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
Pictures
Pictures of the board so you'll be able to tell:
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
"A Brief Overview of the Versal Boot files"
Buy a TE0950-02-EGBE21A from Trenz: https://shop.trenz-electronic.de/en/TE0950-03-EGBE21A-AMD-Versal-AI-Edge-Evalboard-with-VE2302-device-8-GB-DDR4-SDRAM-15-x12-cm