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DEVCFG(4) FreeBSD Kernel Interfaces Manual DEVCFG(4)
NAME
devcfg - Zynq PL device config interface
SYNOPSIS
device devcfg
DESCRIPTION
The special file /dev/devcfg can be used to configure the PL (FPGA)
section of the Xilinx Zynq-7000.
On the first write to the character device at file offset 0, the devcfg
driver asserts the top-level PL reset signals, disables the PS-PL level
shifters, and clears the PL configuration. Write data is sent to the
PCAP (processor configuration access port). When the PL asserts the DONE
signal, the devcfg driver will enable the level shifters and release the
top-level PL reset signals.
The PL (FPGA) can be configured by writing the bitstream to the character
device like this:
cat design.bit.bin > /dev/devcfg
The file should not be confused with the .bit file output by the FPGA
design tools. It is the binary form of the configuration bitstream. The
Xilinx promgen tool can do the conversion:
promgen -b -w -p bin -data_width 32 -u 0 design.bit -o design.bit.bin
SYSCTL VARIABLES
The devcfg driver provides the following sysctl(8) variables:
hw.fpga.pl_done
This variable always reflects the status of the PL's DONE signal.
A 1 means the PL section has been properly programmed.
hw.fpga.en_level_shifters
This variable controls if the PS-PL level shifters are enabled
after the PL section has been reconfigured. This variable is 1 by
default but setting it to 0 allows the PL section to be programmed
with configurations that do not interface to the PS section of the
part. Changing this value has no effect on the level shifters
until the next device reconfiguration.
FILES
/dev/devcfg Character device for the devcfg driver.
SEE ALSO
Zynq-7000 SoC Technical Reference Manual (Xilinx doc UG585)
AUTHORS
Thomas Skibo
FreeBSD 14.2-RELEASE February 28, 2013 FreeBSD 14.2-RELEASE