Objective: Configure Zynq-7000 platform and MATLAB environment.

• Zynq-7000 overview
• Setting up Zynq platform and software
• Configuring MATLAB environment
• Testing connectivity to Zynq hardware

Objective: Configure Simulink models for embedded code generation and effectively interpret the generated code.

• Architecture of an embedded application
• Generating ERT code
• Code modules
• Data structures in generated code
• Configuring a Simulink model for HDL code generation
• Using HDL Workflow Advisor

Objective: Use HDL Workflow Advisor to configure a Simulink model, generate and build both HDL and C code, and deploy to Zynq platform.

• Configuring a subsystem for programmable logic
• Configuring the target interface and peripherals
• Generating the IP core and integrating with SDK
• Building and deploying the FPGA bitstream
• Generating and deploying a software interface model
• Tuning parameters with External Mode

Objective: Use various AXI interfaces for data communication between processing system and programmable logic.

• AXI interface overview
• AXI4-Lite applications
• Using AXI4-Stream
• AXI4 performance considerations

Objective: Use processor-in-the-loop to verify the algorithm running on Zynq platform and profile the execution times in your production algorithm.

• Processor-in-the-loop (PIL) workflow on Zynq
• PIL verification with model reference
• Code execution profiling with PIL
• PIL considerations

Objective: Use the UDP interface to stream data between Simulink and the real-time application running on Zynq platform.

• Data interface overview
• Configuring UDP blocks for data streaming
• Synchronizing data between Simulink and Zynq
• Data interface with AXI Stream
• Design partitioning
• Data interface considerations

Objective: Develop device driver interfaces for integrating peripherals on processing system.

• Workflow for developing device drivers
• Using the Legacy Code Tool
• GPIO interface
• Cross-compiling device drivers

Objective: Create and package reusable IP for Vivado and register custom boards and reference designs.

• Motivations for a custom reference design
• Creating reusable IP for Vivado
• Reference design overview
• Customizing a reference design
• Registering board and custom reference design