SDK Project files

How to build the SDK workspace

In order to make use of these source files, you must first generate the Vivado project hardware design (the bitstream) and export the design to SDK. Check the Vivado folder for instructions on doing this from Vivado.

Once the bitstream is generated and exported to SDK, then you can build the SDK workspace using the provided build-sdk.tcl script.

Scripted build

The SDK directory contains a build-sdk.tcl script which can be run to automatically generate the SDK workspace. Windows users can run the build-sdk.bat file which launches the Tcl script.

The build script does three things:

1. Generates a Hello World example application for each exported Vivado design that is found in the ../Vivado directory. Most users will only have one exported Vivado design.
2. Deletes the helloworld.c source file from the application.
3. Copies the C:\Xilinx\SDK\<version>\data\embeddedsw\XilinxProcessorIPLib\drivers\axidma_v<ver>\examples\xaxidma_example_sg_poll.c source file into the application source directory.

Run the application

1. Open Xilinx SDK.
2. Power up your hardware platform and ensure that the JTAG is connected properly.
3. Select Xilinx Tools->Program FPGA. You only have to do this once, each time you power up your hardware platform.
4. Select Run->Run to run your application. You can modify the code and click Run as many times as you like, without going through the other steps.

For more detailed information about running this application, please refer to the following tutorial:

http://www.fpgadeveloper.com/2014/08/using-the-axi-dma-in-vivado.html