Release Notes: v2018.3 VCU Design for the UZ7EV with Carrier Card

• Updated Release Notes with Links to Training Videos 8/20/2019
• Initial Release 6/21/2019

Release Information and Resources

• Base Petalinux v2018.3 Release, including:
  • LEDs, DIP Switches, Pushbuttons
  • DisplayPort, USB Host/Device Support, Console UART
  • VCU Support (H.264, H.265, Encoder/Decoder)
  • GStreamer / V4L2 framework and tools

Design Intro (blog)

Blog post linking to this repository, walk-through videos and downloads

• UltraZED-EV VCU (Video Codec Unit) Design

Quick Take Videos

Short videos highlighting the example design and documentation in action

• UltraZED-EV VCU (Video Codec Unit) Design Quick Take Videos

Design Example Companion Videos

Training videos walking through the example design and test documentation in this repository.

• UltraZED-EV + IO Carrier Card VCU Design Example (v2018.3) Companion Videos

Petalinux BSP Files

• v2018.3 Targeted Petalinux BSP Release

Pre-built Images (SD-Card)

• v2018.3 vcu_uz7ev_cc Pre-built Images for SD-Card

Testing/Getting Started Instructions

• Instructions used to validate the operation of the vcu_uz7ev_cc design

Porting Process Documentation

• The process followed for creating this BSP release

Tools used in generating this release

Base Host OS Environments

• Ubuntu 16.04.3
• Ubuntu 18.04.2

Xilinx Tools

• Xilinx Petalinux v2018.3 + Ubuntu 16.04.3
• Xilinx Vivado v2018.3 + Ubuntu 18.04.2

Xilinx Downloads Used

• Xilinx Petalinux v2018.3 Full Installer
• Xilinx Vivado v2018.3 Web Installer
• Xilinx v2018.3 ZCU106 VCU TRD Release

Avnet Downloads Used

• v2018.2 UltraZED-EV Carrier Card Reference Design
• Avnet Board Definition Files for Vivado
• Instructions for using Avnet Board Definition Files