Xilinx Training Courses

Xilinx Training Course Listing

Effective January 1, 2013

Overview.........................................................................................................................................................1

XilinxTrainingCourseListing.....................................................................................................................2

CoreDesignSkills........................................................................................................................................3

ProductTraining............................................................................................................................................4

SpecialtyDesignSkills.................................................................................................................................6

PointTechnologies.......................................................................................................................................9

Languages....................................................................................................................................................10

XilinxWorldwideTraining..........................................................................................................................11

AdditionalTrainingResources..................................................................................................................11

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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OVERVIEW

The Design Challenges of Time and Complexity• Systemdesignersarefacedwithtworapidlygrowingchallenges:shrinking time-to-marketproductdevelopmentcycles;andtheincreasingcomplexity ofproductdesign• Today’scompetitiveenvironmentdemandsthetimely,efficientdelivery ofyourmostinnovativesolutions• Tobeatthecompetition,youmustbeonbudget,ontime,everytime

Xilinx Training— Training Solutions that Put You On The Fast Track to SuccessXilinxprovidestargeted,high-qualitytrainingdesignedbyexpertsinprogrammablelogicdesign,anddeliveredbyXilinxqualifiedtrainers.Weofferinstructor-ledclassesandrecordede-learningforself-pacedtraining.Somecoursesarecompletelyfree!Tosignupforaclassortofindoutmoregotowww.xilinx.com/training.

Xilinx Productivity Advantage (XPA)— Everything You Need in a Customizable BundleTheXilinxProductivityAdvantage(XPA)programallowsyoutocreatecustomizedbundlesofsoft-wareandservicestomeetthespecificneedsofyourteam.AnXPAprovidesforallofyourFPGAdesignneedsup-frontthroughaonestopshoppingexperience.Thissolutionbundleincludesaccessto:

• Trainingcreditsthatcanbeappliedtowardsacomprehensiveportfolioofhands-on trainingledbyexpertinstructors.• Allofyouruserlicensesfortheindustry-leadingISE™designtoolsanddevelopment systemoptions.• Pre-verifiedandpre-optimizedIntellectualProperty(IP)coresandreferencedesigns forXilinxFPGAs.• Completesuiteofdevelopmentandevaluationboardscustomizedforyourteam’sneeds.

TofindouthowyoucanbenefitfromanXPAgotowww.xilinx.com/xpa.

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XILINX TRAINING COURSE LISTING

Xilinxofferspublic,privateandonlinetrainingavailableworldwidesoyoucanbesuretofindatrainingthatbestfitsyourneeds.SeebelowforadetaileddescriptionofallofthecoursesofferedbyXilinx.

CoreDesignSkills

Keyforalldesigners.Focusesontools,architecture,andmethodology.FrombestpracticeFPGAdesigntechniquesthroughadvancedskillsandmethodologytomeetyourdesigngoals.

XilinxRecommendedDesignMethodologyVivadoDesignFlows-Page3ISEDesignFlows-Page3

ProductTraining

Latestproducttraining.Focusedonin-depthtrainingtobecomeproficientusingtheseproductsintheminimumtimepossible.IncludesallnewHWandSWproducts

VivadoToolFlows-Page4ISEToolFlows-Page47-Series-Page46-Series-Page4ZynqAllProgrammableSOC-Page5

SpecialtyDesignSkills

FocusedtrainingaroundspecifictypesofFPGAdesign.DSPforvideoandcommunicationmarkets.Connectivityforhigh-speedinterfacesandEmbeddeddesignforBOMreductionandsystemintegrationineverymarketandapplication.

EmbeddedDesign-Page6DSPDesign-Page7ConnectivityDesign-Pages7-8

PointTechnologies

TrainingrequiredonpointtechnologysolutionsasHigh-LevelSynthesis,AMStechnologyforADC,PartialReconfiguration,Memory,powerOptimization,andOn-ChipDebug.

Low-Power-Page9Debug-Page9AnalogMixedSignal-Page9PartialReconfiguration-Page9

Languages

FocusonlanguageskillsneededtocreatereliableandoptimalhardwareusingXilinxdesigntools.includesHardwareDescriptionLanguages(HDLs),suchasVerilog,SystemVerilog,andVHDL,Tclscriptinglanguage,andClanguage.

C-Page10Tcl-Page10VerilogandSystemVerilog-Page10VHDL-Page10

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CORE DESIGN SkILLS

Vivado Design Flows

Essentials of FPGA Design Level: 2 Duration: 2 daysBuildaneffectiveFPGAdesignusingsynchronousdesigntechniques,instantiateappropriatedeviceresources,useproperHDLcodingtechniques,makegoodpinassignments,setbasicXDCtimingconstraints,andusetheVivado™DesignSuitetobuild,synthesize,implement,anddownloadadesign.

