ZedBoard: Standalone USB Device
Tutorial
3 January 2014
Version 14.6.01
Overview
C:\Avnet\ZedBoard\
The archive contents, which accompany this document, contain pre-built ZedBoard
binaries implementing an example Zynq application which demonstrates ZedBoard as a
USB Mass Storage Device.
Extract the contents of the accompanying archive to the following folder:
This tutorial document builds upon the concepts and lab activities of the Xilinx
ZedBoard: Zynq-7000 AP SoC Concepts, Tools, and Techniques document. Please refer
back to this reference material on the ZedBoard community website for further
information on how to configure and customize the underlying Zynq hardware platform.
NOTE: The instructions contained in this document are reference purposes only to
disclose the steps required to implement the USB Device example application upon
the ISE 14.6 Pre-Defined Hardware Platform Template for ZedBoard. These
instructions do not need to be completed if you are already using the pre-built files
from the sd_image subfolder of the archive accompanying this document.
For more information on the ISE 14.6 Pre-Defined Hardware Platform Template for
ZedBoard used in this tutorial, please refer to the SDK documentation found here:
www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/sw_manuals/xilinx14_6/SDK_Doc/tasks/sdk_t_hwspec.htm
Objectives
When this tutorial is complete, you will be able to:
Create an application project upon a Xilinx-provided hardware platform template
Run the USB Mass Storage Device example application on ZedBoard hardware
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Experiment Setup
Software
The software used to test this reference design is:
Windows-7 64-bit
Xilinx SDK 14.6
Cypress CY7C64225 USB-to-UART Driver
o www.zedboard.org Documentation ZedBoard
Cypress USB-to-UART Setup Guide
Hardware
The hardware setup used to test this reference design includes:
PC with minimum amount of additional RAM available for Xilinx tools as
specified at www.xilinx.com/design-tools/vivado/memory.htm for either the
7Z010 or 7Z020 device
o 4GB required but 8GB recommended
Avnet ZedBoard Kit
o
Includes necessary power supply, SD card, and one USB cable
One additional USB cable (Type A to Micro-USB Type B) – only one included in kit
(Optional) ZedBoard integrated USB-JTAG programming port (Xilinx Platform
Cable, Digilent HS1 or HS2 cables are also supported)
o
If you don’t already have a JTAG Cable but wish to use one for this
tutorial, Avnet recommends the Digilent HS2 Cable
http://www.em.avnet.com/en-us/design/drc/Pages/Digilent-JTAG-HS2-Programming-Cable.aspx
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Experiment 1: Create Application Project
In this experiment, a new SDK workspace is established, a new application project is
created, and the USB Mass Storage Device example application code is imported.
1. Launch Xilinx Software Development Kit (SDK) if not already open. Start All
Programs Xilinx Design Tools ISE Design Suite 14.6 EDK Xilinx
Software Development Kit.
Figure 1 – The Xilinx Software Development Kit Application Icon
2. Set or switch the workspace to the following folder and then click the OK button:
C:\Avnet\ZedBoard\SDK_Workspace\
Figure 2 – Switching to the Appropriate SDK Workspace
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3. Close the Welcome screen if it appears in the SDK window by clicking on the X
control in the tab.
Figure 3 – Closing the SDK Welcome screen
4. Create a new SDK software application project by selecting the FileNew
Application Project menu item.
Figure 4 – Creating a New C Application Project
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5. In the New Project wizard, change the Project name field to the
xusbps_intr_example name.
Use the dropdown for the Hardware Platform and select the
zed_hw_platform(pre-defined) option.
Set the Board Support Package to the Create New option and accept the default
name of xusbps_intr_example_bsp.
Leave the other settings to their default values. Click the Next button to
continue.
Figure 5 – Creating the xusbps_intr_example Application
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6. Select the Empty Application project template and click the Finish button to
complete the new project creation process using the Empty Application project
template.
Figure 6 – Using the Empty Application Project Template
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7. The empty xusbps_intr_example application project is created along with a new
Board Support Package (BSP) which is based upon the ISE 14.6 Pre-Defined
Hardware Platform Template for ZedBoard in the zed_hw_platform folder.
In the Project Explorer tab, expand the xusbps_intr_example folder tree and
right-click on the src folder.
Click on the Import option in the pop up menu.
Figure 7 – Import Application Source Code
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8. In the Import window, expand the General item, select the File System option,
and click the Next button.
Figure 8 – Importing from a File System
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