folder (this may be different on your machine, depending on your Vivado installation directory).

Troubleshooting

Check the following if the project fails to build or generate a bitstream:

1. Are you using the correct version of Vivado for this version of the repository?

Check the version specified in the Requirements section of this readme file. Note that this project is regularly maintained to the latest version of Vivado and you may have to refer to an earlier commit of this repo if you are using an older version of Vivado.

2. Did you follow the Build instructions in this readme file?

All the projects in the repo are built, synthesised and implemented to a bitstream before being committed, so if you follow the instructions, there should not be any build issues.

3. Did you copy/clone the repo into a short directory structure?

Vivado doesn't cope well with long directory structures, so copy/clone the repo into a short directory structure such as C:\projects\. When working in long directory structures, you can get errors relating to missing files, particularly files that are normally generated by Vivado (FIFOs, etc).

License

Feel free to modify the code for your specific application.

Fork and share

If you port this project to another hardware platform, please send me the code or push it onto GitHub and send me the link so I can post it on my website. The more people that benefit, the better.

About us

This project was developed by Opsero Inc., a tight-knit team of FPGA experts delivering FPGA products and design services to start-ups and tech companies. Follow our blog, FPGA Developer, for news, tutorials and updates on the awesome projects we work on.