Vivado Design Suite Static Timing Analysis and Design Constraints

Level: 3 Duration: 2 days

ThiscourseoffersdetailedtrainingontheVivadosoftwaretoolflow,Xilinxdesignconstraints(XDC),andstatictiminganalysis(STA).LearntousegoodFPGAdesignpracticesandallFPGAresourcestoadvantage.Learntofullyandappropriatelyconstrainyourdesignbyusingindustry-standardXDCconstraints.LearnhowthetheVivadoIDEdesigndatabaseisstructuredandlearntotraversethedesign.CreateappropriatetimingreportstoperformfullSTAandhowtoappropriatelysynthesizeyourdesign.

Advanced Tools and Techniques of Vivado Design Suite

Level: 4 Duration: 1 day

ThiscourseoffersdetailedtrainingontheVivadosoftwaretoolflow,Xilinxdesignconstraints(XDC),andstatictiminganalysis(STA).LearntousegoodFPGAdesignpracticesandallFPGAresourcestoadvantage.Learntofullyandappropriatelyconstrainyourdesignbyusingindustry-standardXDCconstraints.LearnhowthetheVivadoIDEdesigndatabaseisstructuredandlearntotraversethedesign.CreateappropriatetimingreportstoperformfullSTAandhowtoappropriatelysynthesizeyourdesign.

ISE Design Flows

FPGA Design Techniques for Lower Cost


Thiscoursewillappealtoengineerswhohaveaninterestindevelopinglow-costproducts,particularlyinhigh-volumemarkets.Thecourseandexercisescoverseveraldifferentdesigntechniques,whichwillbeinterestingandchallengingforanydigitaldesignerregardlessofthefinalapplication.

Essentials of FPGA Design Level: 2 Duration: 1 dayUsetheISE®softwaretoolstoimplementanFPGAdesignandgainafirmunderstandingoftheXilinxFPGAarchitecture.LearnthebestdesignpracticesfromtheprosandunderstandthesubtletiesoftheXilinxdesignflow.ThiscoursecoversISEsoftwarefeaturessuchastheArchitectureWizard,I/OPlanner,andtheConstraintsEditor.OthertopicsincludeFPGAarchitecture,gooddesignpractices,understandingreportcontents,andglobaltimingconstraints.

Designing for Performance Level: 3 Duration: 2 daysAttendingtheDesigningforPerformanceclasswillhelpyoucreatemoreefficientFPGAdesigns.ThiscoursewillenableyoutooptimizeyourdesignforusageinasmallerFPGAoralowerspeedgradeforreducingsystemcosts.Inaddition,bymasteringthetoolsandthedesignmethodologiespresentedinthiscourse,youwillbeabletocreateyourdesignfaster,shortenyourdevelopmenttime,andlowerdevelopmentcosts.

Advanced FPGA Implementation Level: 4 Duration: 2 daysAdvancedFPGAImplementationtacklesthemostsophisticatedaspectsoftheISEdesignsuiteandXilinxhardware.Labsprovidehands-onexperienceinthistwo-daytrainingandcovertheXilinxSynthesisTechnology(XST)tools.ThiscourserequirestheEssentialsofFPGADesignandDesigningforPerformancecoursesasprerequisites.AnintermediateknowledgeofVerilogorVHDLisstronglyrecommendedasisatleastsixmonthsofdesignexperiencewithXilinxtoolsandFPGAs.ThelecturematerialinthiscoursecoverstheISEtoolsand7seriesFPGAs.

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PRODUCT TRAINING

Vivado Tool Flows

Vivado Design Suite Tool Flow Level: 1 Duration: 1 dayThiscourseprovidestheoverallcontextandframeworkforthedevelopmentcycleofFPGAs.ForthoseuninitiatedtoFPGAdesign,thiscoursewillarmyouwiththeproperplanningtechniques,strategy,andFPGAtoolflowtogetupanddesigninganFPGAdesignnow.TheflowwilltakeyoufrombehavioralspecificationtotuningspecificationsfortheFPGA,synthesis,verification,andontoimplementationanddownload.Throughoutthedesigncycle,thevarioustoolswithintheVivado™DesignSuiteareintroduced.

Vivado Design Suite for ISE Project Navigator Users


ThiscourseoffersintroductorytrainingontheVivadoDesignSuite.ThiscourseisforexperiencedISEsoftwareuserswhowanttotakefulladvantageoftheVivadoDesignSuitefeatureset.LearnabouttheVivadoDesignSuiteprojects,designflow,Xilinxdesignconstraints,andbasictimingreports.

Vivado Design Suite–Advanced XDC and Timing Analysis for ISE Users


ThiscoursewillupdateexperiencedISEsoftwareuserstoutilizetheVivadoDesignSuite.Learntheunderlyingdatabaseandstatictiminganalysis(STA)mechanisms.UtilizeTclfornavigatingthedesign,creatingXilinxdesignconstraints(XDC),andcreatingtimingreports.LearntomakeappropriatetimingconstraintsforSDR,DDR,source-synchronous,andsystem-synchronousinterfacesforyourFPGAdesign.

