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Hi,
I've just get my Parallella embedded platform.

But i have many issues.
I had never use ISE or Vivado, just some work with Modelsim.
also i'm new with zynq


So i start with the architecture of the zynq, then i've took a look in forum and in parallellagram (by the way, i give thanks to Yani Dubin). But i can't find a way to program the parallella (there is many new terms Github, Planahead,...)

If i should understand and get familiarized with ISE, isn't better to do that with Vivado!!
Could any one share a tutorial of using Vivado with Parallella?
If i use Vivado should i do that only with a JTAG?
If i use Vivado can i still able to program the epiphany, and use HDMI,... ?

Could the Parallella board work without an OS (ARM Programmed as a Microcontroller??)
Is there a version of RTOS that can run in Parallella?

Patc and Andrew thank you for clarification

Regards

Hi,
Now i'm starting with programmation the ARM cores using Xilinx SDK.
i have some issues
1- What should i select in Hardware platform (Xilinx SDK)

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2- Once i have generate the program (supposed to run in ARM) how can i move it to parallella (UART, µSD,... ?)

Regards

I assume you're using Vivado and want to try the Hello_World example. May be you can try out the following:

- Make a Vivado project for your Parallella with the bare minimum (just UART1 MIO 8..9). Then generate the bitstream. You are NOT going to download the bitstream to the FPGA but you need the correct hardware platform to get SDK to generate the proper BSP (I'm using my own bistream but I assume this procedure should work as well with the Adapteva bistream as it is)

- switch to SDK
- New-Project-Hardware Platform Specification -> select previously created bitstream
- New-Application Project -> test with ps7_cortexa9_0, standalone and create new test_bsp
- select Hello World
- build test
- Run-Debug Configuration and New Xilinx C/C++ application (GDB)
- uncheck "Run ps7_init" and "Run ps7_post_config"

should be like the following:

Following operations will be performed before launching the debugger.
1. Reset processor.
2. 'C:\Users\pat\workspace2014_3_7020\test\Debug\test.elf' will be downloaded to the processor 'ps7_cortexa9_0'

- connect a terminal to your Parallella serial port (115200 bauds)

- then run it (JTAG to download to the Parallella)