The following is a diagram of the components that can be included in a Versal® ACAP boot image called Programmable Device Image (PDI).
Platform Management Controller
The platform management controller (PMC) in Versal ACAP is responsible for platform management of the Versal ACAP, including boot and configuration. This chapter is focused on the boot image format processed by the two PMC MicroBlaze processors, the ROM code unit (RCU), and the platform processing unit (PPU):
- RCU
- The ROM code unit contains a triple-redundant MicroBlaze processor and read-only memory (ROM) which contains the executable BootROM. The BootROM executable is metal-masked and unchangeable. The MicroBlaze processor in the RCU is responsible for validating and running the BootROM executable. The RCU is also responsible for post-boot security monitoring and physical unclonable function (PUF) management.
- PPU
- The platform processing unit contains a triple-redundant MicroBlaze processor and 384 KB of dedicated PPU RAM. The MicroBlaze in the PPU is responsible for running the platform loader and manager (PLM).
In Versal ACAP, the adaptable
engine (PL) consists of rCDO and rNPI files. The rCDO file mainly contains CFrame
data along with PL and NoC power domain initialization commands. The rNPI file
contains configuration data related to the NPI blocks. NPI blocks include NoC
elements: NMU, NSU, NPS, NCRB; DDR, XPHY, XPIO, GTY, MMCMs, and so on.
Figure 1.
Versal ACAP Boot Image
Block Diagram
