Introduction
Driver Sources
The source code for the driver is included with the Vitis Unified Software Platform installation, as well as being available in the Xilinx Github repository.
Driver Name | Path in Vitis | Path in Github |
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scutimer | <Vitis Install Directory>/data/embedded/XilinxProcessorIPLib/drivers/ospipsv | https://github.com/Xilinx/embeddedsw/tree/master/XilinxProcessorIPLib/drivers/scutimer |
Note: To view the sources for a particular release, use the rel-version tag in github. For example, for the 2020.1 release, the proper version of the code is: https://github.com/Xilinx/embeddedsw/tree/release-2020.1/XilinxProcessorIPLib/drivers/scutimer
The driver source code is organized into different folders. The table below shows the scutimer driver source organization.
Directory | Description |
---|---|
doc | Provides the API and data structure details |
data | Driver .tcl and .mdd file |
examples | Example applications that show how to use the driver features |
src | Driver source files |
Driver Implementation
For a full list of features supported by this IP, please refer section 8.2 of Zynq TRM
Features Supported
- 32-bit counter
- 8-bit prescaler
- can be used in normal mode or auto reload mode
- Support both increment and decrement counting
- The Timer hardware supports interrupts
Known issues and Limitations
- None
Example Applications
Refer to the driver examples directory for various example applications that exercise the different features of the driver. Each application is linked in the table below. The following sections describe the usage and expected output of the various applications. These example applications can be imported into the Vitis IDE from the Board Support Package settings tab.
Links to Examples
Examples Path:
https://github.com/Xilinx/embeddedsw/tree/master/XilinxProcessorIPLib/drivers/scutimer
Test Name | Example Source | Description |
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SCUTIMER polled mode example | This example configures the timer/counter in the polled mode such that count decrements gradually. | |
SCUTIMER Interrupt mode example | This example initializes the timer/counter, enables auto reload mode and uses the driver in the interrupt mode. |
Example Application Usage
Polled mode example
This example configures the timer/counter in the polled mode such that count decrements gradually.
Expected output
SCU Timer Polled Mode Example Test Successfully ran SCU Timer Polled Mode Example Test
Interrupt mode example
This example initializes the timer/counter, enables auto reload mode and uses the driver in the interrupt mode.
SCU Timer Interrupt Example Test Successfully ran SCU Timer Interrupt Example Test
Changelog
2021.1
- None
2020.2
- Updated makefile for parallel make execution and incremental build support.
2020.1
- None
2019.2
- None
2017.3
- None