ISE Tool Flows

ISE Design Tool Flow Level: 1 Duration: 1 dayISEDesignToolFlowprovidestheoverallcontextandframeworkforthedevelopmentcycleofFPGAs.ForthoseuninitiatedtoFPGAdesign,thiscoursewillarmyouwiththeproperplanningtechniques,strategy,andFPGAtoolflowtogetupanddesigninganFPGAdesignnow.TheflowwilltakeyoufrombehavioralspecificationtotuningspecificationsfortheFPGA,synthesis,verification,andontoimplementationanddownload.Throughoutthedesigncycle,thevarioustoolswithintheProjectNavigatortoolareintroduced.

Essential Design with the PlanAhead Analysis and Design Tool


Learntomanagedesignperformance,plananI/Opinlayout,andimplementbyusingthePlanAhead™softwaretool.Topicsinclude:atooloverview,runningaDesignRuleCheck(DRC)andSimultaneousSwitchingNoise(SSN)analysisofpinassignments,designandtiminganalysis,creatingcores,andcompletingsynthesisandimplementationwiththePlanAheadtool.

Advanced Design with the PlanAhead Analysis and Design Tool


LearntoincreasedesignperformanceandachieverepeatableperformancebyusingthePlanAheadsoftwaretool.Topicsinclude:synthesisandprojecttips,designanalysis,creatingafloorplan,improvingperformancewithareaconstraintsandPblocks,designdebuggingwiththeChipScope™Protool,anddesignpreservationwithpartitions.

7-Series

Designing with the 7 Series Families Level: 3 Duration: 2 daysAreyouinterestedinlearninghowtoeffectivelyutilize7seriesarchitecturalresources?ThiscoursesupportsbothexperiencedandlessexperiencedFPGAdesignerswhohavealreadycompletedtheEssentialsofFPGADesigncourse.Thiscoursefocusesonunderstandingaswellashowtoproperlydesignfortheprimaryresourcesfoundinthispopulardevicefamily.Topicscoveredincludedeviceoverviews,CLBconstruction,MMCMandPLLclockingresources,global,regionalandI/Oclockingtechniques,memory,FIFOresources,DSP,andsource-synchronousresources.Memorycontrollersupportandthededicatedhardwareresourcesavailableineachofthefamilies(PCIExpresstechnology,analogtodigitalconvertersandgigabittransceivers)arealsointroduced.ThiscoursealsoincludesadetaileddiscussionaboutproperHDLcodingtechniquesthatenablesdesignerstoavoidcommonmistakesandgetthemostoutoftheirFPGA.Acombinationofmodulesandlabsallowforpracticalhands-onapplicationoftheprinciplestaught.

6-Series

Designing with the Spartan-6 and Virtex-6 Families


AreyouinterestedinlearninghowtoeffectivelyutilizeSpartan®-6orVirtex®-6FPGAarchitecturalresources?ThiscoursesupportsbothexperiencedandlessexperiencedFPGAdesignerswhohavealreadycompletedtheEssentialsofFPGADesigncourse.Thiscoursefocusesonunderstandingaswellashowtoproperlydesignfortheprimaryresourcesfoundinthesepopulardevicefamilies.Topicscoveredincludedeviceoverviews,CLBconstruction,DCMandPLLclockingresources,global,regionalandI/Oclockingtechniques,memory,DSP,andsource-synchronousresources.Memorycontrollersupportandthededicatedhardwareresourcesavailableineachofthesub-families(EMAC,PCIExpress®technology,andGTPtransceivers)arealsointroduced.ThiscoursealsoincludesadetaileddiscussionaboutproperHDLcodingtechniquesthatenablesdesignerstoavoidcommonmistakesandgetthemostoutoftheirFPGA.Acombinationofmodulesandlabsallowforpracticalhands-onapplicationoftheprinciplestaught.Atwo-daySpartan-6familyonlycourseortwo-dayVirtex-6familyonlycourseisalsoavailable.

PRODUCT TRAINING

Zynq All Programmable SOC

Introduction to the Zynq All Programmable SoC Architecture


ThiscourseprovideshardwareandfirmwareengineerswiththeknowledgetoeffectivelyutilizeaZynq™AllProgrammableSystemonaChip(SoC).ItcoversthearchitectureoftheARM®Cortex™-A9processor-basedprocessingsystem(PS)andtheintegrationofprogrammablelogic(PL).ThecoursealsodetailstheindividualcomponentsthatcomprisethePS,I/Operipherals,timers,andcaching,aswellastheDMA,interrupt,andmemorycontrollers.EmphasiswillbeplacedoneffectiveaccessandusageofthePSDDRcontrollerfromPLuserlogic,efficientPL-to-PSinterfacing,anddesigntechniques.

