Versal AI Edge Device - Essential Licensing Instructions for Early Silicon Users ( TE0950-02-EGBE21A )

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This post is meant to help anyone searching for how to bring up a board with an AMD Versal™ AI Edge XCVE2302-1LSESFVA784 device (engineering sample), such as the TE0950-02-EGBE21A from Trenz.

Board Documentation

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Pictures of the board so you’ll be able to tell:

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Your board requires special licensing for tool access.

Here’s a guide to help you navigate the licensing process:

1. Vitis/Vivado License: Your board’s ES silicon necessitates a unique license, not covered by the standard support in Vitis/Vivado tools. To obtain this ES license, you’ll need to contact AMD.

2. PDI License: Accessing the device in the tool does not automatically enable you to generate a PDI. For this capability, registration at the Errata Lounge is necessary. Post-registration, AMD will approve your request, and you’ll receive the license to generate PDI files.

3. Vitis AI Support: If your work involves implementing a CNN inference model using Vitis AI, you’ll require access to the EA DPU. This is available through a separate registration process. Please be aware that the C20B1 DPU provided is specifically for early-access customers. It’s functional for development but lacks optimizations to exploit the full performance potential of the silicon.

Additional Resources

PDI stands for “Programmable Device Image”

Reference: https://xilinx-wiki.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/A/pages/2037088327/Versal+Platform+Loader+and+Manager

Cached: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yakjj8TnbyWmR_Nxp8rJTWUm8CR4sah5/view?usp=sharing

PDI Doc: https://docs.xilinx.com/r/en-US/ug1304-versal-acap-ssdg/Creating-a-Boot-Image-PDI

“A Brief Overview of the Versal Boot files”

Original: https://support.xilinx.com/s/article/1146981?language=en_US

Cached: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y_sxCAaAzzrR160eKUKFc-k4MGu2CKBK/view?usp=drive_link

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