Example Design Software - 2.3 English

Example Design Software - 2.3 English - PG231

Video Processing Subsystem Product Guide (PG231)

Document ID

PG231

Release Date

2025-07-09

Version

2.3 English

The synthesizeable example design requires both the Vivado and AMD Vitis™ software platforms.

The first step is to run synthesis, implementation, and bitstream generation in Vivado. After all those steps are done, select File > Export > Export Hardware. In the window, select Include bitstream, select an export directory and click OK.

The example design files are found in the following Vitis directory: <install_directory>/<release>/data/embeddedsw/XilinxProcessorIPLib/drivers/vprocss_v2_14/examples/

Perform the following to generate the elf file (executable and linkable file) from the Vitis software platform.

Open the Vitis application, and select Get Started > Set Workspace.
Create the platform component. Select Embedded Development > Create Platform Component.
Enter the component name and location, and click Next.
Browse and select the hardware design XSA file generated with Vivado.
Select the operating system, processor, and compiler.
Review the summary, and click Finish.
After the platform component is created, navigate to the welcome panel. In Embedded Development > Create Embedded Application, select Create Empty Embedded Application.
Choose the component name and location, and click Next.
In the Hardware tab, select the required platform, and click Next.
From the list of available domains, select your domain.
(Optional) Add source files, review the summary, and click Finish.
If you skipped the previous step, import the source files into the application component. Right-click Sources and select Import > Files.
Import the required files.
To build the project, select Flow > Build. When prompted for Platform build, click Yes.
After the build completes, check the Output folder for the .elf file.
To download the bitstream into the FPGA, select Vitis > Program Device.
Ensure the Bitstream field shows the file generated by the Tcl script, and click Program.
Note: If the programming is successful, the DONE LED on the board turns green.
A terminal program (HyperTerminal or PuTTY) is required for UART communication. Open the program, choose the appropriate port, set the baud rate to 115200, and establish a serial port connection.
In the Explorer panel, select and right-click xv_procss_example.
Select Run As > Launch on Hardware (GDB).
Select Binaries and Qualifier, and click OK.