Zynq All Programmable SoC System Architecture


TheXilinxZynqAllProgrammableSystemonaChip(SoC)providesanewlevelofsystemdesigncapabilities.ThiscourseprovidesexperiencedsystemarchitectswiththeknowledgetoeffectivelyarchitectaZynqAllProgrammableSoC.ThiscoursepresentsthefeaturesandbenefitsoftheZynqarchitectureformakingdecisionsonarchitectingaZynqAllProgrammableSoCproject.ItcoversthearchitectureoftheARMCortex-A9processor-basedprocessingsystem(PS)andtheintegrationofprogrammablelogic(PL)atasufficientlydeeplevelthatasystemdesignercansuccessfullyandeffectivelyutilizetheZynqAllProgrammableSoC.ThecoursealsodetailstheindividualcomponentsthatcomprisethePS,I/Operipherals,timers,andcaching,aswellastheDMA,interrupt,andmemorycontrollers.EmphasiswillbeplacedoneffectiveaccessandusageofthePSDDRcontrollerfromPLuserlogic,efficientPL-to-PSinterfacing,anddesigntechniques,tradeoffs,andadvantagesofimplementingfunctionsinthePSorthePL.

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SPECIALTY DESIGN SkILLS

Embedded Design

Essentials of Microprocessors Level: 1 Duration: 2 daysLearnwhatmakesmicroprocessorstick!Thisclassoffersinsightsintoallmajoraspectsofmicroprocessors,fromregistersthroughcoprocessorsandeverythinginbetween.DifferencesbetweenRISCandCISCarchitecturesareexploredaswellastheconceptofinterrupts.Agenericmicroprocessorisprogrammedandruninsimulationtoreinforcetheprincipleslearnedinthelecturemodules.ThestudentwillleavetheclasswellpreparedfortheXilinxZynqtrainingcurriculum.

How to Design Xilinx Embedded Systems in One Day


TheworkshopintroducesyoutofundamentalembeddeddesignconceptsandtechniquesforimplementationinXilinxFPGAs.ThefocusisonfundamentalaspectsofXilinxembeddedtools,IP,andtheEmbeddedTargetedReferenceDesign(TRD).DesignexamplesandlabsaredrawnfromtheEmbeddedTRD.Onlyessentialtheoryisintroducedinordertolayafoundationforthematerialandtopicscoveredinthisworkshop,whichcomplementsmoredetailedtrainingfoundinsubsequentXilinxcourses.

Embedded Systems Design Level: 3 Duration: 2 daysTheXilinxZynqAllProgrammableSystemonaChip(SoC)providesanewlevelofsystemdesigncapabilities.ThiscoursebringsexperiencedFPGAdesignersuptospeedondevelopingembeddedsystemsusingtheEmbeddedDevelopmentKit(EDK).ThefeaturesandcapabilitiesoftheZynqAllProgrammableSoCaswellasconcepts,tools,andtechniquesareincludedinthelecturesandlabs.Thehands-onlabsprovidestudentswithexperiencedesigning,expanding,andmodifyinganembeddedsystem,includingaddingandsimulatingacustomAXI-basedperipheral.Additionally,thefeaturesandcapabilitiesoftheXilinxMicroBlaze™softprocessorarealsoincludedinthelecturesandlabs.

Embedded Systems Software Design Level: 3 Duration: 2 days

Thistwo-daycourseintroducesyoutosoftwaredesignanddevelopmentfortheXilinxZynqAllProgrammableSystemonaChip(SoC)usingtheXilinxSoftwareDevelopmentKit(SDK).Youwilllearntheconcepts,tools,andtechniquesrequiredforthesoftwarephaseofthedesigncycle.Topicsarecomprehensive,coveringthedesignandimplementationoftheboardsupportpackage(BSP)forresourceaccessandmanagementoftheXilinxStandalonelibrary.Majortopicsincludedevicedriveruseandcustomdevelopmentanduserapplicationdebuggingandintegration.Practicalimplementationtipsandbestpracticesarealsoprovidedthroughouttoenableyoutomakegooddesigndecisionsandkeepyourdesigncyclestoaminimum.YouwillhaveenoughpracticalinformationtostartdevelopingsoftwareapplicationsfortheARMCortex-A9andMicroBlazeprocessors.Additionally,thiscoursecoversdevelopingsoftwareapplicationsforaXilinxembeddedsystembasedonaMicroBlazeprocessor.

