Embedded Powerpc in xilinx

[MS]

Has anyone used this embedded PowerPC in the Virtex2 Pros?

We are working on a project where we will be pushing some functions
into the processor on the FPGA. Basically- it will handle all the
data path exceptions.

I am interested to hear how people interfaced the data to the
processor (DPRAM, DMA, registers, etc) and especially interested to
hear how they (or whether they) tested everything.

What sort of OS did you run? How hard was it to get everything to
work together- to debug? How is the EDK toolset? Did you take formal
training?

We order a development board and will be banging on that soon.

Thanks,
WP

 

[anupr]

When you get the EDK, you can start getting a better feel of the entire
FPGA Processor System. Without EDK, you are pretty much handicapped in
getting to use the PowerPC in Virtex2Pro.

Not only do you have to get EDK, I think one would also require a copy of
the formal Xilinx training notes on Embedded development, to get started
using embedded development quicker. The tools are not hard to understand
or use, its just the time factor to gather "How to do things" is pretty
cumbersome.

The EDK comes with a trial version of VS Works OS I think, but I am
thinking of using BSD unix.

hope this helps.
Cheer
Anup


MS wrote:

Has anyone used this embedded PowerPC in the Virtex2 Pros?

We are working on a project where we will be pushing some functions
into the processor on the FPGA. Basically- it will handle all the
data path exceptions.

I am interested to hear how people interfaced the data to the
processor (DPRAM, DMA, registers, etc) and especially interested to
hear how they (or whether they) tested everything.

What sort of OS did you run? How hard was it to get everything to
work together- to debug? How is the EDK toolset? Did you take formal
training?

We order a development board and will be banging on that soon.

Thanks,
WP

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