AMD Embedded Development Framework (EDF)
This page and its sub pages describe the AMD Embedded Development Framework and its use to develop embedded software stacks for AMD Adaptive SoC and FPGA products.
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Introduction to the AMD Embedded Development Framework
The AMD Embedded Development Framework (EDF) is a common framework to support platform level development and embedded software solutions for AMD adaptive SoC and FPGA products, as well as their evaluation boards.
The framework embraces open-source development and currently includes the following:
Support for AMD Vivado™ Design Suite and Vitis™ software platform-based flows
Pre-built embedded software stacks (disk images) and pre-configured BSPs to accelerate platform exploration and product development on AMD adaptive SoC and FPGA products and their evaluation boards
Get evaluation boards up and running easily and quickly using pre-built images
A rich Linux Kernel and RootFS configuration - Minimizing the need to re-build
Multi-stage boot architecture with deferred Programable Logic load, utilizing Segmented Configuration where available - Minimizing the need to re-build and supporting on-target development
Supports Vitis software platform based flows via the pre-built images
Open-source tools for embedded software development including a Yocto Project™ based build environment
Linux OS and RTOS based embedded software stacks
A common starting point for example and reference designs
A curated and common evaluation board experience with recommended flows and configurations
Pre-built images, source code and configurations are provided for demonstration purposes only and might not be suitable outside of a development environment, particularly for production purposes.
Prior to production deployment of any software based system, it is recommended that all relevant security updates are applied, and a mechanism for in-field updates is made available throughout the lifetime of the relevant product.
Pre-built disk images and Board Support Packages (BSP) - All you need to build a running system
AMD EDF disk images are created from Board Support Packages (BSP) and are based on a common specification outlined in this documentation. The BSP contains everything needed to build a running image for a board. They can be used to re-build or extend the pre-built images for AMD evaluation boards, or as a starting point for enabling a custom board (chip down design).
BSPs contain:
The hardware design - AMD Vivado Design Suite project
Built from a Vivado Configurable Example Design - Can be extended
Delivered as a Tcl script, and pre-built artifacts (used by Yocto Project™ to re-build pre-built disk images)
The embedded software configuration - Yocto Project™ based
Built from a pre-defined configuration stored in the AMD Yocto Project repository - Can be extended
Utilizes AMD SHEL flows Software Hardware Exchange Loop (SHEL) Flow
AMD EDF Linux® BSP and pre-built disk images
Supports boot to AMD EDF Linux® OS on the target evaluation board
AMD Vivado™ Design Suite project - Downloadable as a Tcl file
Pre-built Vivado artifacts - Downloadable, and used by Yocto Project build
EDF Linux BSP disk image and EDF Boot Firmware* – (New devices and families)
EDF Boot Firmware: Image selector with recovery (OSPI) and Linux utilities*
Arm System Ready compatible boot flow with UEFI
Rich Linux: utilities, libraries, compilers
FPGA Manager / DFX Manager Linux utilities for PL firmware management and load
AMD Vitis™ software platform support: Run your Vitis accelerator on the pre-built image
Access to software and hardware reference designs via package feed: download and run
PL payload - BSP base platform: RAM, DMA, GPIO etc.
See the relevant sections of this document for more details on architecture and specifications.
*Evaluation boards supported for Multistage Boot (see table AMD Embedded Development Framework (EDF) | Device and Evaluation board support table )
Persona based development flows
AMD EDF takes a unified and open-source approach with pathways to production with relevant additional work by end users or third party vendors, enabled by an industry standard tools flow.
A curated Evaluation Board experience has been created to support rapid platform exploration and easier development paths, but with support for all device features and boot flows to support custom development.
The experience and development flows are based on common specifications and the following stages or user personas:
The development flow pages (high level information) and the getting started pages (walk-through style tutorials) are split into the personas above.
Key components and features of the framework
Development flow support - Leveraging pre-built images to reduce re-build cycles
AMD Vivado Design Suite CED based hardware designs using a common embedded platform starting point
Enables Segmented Configuration based workflows - Run compatible PL designs on the live system using the pre-built disk images.
Software Hardware Exchange Loop (SHEL) Flow Software Hardware Exchange Loop (SHEL) Flow
Support for AMD Vitis software platforms
SDK for cross platform development
Run Vitis accelerators on the pre-built live system via Segmented Configuration using the pre-built disk images
Support for on-target development
Compilers and tool chains available
Walk through tutorials and examples for packaging and deployment in side of Yocto Project™ build -
AMD EDF Getting started - Walk through examplesCommon base hardware design - AMD EDF - Common Specifications
PS minimal specification - AMD EDF - Common Specifications
Common boot architecture - AMD EDF - Common Specifications
Default - Multistage boot using Segmented Configuration on supported devices
System memory map specification - AMD EDF - Common Specifications
Common Linux Kernel Configurations and Root FS - AMD EDF - Common Specifications
Next steps
The following sub sections provide walk through tutorials, and more details on the flows, architecture and and specification.
We recommend starting with the Development flow pages to get an overview, and then moving to the Getting Started pages which will walk you through booting a pre-built image on your board.
AMD EDF - Development Flows - How it all works
Start here! - High level introductions to the supported and recommended development flows for hardware and embedded software development.
AMD EDF Getting started - Walk through examples
How to get your evaluation board booted to Linux using EDF, and paths to explore further
AMD EDF - Common Specifications
Specification and architecture information that is applicable to all supported evaluation boards and custom development flows
AMD EDF - Device specific specifications and information
Further to the common specifications, specifications that are specific to device families, series or portfolios.
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Further to the device specific specifications, evaluation board specification including pinout, interfaces, and memory map implementation.
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General reference links and common acronyms
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Release notes for AMD EDF releases
Device and Evaluation board support table
All AMD adaptive SoC and FPGA products are supported by EDF
Packaged BSP for AMD Evaluation boards. See below for current list, additional evaluation boards being added in future releases.
All AMD adaptive SoC and FPGA products via the custom board flow : Vivado Design Suite Project (.xsa) to Yocto Project based build using EDF Linux® OS
Packaged BSP for AMD evaluation boards
AMD Evaluation Board | EDF Linux® BSP | Default Boot flow |
---|---|---|
VEK385 | Supported | Multistage boot with deferred PL Load |
ZCU104 | Supported | Single Stage Boot from SDCARD with Deferred PL load |
ZCU111 | Supported | Single Stage Boot from SDCARD with Deferred PL load |
Child Pages
- AMD EDF - Development Flows - How it all works
- AMD EDF Getting started - Walk through examples
- AMD EDF Getting started - Discovery and Evaluation AMD Versal device portfolio
- AMD EDF Getting started - Discovery and Evaluation AMD ZynqMP™ device portfolio
- AMD EDF Getting started - Application Development and Deployment
- AMD EDF Getting started - Operating System Integration and Development AMD Versal™ device portfolio
- AMD EDF Getting Started - Custom Hardware Development AMD Versal™ device portfolio
- AMD EDF Getting started - Operating System Integration and Development AMD ZynqMP™ device portfolio
- AMD EDF Getting Started - Custom Hardware Development AMD ZynqMP™ device portfolio
- AMD EDF - Common Specifications
- AMD EDF - Device specific specifications and information
- AMD EDF - Board specific specifications and information
- AMD EDF - Segmented Configuration or Dynamic Function eXchange
- AMD EDF Zephyr® OS
- AMD EDF - References and Acronyms
- AMD EDF - Release Notes
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