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Linux + FPGA on the zedboard

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The Zedboard seems very interesting, it has an ARM processor on which a user can run a linux system, it is tightly coupled to an FPGA, and it includes several peripherals and an FMC connector. 

I plan to run linux on the zedboard, and I want to stick the zedboard on a network and access the zedboard remotely using an ethernet connection, will that just work?

OK next, I want to create an FPGA application, I will want to use an external clock, is there an input for that?  I also want to use an external trigger input, do I use the XADC for that?  What is the XADC?

How about moving data back and forth between linux and the FPGA, what will be involved to make that work?

Thanks.



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    Dear All,
    I have developed custom IP for Zedboard and I am able to use it in Bare metal. Now I want to write device driver for it. I have compiled open source linux kernel for zynq successfully and loaded on SD card.
    But I am not getting how to start with device driver.
    I have following doubts
    1.If I should write driver in Host machine then what should be the directory for it.
    2. Does driver should be compiled along with source code of kernel (not kernel image)? if yes ,then how?
    3. How does driver is loaded on SD card? I mean separately or inside the kernel image?
    4. Finally how to test the driver on sd card?
    In short can anyone help me in how to cross-compile simple char module for zynq.
    Thanks in advance.

    Ganesh

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    Dear All,
    I have developed custom IP for Zedboard and I am able to use it in Bare metal. Now I want to write device driver for it. I have compiled open source linux kernel for zynq successfully and loaded on SD card.
    But I am not getting how to start with device driver.
    I have following doubts
    1.If I should write driver in Host machine then what should be the directory for it.
    2. Does driver should be compiled along with source code of kernel (not kernel image)? if yes ,then how?
    3. How does driver is loaded on SD card? I mean separately or inside the kernel image?
    4. Finally how to test the driver on sd card?
    In short can anyone help me in how to cross-compile simple char module for zynq.
    Thanks in advance.

    Ganesh

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