Advanced Features and Techniques of Embedded Systems Design


AdvancedFeaturesandTechniquesofEmbeddedSystemsDesignprovidesembeddedsystemsdevelopersthenecessaryskillstodevelopcomplexembeddedsystemsandenablesthemtoimprovetheirdesignsbyusingthetoolsavailableintheEmbeddedDevelopmentKit(EDK).ThiscoursealsohelpsdevelopersunderstandandutilizeadvancedcomponentsofembeddedsystemsdesignforarchitectingacomplexsystemintheZynqAllProgrammableSystemonaChip(SoC)orMicroblazesoftprocessor.ThiscoursebuildsontheskillsgainedintheEmbeddedSystemsDesigncourse.Labsprovidehands-onexperiencewithdeveloping,debugging,andsimulatinganembeddedsystem.Utilizingmemoryresourcesandimplementinghigh-performanceDMAarealsocovered.Labsusedemoboardsinwhichdesignsaredownloadedandverified.

Advanced Features and Techniques of Embedded Systems Software Design


ThiscoursewillhelpsoftwareengineersfullyutilizethecomponentsavailableintheZynqAllProgrammableSystemonaChip(SoC)processingsystem(PS).ThiscoursecoversadvancedZynqAllProgrammableSoCtopicsforthesoftwareengineer,includingadvancedbootmethodology,theNEONco-processor,programmingPSsystem-levelfunctioncontrolregisters,thegeneralinterruptcontroller,theDMA,Ethernet,andUSBcontrollers,andthevariouslow-speedperipheralsincludedintheZynqprocessingsystem.

Embedded Design with PetaLinux SDk Level: 4 Duration: 2 daysThisintermediate-level,two-daycourseprovidesembeddedsystemsdeveloperswithexperienceincreatinganembeddedPetaLinuxSDKoperatingsystemonaXilinxZynqAllProgrammableSystemonaChip(SoC)processordevelopmentboard.Thecourseoffersstudentshands-onexperienceonbuildingtheenvironmentandbootingthesystemusingabasicZynqAllProgrammableSoCdesignwithPetaLinuxSDKontheARMCortex-A9processor.ThiscoursealsointroducesembeddedLinuxcomponents,useofopen-sourcecomponents,environmentconfigurations,networkcomponents,anddebugging/profilingoptionsforembeddedLinuxplatforms.TheprimaryfocusisonembeddedLinuxdevelopmentinconjunctionwiththeXilinxtoolflow.

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DSP Design

How to Design a Xilinx Digital Signal Processing System in One Day


TheworkshopintroducesyoutofundamentalDSPconcepts,algorithms,andtechniquesforimplementationinXilinxFPGAs.Designexamplesandlabsaredrawnfromseveralcommonapplicationsspaces,includingwirelesscommunications,video,andimaging.Onlyessentialtheoryisintroducedinordertolayafoundationforthematerialandtopicscoveredinthisworkshop,whichcomplementsmoredetailedtrainingfoundinsubsequentXilinxcourses.ThematerialisalsocomplementarytotheAvnetSpeedWayDesignWorkshoponFPGA-BasedSystemDesignwithHigh-SpeedDataConverters.

Essential DSP Implementation Techniques for Xilinx FPGAs


ThiscourseprovidesafoundationforDigitalSignalProcessing(DSP)techniquesforXilinxFPGAs.Thecoursebeginswitharefresherofbasicbinarynumbertheory,mathematics,andtheessentialfeatureswithintheFPGAthatareimportanttosignalprocessing.ThebodyofthecourseexploresavarietyoffiltertechniqueswithemphasisonoptimalimplementationinXilinxdevicesandcontinueswithanexaminationofFFTs,video,andimageprocessing.Throughoutthecourse,XilinxcoresandIPrelevanttosignalprocessingareintroduced.Thecourseiscomplementedbyhands-onexercisestoreinforcetheconceptslearned.

DSP Design Using System Generator Level: 3 Duration: 2 daysThiscourseallowsyoutoexploretheSystemGeneratortoolandtogaintheexpertiseyouneedtodevelopadvanced,low-costDigitalSignalProcessingdesigns.ThisintermediatecourseinimplementingDSPfunctionsfocusesonlearninghowtouseSystemGeneratorforDSP,designimplementationtools,andhardwareco-simulationverification.Throughhands-onexercises,youwillimplementadesignfromalgorithmconcepttohardwareverificationbyusingXilinxFPGAcapabilities.

C-Based Design: High-Level Synthesis with Vivado HLS


ThecourseprovidesathoroughintroductiontoVivadoHLS(high-levelsynthesis).Thiscoursecoverssynthesisstrategies,features,improvingthroughput,area,interfacecreation,latency,testbenchcoding,andcodingtips.UtilizeVivadoHLStooptimizecodeforhigh-speedperformanceinanembeddedenvironmentanddownloadforin-circuitvalidation.

Connectivity Design

How to Design a Xilinx Connectivity System in One Day


ThisworkshopintroducesyoutofundamentalconnectivityconceptsandtechniquesforimplementationinXilinxFPGAs.Thefocusisonfundamentalaspectsoftransceivers,PCIe®technology,memoryinterfaces,andEthernetMACs.Onlyessentialtheoryisintroducedinordertolayafoundationforthematerialandtopicscoveredinthisworkshop,whichcomplementsmoredetailedtrainingfoundinsubsequentXilinxcourses.DesignexamplesandlabsaredrawnfromtheConnectivityTargetedReferenceDesign(TRD).Inaddition,anIBERTlabisavailablethathighlightsuseoftheMGT.

