Solution Zynq PL Programming

The xilinx_devcfg.c driver was deprecated in the 2018.1 release and  FPGA manager support was added for the Zynq-7000 platform. The xilinx_devcfg.c driver was implemented with a character driver model that only supported Bitstream loading using the sysfs interface.  It does not support the more advanced functionality supported by the FPGA Manager framework.  Current designs should use Zynq FPGA manager to program the Bitstream for Zynq-7000. 

More information can be found here:  Solution Zynq PL Programming With FPGA Manager

Table of Contents


Introduction

The Zynq Programmable Logic (PL) can be programmed by the First Stage Bootloader (FSBL), U-Boot or through Linux. Programming the PL at different stages may be advantageous for different projects and workflows.

HW IP Features

  • It support full-bitstream and partial Bitstream loading.
  • It support Encrypted and Authenticated Bitstream loading.

Features supported in driver

  • It supports full-bitstream Bitstream loading.

Known Issues and Limitations

  • No support for partial Bitstream loading.
  • No support for Authenticated Bitstream loading.
  • No support for Encrypted Bitstream loading.

Kernel Configuration

Device Drivers ---> Character devices ---> <*> Xilinx Device Configuration



Devicetree

devcfg: devcfg@f8007000 {
                        compatible = "xlnx,zynq-devcfg-1.0";
                        interrupt-parent = <&&intc>;
                        interrupts = <0 8 4>;
                        reg = <0xf8007000 0x100>;
                        clocks = <&&clkc 12>, <&&clkc 15>, <&&clkc 16>, <&&clkc 17>, <&&clkc 18>;
                        clock-names = "ref_clk", "fclk0", "fclk1", "fclk2", "fclk3";
                        syscon = <&&slcr>;
                };
 

Task Dependencies (Pre-requisites)



Tools Required


Input Files Required




Test procedure

Programming ZYNQ PL through Linux

Once booted into Linux, write the bitstream file to the devcfg device:
$cat bitstream.bit > /dev/xdevcfg
 
Programming the PL through the FSBL
The First Stage Boot-Loader (FSBL) is capable of programming the PL before loading U-Boot, which may be necessary for some applications. To have the FSBL load the PL, include the bitstream file when generating boot.bin and boot normally.
References:

Programming the PL through U-Boot

Load the bitstream into memory and then use fpga loadb to program the PL; for example:
U-Boot> fatload mmc 0 0x4000000 bitstream.bit
U-Boot> fpga loadb 0 0x4000000 <bitstream file size>

Expected Output

Linux:
After, the prog_done file should indicate that the programming was successful.
$ cat /sys/class/xdevcfg/xdevcfg/device/prog_done
1

Mainline Status

  • This driver is Not available at Mainline.

Change Log

2016.3
Summary:
  • char: devcfg: Add bitstream version check.
Commits:
  • 50d2141 char: devcfg: Add bitstream version check.

2016.4
  • None

2017.1
Summary:
  • Revert "char: devcfg: Add bitstream version check"
Commits:
  • 7e2120a Revert "char: devcfg: Add bitstream version check"

2017.2
  • None

2017.3
Summary:
  • char: xilinx_devcfg: Fix kernel doc warnings
  • char: xilinx_devcfg: Fix warnings in the driver
  • char: xilinx_devcfg: Remove xilinx_devcfg.h header
  • char: xdevcfg: remove unneeded PCFG_PROG_B assertion
Commits:
  • e43ad17 char: xilinx_devcfg: Fix kernel doc warnings
  • c390fee char: xilinx_devcfg: Fix warnings in the driver
  • 96e6444 char: xilinx_devcfg: Remove xilinx_devcfg.h header
  • 991325b char: xdevcfg: remove unneeded PCFG_PROG_B assertion

2017.4
Summary:
  • char: xilinx_devcfg: Fix regression.
Commits:
  • 8823e00char: xilinx_devcfg: Fix regression.

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