Phase 4: Loading other PDIs (Secondary Boot, PLD.PDI) - 2025.2 English - UG1304

Versal Adaptive SoC System Software Developers Guide (UG1304)
Document ID
UG1304
Release Date
2025-12-08
Version
2025.2 English

For a secondary boot device, the PLM performs the following tasks:

  1. Determines the specified secondary boot device from a field in the PDI meta header.
  2. Uses the specified secondary boot device to load the specified PDI image.
  3. Segmented Configuration use-cases can have PLD.PDI loaded through secondary Boot device, or passed by runtime software
Figure 1. Phase 4: Post-Boot
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The PLM continues to run until the next POR or system reset, and is responsible for post-boot platform management tasks. Post-boot services include full PL reconfiguration, DFX reconfiguration, power management, subsystem restart, error management, and safety and security services.