How to configure the SPI of Zedboard

Hi everybody!!
I just yet get started in the domain of designing hardware this my first experience. So my question is :

How can I configure the SPI to communicate with image sensor who is connecte to the zedboard card via connector FMC ??

Do you have any support or tutto in order to configure registers of the image sensors(in SDK) ?

I m working with vivado but i think i will switch to xilinx design suite.is it a good idea ?

Waiting for your feebacks.
Best regards

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0 Former Member over 9 years ago

Hello Anisse,

To answer your last question first. Vivado is the current Xilinx tool suite for the Zynq device. You should stick with Vivado for the best performance and support. I would not recommend using the outdated ISE tools.

Assuming you want to control the FMC based image sensor with the Zynq ARM processor the easiest implementation would be to use either the Zynq PS (Processor System) SPI core or add a Quad_AXI SPI core to the PL (Programmable Logic). Either will work but I find the AXI SPI core to be more flexible. To use the PS SPI core you will need to configure the PS SPI signals to connect to the EMIO connections to the PL and then assign these signals to the appropriate Zynq IO pins connected to the FMC connector using a constraints file in Vivado. To use the AXI based SPI core you will need to add that to your block design along with an AXI controller and then make the necessary connections. You will use a constraints file to assign the external SPI signals to the IO pins connected to the FMC connector as you would for the PS SPI.

Depending on the image sensor FMC board you are using you may be able to find an example design already implemented. There are several for the ZedBoard listed on the ZedBoard Reference Designs page: http://zedboard.org/support/design/1521/11

I would also suggest that you work through some of the basic tutorial material available on implementing Zynq designs using Vivado.

The Avnet Zynq Speedways are a good place to start:

http://zedboard.org/course/developing-zynq%C2%AE-7000-all-programmable-soc-software-vivado-20133-and-201441
http://zedboard.org/course/developing-zynq%C2%AE-7000-all-programmable-soc-hardware-vivado-20133-and-201441

Adam Taylor has a series of blog posts on developing Zynq designs. He uses the MicroZed board but the basic design flow is the same:

http://zedboard.org/content/microzed-chronicles

And there is a lot of good material for the ZedBoard on the Xilinx University site if you are a student or educator:

http://www.xilinx.com/support/university.html

-Gary
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Hello Edwards,

I want to thank you a lot for your feedback.

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