PCIe Protocol Overview Level: 2 Duration: 1 dayThiscoursefocusesonthefundamentalsofthePCIExpressprotocolspecification.ThetypicalPCIearchitecture,includingdataspace,datamovement,andthemostcommonlyusedTransactionLayerPackets(TLPs)arecovered.Interruptsanderrorhandlingarealsodiscussed.

Designing a LogiCORE PCI Express System Level: 3 Duration: 2 daysAttendingtheDesigningaLogiCOREPCIExpressSystemwillprovideyouaworkingknowledgeofhowtoimplementaXilinxPCIExpresscoreinyourapplications.ThiscoursefocusesontheimplementationofaXilinxPCIExpresssystemwithintheConnectivityTargetedReferenceDesign(TRD).Withthisexperience,youcanimproveyourtimetomarketwithyourPCIecoredesign.VariousXilinxPCIExpresscoreproductswillbeenumeratedtoaidyouinselectingthepropersolution.ThiscoursefocusesontheAXIstreaminginterconnect.

Designing with Multi-Gigabit Serial I/O Level: 3 Duration: 3 daysLearnhowtoemployGTPandGTXserialtransceiversinyour7seriesFPGAdesign.Understandandutilizethefeaturesoftheserialtransceiverblocks,suchas8B/10Band64B/66Bencoding,channelbonding,clockcorrection,andcommadetection.AdditionaltopicsincludeuseoftheArchitectureWizard,synthesisandimplementationconsiderations,boarddesignasitrelatestothetransceivers,andtestanddebugging.Thiscoursecombineslectureswithpracticalhands-onlabs.

Designing with Ethernet MAC Controllers Level: 3 Duration: 2 daysBecomeacquaintedwiththevarioussolutionsthatXilinxoffersforEthernetconnectivity.LearnthebasicsoftheEthernetstandard,protocol,andOSImodelwhileapplyingXilinxsolutionsviahands-onlaboratoryexercises.Performsimulationtounderstandfundamentalprinciplesandobtaintheknowledgetoassesshardwaredesignconsiderationsandsoftwaredevelopmentrequirements.

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Connectivity Design

Signal Integrity and Board Design for Xilinx FPGAs


Learnwhenandhowtoapplysignalintegritytechniquestohigh-speedinterfacesbetweenXilinxFPGAsandothercomponents.Thiscomprehensivecoursecombinesdesigntechniquesandmethodologywithrelevantbackgroundconceptsofhigh-speedbusandclockdesign,includingtransmissionlinetermination,loading,andjitter.YouwillworkwithIBISmodelsandcompletesimulationsusingMentorGraphicsHyperLynx.OthertopicsincludemanagingPCBeffectsandon-chiptermination.Thiscoursebalanceslecturemoduleswithinstructordemonstrationsandpracticalhands-onlabs.

How to Design a High-Speed Memory Interface


Thiscourseteacheshardwaredesignerswhoarenewtohigh-speedmemoryI/OtodesignamemoryinterfaceinXilinxFPGAs.Itintroducesdesignerstothebasicconceptsofhigh-speedmemoryI/Odesign,implementation,anddebuggingusing7seriesFPGAs.Additionally,studentswilllearnaboutthetoolsavailableforhigh-speedmemoryinterfacedesign,debug,andimplementationofhigh-speedmemoryinterfaces.ThemajormemorytypescoveredareDDR2andDDR3.Thefollowingmemorytypesarecoveredondemand:RLDRAMII,LPDDR,andQDRII+.LabsareavailableforDDR3ontheKintex™-7FPGAKC705board.

Signal Integrity and Board Design for Xilinx FPGAs


Learnwhenandhowtoapplysignalintegritytechniquestohigh-speedinterfacesbetweenXilinxFPGAsandothercomponents.Thiscomprehensivecoursecombinesdesigntechniquesandmethodologywithrelevantbackgroundconceptsofhigh-speedbusandclockdesign,includingtransmissionlinetermination,loading,andjitter.YouwillworkwithIBISmodelsandcompletesimulationsusingMentorGraphicsHyperLynx.OthertopicsincludemanagingPCBeffectsandon-chiptermination.Thiscoursebalanceslecturemoduleswithinstructordemonstrationsandpracticalhands-onlabs.

