Versal Prime Series VMK180 Evaluation Kit
This is a starting resource for the Versal Prime Series VMK180 Evaluation Kit it does not replace the official documentation of the Versal Prime Series VMK180 Evaluation Kit that is on Xilinx.com.
Table of Contents
Introduction
VMK180 is the first Versal™ Prime series evaluation kit, enabling designers to develop solutions targeting a broad range of applications requiring both performance and flexibility such as storage acceleration, optical networking, and 5G xHaul. The VMK180 kit features the VM1802 Versal Prime series Adaptive SoC, which provides a diverse set of compute engines, next generation I/O, and integrated DDR controllers enabling low latency acceleration across a wide range of workloads.
Getting Started
This section provides the pre-work, board setup and files needed to boot and run a couple of designs on the VMK180 board. You will need to down load files and applications to interface to the boards but will need no installation or knowledge of the Xilinx tools to run these on the VMK180.
Prep Work
You will need a terminal interface like Tera Term or PuTTY to interface to the UART to boot the VMK180 board. Please download your choice before getting started.
The next step is to down the the PetaLinux BSP at from the Linux Prebuilt Images wiki page. The PetaLinux BSP will give you a pre-build image that will allow you to boot Linux and interact via a terminal to run some examples.
Board Setup
Board setup is quick and easy, the following are the instructions and diagrams for setup.
Running a design
For the designs that you have download via the PetaLinux BSP for the VMK180 board here are the instructions to run them once you have prepared the SD card.
Developer Resources
Documentation
The following is a list of popular documentation for the VMK180 Evaluation Kit. You can also find additional information at VMK180 Documentation
Versal Example Designs
Listing and links to the many available example designs showcasing particular IP, Silicon features or tool flows targeting Versal Adaptive SoC devices.
Versal Targeted Reference Designs(TRDs)
Listing and links to the many available Targeted Reference Designs (TRDs) which are built to demonstrate various aspects of the Versal architecture and its functionality on the VMK180 evaluation board interfaces.
References
Prebuilt Images and PetaLinux BSPs are provided for production boards.
Pre Built Images
The VMK180 prebuilt images are on the Linux Prebuilt Images wiki page.
PetaLinux Board Support Packages (BSP)
PetaLinux Board Support Packages (BSP) includes pre built images, a design and all the necessary instructions to rebuild the pre-built images from scratch. With PetaLinux, developers can have their Xilinx-based hardware booted and running within about 5 minutes after installation; ready for application, library and driver development. The base design that is include can be used as a starting point for hardware developers while the instructions on how to rebuild the Linux image can be used as a starting point by the embedded software engineering to create a custom Linux image. The PetaLinux BSP can be download Linux Prebuilt Images wiki page.
Board evaluation and management (BEAM) tool
The Board evaluation and management (BEAM) tool is the main menu of the System Controller. It primarily serves as a launcher for demos and designs, running the board interface test and to set/change/read board parameters. Make sure that you have the pre-programmed micro SD card plugged into the SD slot (SysCtrl) before running any test or set/change/read board parameters.
The BEAM tool is currently in OPEN BETA, please follow the instructions provided in the link below to proceed with the tool.
BEAM Tool for VMK180 Evaluation Kit
Xilinx Tools
The Xilinx tools provide all required tool chains to compile and link applications for Xilinx supported platforms, create and configure hardware designs, and create bitstreams.
Related Links
Product Page - https://www.xilinx.com/products/boards-and-kits/vmk180.html
Product Specification https://www.xilinx.com/products/boards-and-kits/vmk180.html#specifications
Master Answer Record - https://xilinx.sharepoint.com/sites/xkb/SitePages/ArticleViewer.aspx?articleNumber=72739
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