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    Petalinux Tutorial+Demo: For Avnet Zynq Zedboard

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    PetaLinux tools allow users to develop customized Linux distributions for Xilinx FPGAs. It is based on the Yocto project and provides board support packages for Xilinx evaluation boards. The tutorial demonstrates how to install PetaLinux, create a project, configure system settings and kernel, and build the project to generate boot images and a root filesystem for deployment on the Zynq ZedBoard. PetaLinux tools abstract complex Yocto scripts and build processes, making Linux distribution development for Xilinx FPGAs straightforward.

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    PetaLinux tools allow users to develop customized Linux distributions for Xilinx FPGAs. It is based on the Yocto project and provides board support packages for Xilinx evaluation boards. The tutorial demonstrates how to install PetaLinux, create a project, configure system settings and kernel, and build the project to generate boot images and a root filesystem for deployment on the Zynq ZedBoard. PetaLinux tools abstract complex Yocto scripts and build processes, making Linux distribution development for Xilinx FPGAs straightforward.

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    PetaLinux tools allow users to develop customized Linux distributions for Xilinx FPGAs. It is based on the Yocto project and provides board support packages for Xilinx evaluation boards. The tutorial demonstrates how to install PetaLinux, create a project, configure system settings and kernel, and build the project to generate boot images and a root filesystem for deployment on the Zynq ZedBoard. PetaLinux tools abstract complex Yocto scripts and build processes, making Linux distribution development for Xilinx FPGAs straightforward.

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    PetaLinux Tutorial+Demo

    For Avnet Zynq ZedBoard


    What are PetaLinux Tools?
    1. PetaLinux Tools are a tool-chain or a framework to develop customised Linux distribution for Xilinx SoC

    FPGA

    2. PetaLinux Tools is based on the Yocto Project

    3. PetaLinux is built on top of Xilinx Yocto Layers

    4. Ships with XSCT and other Xilinx tools necessary for distribution development and deployment

    5. Provides Board Support Packages (BSP) for Xilinx evaluation boards

    6. Executes complex Yocto scripts and build process through simple commands

    7. Abstracts complexities of Yocto Project from the user


    Downloading and Installing PetaLinux
    1. Download PetaLinux Installer from the following weblink :

    https://www.xilinx.com/support/download/index.html/content/xilinx/en/downloadNav/embedded-design-tools.html

    2. Install the Board Support Package (BSP) corresponding to the Zynq 7000 SoC or the Zynq Ultrascale+ MPSoC from the same

    weblink: https://www.xilinx.com/support/download/index.html/content/xilinx/en/downloadNav/embedded-design-tools.html

    3. BSP is essential to configure the kernel as per the underlying hardware

    4. BSP describes the hardware and various features supported by the hardware

    5. The Petalinux Tools installation guides detail the whole procedure for installing and using Petalinux.

    6. Each Petalinux version comes with its own updated installation guide
    PetaLinux Installation Commands
    ● For this demo, we use Petalinux2018.3 as an example

    To install PetaLinux Tools under ~/Petalinux2018.3, execute the following commands in your home directory :

    $ mkdir -p ~/Petalinux

    ● Change to the installer download directory and execute the following command which will install PetaLinux tools in the Petalinux2018.3 folder
    created by you :

    $ ./petalinux-v2018.3-final-installer.run ~/Petalinux

    ● Provided all the dependencies for the installation are available in the system, the installation should be smooth process

    ● All PetaLinux installer dependencies can be found in that versions installation guide

    ● Installation guide for PetaLinux 2018.3 can be found at the following weblink :

    https://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/sw_manuals/xilinx2018_3/ug1144-petalinux-tools-reference-guide.pdf
    Creating a Project
    ● Type the following command wherever you wish to create the PetaLinux project post-installation :
    $ source <path-to-installed-PetaLinux>/settings.sh
    ● This imports the environment variables necessary for executing PetaLinux specific commands into
    the shell environment
    ● Create a basic project template by typing in the following command :
    $ petalinux-create --type project -s <path-to-bsp> --name <PROJECT NAME>
    OR $ petalinux-create --type project --template <PLATFORM> --name <PROJECT NAME>
    ● -s refers to source of the BSP of the evaluation board
    ● --template specifies the Xilinx SoC platform which is being used(ex. Zynq)
    Configuring a Project
    ● Configure the project as per the hardware designed in Vivado:

    $ petalinux-config --get-hw-description = <PATH-TO-HDF/DSA-DIRECTORY>

    ● It will pop-up a blue menu-config screen in which system configuration has to be done

    ● The petalinux-config command configures the general system behaviour such as :

    1. Source of U-Boot ( provided by Xilinx or external source)


    2. Source of Kernel ( provided by Xilinx or external source )
    3. Ethernet MAC address
    4. Type of Root Filesystem ( INITRAMFS , NFS etc.)

    ● Many other things such as name of boot image file, baud rate for serial connection etc. can be specified here

    ● The petalinux-config command takes 5-10 minutes to complete execution

    ● The petalinux-config essentially configures the files which would be eventually built by PetaLinux using petalinux-build
    Configuring the Kernel
    ● The Linux kernel in use for the demo is the kernel provided by Xilinx

    ● Configuration of kernel by the user is not mandatory as a default configuration of kernel is done by PetaLinux using the BSP

    ● One can Configure the kernel after the petalinux-config command has done executing by typing the following command in project directory :

    $ petalinux-config -c kernel

    ● This command also takes 5-10 minutes to execute before a menu-config screen pops up

    ● Here, one can configure the kernel by adding/removing features as one wants

    ● More features associated with kernel means a large kernel file requiring a lot of memory space

    ● One should also ensure that conflicting features are not activated as it affects build process ( dropbear and ssh for example)

    ● For this demo, for TFTP booting and NFS root filesystem we activate :

    1. IP : TCP/IP , DHCP, BOOTP, RARP support


    2. NFS : NFS Client support for NFSv2 or NFSv3 ( depending on the NFS version which you are using)

    ● Other config commands include : petalinux-config -c u-boot, petalinux-config -c rootfs


    Building the PetaLinux Project
    ● After configuration of the files is done, it is time to build the project and generate output products

    ● To build the project, execute the following command in project directory :

    $ petalinux-build

    ● This command generates this step generates a device tree binary DTB file, a First Stage Bootloader(FSBL), U-Boot, the
    Linux kernel FIT image, and compressed root filesystem . Finally, it generates the necessary boot images :

    1. BOOT.BIN : A binary file which is responsible for loading the FPGA bitstream, the FSBL and the U-Boot.
    2. Image.ub : Contains compressed kernel and device tree

    ● petalinux-build command uses BitBake to build the output products

    ● BitBake is a core component of the Yocto Project and is used by the OpenEmbedded build system to build images.

    ● BitBake is a generic task execution engine that allows shell and Python tasks to be run efficiently

    ● BitBake is a build engine that uses the recipes provided to it, to perform specific tasks.
    Conclusion
    1. PetaLinux Tools is easy to download and Install

    2. It is easily configurable with HDF and Bitstream generated by Vivado

    3. It is easy to use out of the box

    4. Anyone can use it to develop a distribution for their Zynq 7000 or Zynq Ultrascale+

    5. It is a good point to start understanding Linux distribution development

    6. PetaLinux Tools a good point to start understanding Linux boot process


    Thank You!
    Questions?

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