How to Design a High-Speed Memory Interface


Thiscourseteacheshardwaredesignerswhoarenewtohigh-speedmemoryI/OtodesignamemoryinterfaceinXilinxFPGAs.Itintroducesdesignerstothebasicconceptsofhigh-speedmemoryI/Odesign,implementation,anddebuggingusing7seriesFPGAs.Additionally,studentswilllearnaboutthetoolsavailableforhigh-speedmemoryinterfacedesign,debug,andimplementationofhigh-speedmemoryinterfaces.ThemajormemorytypescoveredareDDR2andDDR3.Thefollowingmemorytypesarecoveredondemand:RLDRAMII,LPDDR,andQDRII+.LabsareavailableforDDR3ontheKintex-7FPGAKC705board.

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POINT TECHNOLOGIES

FPGA Power Optimization Level: 2 Duration: 1 dayAttendingtheFPGAPowerOptimizationclasswillhelpyoucreateamorepowerefficientFPGAdesign.ThiscoursecanhelpyoufityourdesignintoasmallerFPGA,reduceyourFPGA’spowerconsumption,orrunyourFPGAatalowertemperature.Inaddition,bymasteringthetoolsanddesignmethodologiespresentedinthiscourse,youwillbeabletocreateyourdesignfaster,shortenyourdevelopmenttime,andlowerdevelopmentcosts.

Debugging Techniques Using the ChipScope Pro Tools


AsFPGAdesignsbecomeincreasinglymorecomplex,designerscontinuelooktoreducedesignanddebugtime.Thepowerful,yeteasy-to-useChipScope™Protoolsolutionhelpsminimizetheamountoftimerequiredforverificationanddebug.Thistwo-daycoursewillnotonlyintroduceyoutothecoresandtoolsandillustratehowtousethetriggerseffectively,butalsoshowyoueffectivewaystodebuglogicandhigh-speeddesigns—therebydecreasingyouroveralldesigndevelopmenttime.Thistrainingwillprovidehands-onlabsthatdemonstratehowtheChipScopeProtoolscanaddressadvancedverificationanddebuggingchallenges.

Designing with the Xilinx Analog Mixed Signal Solution


ThiscourseintroducestheXilinxAnalogMixedSignal(AMS)solutionandtheappropriatetoolsandtechniquesforhardwareengineersandanalogengineerstoutilizethissolution.Thecompletefront-to-backdesignflowiscovered,includingtheevaluationoftheXilinxAnalog-to-DigitalConverter(XADC)blockutilizingtheKC705boardandtheevaluatoradd-oncard,thevariouswaystoincludetheXADCinyourdesign,XADCsimulationofananaloginput,viewingthedigitaloutput,andimplementation.Additionally,labsareprovidedthatsupporteachtopic,includingthecompeteflow.

Xilinx Partial ReconfigurationTools and Techniques


ThiscoursedemonstrateshowtousetheISE,PlanAhead,andEmbeddedDevelopmentKit(EDK)softwaretoolstoconstruct,implement,anddownloadaPartiallyReconfigurable(PR)FPGAdesign.YouwillgainafirmunderstandingofPRtechnologyandlearnhowsuccessfulPRdesignsarecompleted.YouwillalsoidentifybestdesignpracticesandunderstandthesubtletiesofthePRdesignflow.ThiscoursecoversboththetoolflowandmechanicsofsuccessfullycreatingaPRdesign.ItalsodescribesseveraltechniquesfocusingonappropriatecodingstylesforaPRsystemaswellassystem-leveldesignconsiderationsandpracticalapplications.

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LANGUAGES

C

C Language Programming with SDk Level: 1 Duration: 2 daysThiscourseisbrokenintoadayofClanguagereview,includingvariablenaming,usage,andmodifiersaswellasanintroductiontotheSoftwareDevelopmentKit(SDK)environment,anexplanationoftheuseofthepreprocessors,programcontrol,andproperuseoffunctions.TheseconddayconsistsofcommonissuesandtechniquesemployedbyembeddedprogrammersintheXilinxSDKenvironment.Thiscomprehensivecourseequallybalanceslecturemoduleswithpracticalhands-onlabwork.

C-based HLS Coding for Hardware Designers


C-basedcodingisincreasinglyusedforthemodelingandhigh-levelsynthesisofhardwarecomponents.ThiscourseprovideshardwareengineerswithsufficientknowledgeofC-programmingtechniquesforVivadoHLStotakeadvantageofXilinxFPGAs.Learnhigh-levelsynthesisbestpractices,methodology,andsubtletiesofC-basedcodingforhardwaremodeling,synthesis,andverification.

C-Based HLS Coding for Software Designers


C-basedcodingisincreasinglyusedforthemodelingandhigh-levelsynthesisofhardwarecomponents.ThiscourseprovidessoftwareengineerswithsufficientknowledgeofFPGAhardwaretoefficientlycodeforhigh-levelsynthesis.Learnthehigh-levelsynthesisbestpractices,methodology,andsubtletiesofC-basedcodingforhardwaremodeling,synthesis,andverification.

