Zedboard DSP Functions

I have a Zedboard and I want to replicate this demo:http://www.xilinx.com/training/zynq/software-acceleration-for-dsp-functions-with-zynq.htm on my Zedboard. The board used in this video is the Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC ZC702 Evaluation Kit. The Zedboard has the same chip (Zynq-7000). I downloaded the files from the Spectrum Analyzer Demo:(http://www.wiki.xilinx.com/Zynq-7000+AP+SoC+Spectrum+Analyzer+part+1+-+Accelerating+Software+%26+More+-+Installing+and+Running+the+Spectrum+Analyzer+Demo+Tech+Tip) but it didn't run on my Zedboard. Is it because the demo only works for the ZC702? Or am I missing something?

Thanks in advance,
Shreyash

0 Former Member over 10 years ago

While the Zedboard uses the same Zynq device as the ZC702 board there are other differenced between the boards. The ZC702 has more DDR memory and the peripheral mix is different and may not be connected in the same manner.

You would need to get the demo source files and rebuild the project targeting the ZedBoard in order for it to run on your board.

-Gary
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0 Former Member over 10 years ago

Thanks a lot for your reply. I am a college student and am really new to this. I have been trying to learn it myself using the internet but there is very little support for the Zedboard since its so new.

So if I want to rebuild the project targeting the Zedboard, I would need a base TRD right? The problem is that Xilinx doesn't even have a TRD for Zedboard. It only has one for the ZC702. Do you have some idea on how I could approach this?

Thanks a lot!
Shreyash
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0 Former Member over 10 years ago

If you have the source files for a project you may be able to re target the design to the ZedBoard (assuming it does not require any resources that the original board had that the ZedBoard does not) by building a functionally equivalent design for a ZedBoard.

Then export the design the the SDK, generate a BSP, and then import the application code from the original design into your new SDK project. You will need to tell the application code to use your new BSP.

In the case of the demo you want to implement I did not see any source files available so I am not sure how you can re target the design.

-Gary
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0 farhanazneen over 7 years ago

can i use the same reference design for both zc702 and zedboard
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0 farhanazneen over 7 years ago

can i use the same reference design for both zc702 and zedboard
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0 jafoste4 over 7 years ago

Hello Farha,
In theory yes so long as the design does not utilize resources that one of the board does not have. You will need to retarget each design to the board you are using though.
--Josh
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0 farhanazneen over 7 years ago in reply to jafoste4

thanks josh for your reply could u help me about TRD(target reference design) what it is and it is different for every version.Example zynq based TRD 2013.2, zynq based TRD 2014.4 etc every zynq based TRD design is different so may i know why it differs and what does it indicates.
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0 jafoste4 over 7 years ago

Hello,
The difference is the Vivado tool version that was used in that Tutorial. For instance Zynq based TRD used Vivado 2013.2, while zynq based TRD 2014.4 used Vivado version 2014.4 etc.
--Josh
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0 farhanazneen over 7 years ago

How to give input to a XADC in zedboard and how it can be read as iam using vivado 2016.2 version
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0 jafoste4 over 7 years ago

Hello Farha,
Take a look at this post.
http://zedboard.org/content/xadc-reference-design
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Josh
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