Tcl

Essential TCL Scripting Level: 1 Duration: 1 dayLearnhowtousebasicTclsyntaxandlanguagestructurestobuildscriptssuitableforusewithXilinxFPGAdesigntools.Learnabouttheeffectiveuseofvariables,datatypes,andTclconstructstobuildeffectiveconditionalstatementsandloopcontrols.YouwillalsohavetheopportunitytouseTcllanguageconstructswithseverallabsdesignedtoprovideyouscriptingexperiencewithintheVivadoDesignSuite.

Verilog and System Verilog

Designing with Verilog Level: 1 Duration: 3 daysLearnwhenandhowtoapplysignalintegritytechniquestohigh-speedinterfacesbetweenXilinxFPGAsandothercomponents.Thiscomprehensivecoursecombinesdesigntechniquesandmethodologywithrelevantbackgroundconceptsofhigh-speedbusandclockdesign,includingtransmissionlinetermination,loading,andjitter.YouwillworkwithIBISmodelsandcompletesimulationsusingMentorGraphicsHyperLynx.OthertopicsincludemanagingPCBeffectsandon-chiptermination.Thiscoursebalanceslecturemoduleswithinstructordemonstrationsandpracticalhands-onlabs.

Designing with System Verilog Level: 1 Duration: 2 daysThiscomprehensivecourseisathoroughintroductiontoSystemVerilogconstructsfordesign.ThisclassaddresseswritingRTLcodeusingthenewconstructsavailableinSystemVerilog.Newdatatypes,structs,unions,arrays,proceduralblocks,re-usabletasksandfunctions,andpackages,areallcovered.Theinformationgainedcanbeappliedtoanydigitaldesign.Thiscoursecombinesinsightfullectureswithpracticallabexercisestoreinforcekeyconcepts.

Verification with System Verilog Level: 1 Duration: 2 daysThiscomprehensivecourseisathoroughintroductiontoSystemVerilogconstructsfordesign.ThisclassaddresseswritingRTLcodeusingthenewconstructsavailableinSystemVerilog.Newdatatypes,structs,unions,arrays,proceduralblocks,re-usabletasksandfunctions,andpackages,areallcovered.Theinformationgainedcanbeappliedtoanydigitaldesign.Thiscoursecombinesinsightfullectureswithpracticallabexercisestoreinforcekeyconcepts.

VHDL

Designing with VHDL Level: 1 Duration: 3 daysThiscomprehensivecourseisathoroughintroductiontotheVHDLlanguage.Theemphasisisonwritingsolidsynthesizablecodeandenoughsimulationcodetowriteaviabletestbench.Structural,RegisterTransferLevel(RTL),andbehavioralcodingstylesarecovered.ThisclassaddressestargetingXilinxdevicesspecificallyandFPGAdevicesingeneral.Theinformationgainedcanbeappliedtoanydigitaldesignbyusingatop-downsynthesisdesignapproach.Thiscoursecombinesinsightfullectureswithpracticallabexercisestoreinforcekeyconcepts.YouwillalsolearnbestcodingpracticesthatwillincreaseyouroverallVHDLproficiency.

Advanced VHDL Level: 4 Duration: 2 days

IncreaseyourVHDLproficiencybylearningadvancedtechniquesthatwillhelpyouwritemorerobustandreusablecode.ThiscomprehensivecourseistargetedtowarddesignerswhoalreadyhavesomeexperiencewithVHDL.Thecoursehighlightsmodeling,testbenches,RTL/synthesizabledesign,andtechniquesaimedatcreatingparameterizableandreusabledesigns.Themajorityofclasstimeisspentinchallenginghands-onlabsascomparedtolecturemodules.

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XilinxtrainingcoursesareofferedbyAuthorizedTrainingProviders(ATPs)inmostregionsoftheworld,providingyouexperttrainingopportunities.CustomercoursesofferedbyourATPsusehigh-qualitytrainingmaterialsdevelopedbyXilinx,andleveragethespecializedknowledgeandextensivenetworkofourATPs.Pricingandavailabilityofclassesvariesbyregion.

ADDITIONAL TRAINING RESOURCES

Curriculum Paths—Curriculumpathsillustratetherecommendedcoursesequencetofollowbasedonyourdesignspecialization.BecauseXilinxcoursesbuildoneachother,youmustmeettheprerequisitestogainthefullbenefitofeachcourse.Prerequisitesareoutlinedinthecoursedescriptions.Test Your knowledgeofthematerialcoveredineachcoursebyselectingtheappropriatelinknexttoyourcourseofinterest.www.xilinx.com/training/courses.htmRecorded e-Learning—Recordede-Learningsarecurrentlyavailableatnocharge,overtheInternetanytime,dayornight,worldwidetoallowyoutogetuptospeedquickly.Newtopicseachmonth,suchas:ClockingTechniques,TimingClosure,DDRMemoryInterface,FPGAvs.ASIC,etc.www.xilinx.com/training/free-video-courses.htm

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AMERICAS [email protected].

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