Antti LukatsFirst time we have zynq loading the bitstream directly from SD card. Xilinx own solutions do not support this!
ZYNQ loading bit directly from SD
A project log for Open Source HW: Xilinx ZYNQ7000 System on Module
75x40 mm, 6 layer PCB, Xilinx XC7Z7010 FPGA, dual core ARM Cortex-A9, 32Mbyte Flash, SD, microSD, Bluetooth, 100 mil headers, single 3.3V
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Why doesn't xilinx have an FSBL that supports ddrless booting??? Arghhh!
So, are you using XIP for the FSBL and App from the SD card? On my project I was trying to save OCM by running the FSBL using XIP from the flash and then loading the app to OCM. Unfortunately, I could never get the FSBL to hand off to the app properly so I am just running the FSBL and App from flash and keeping my code size as small as possible. The FSBL was ~100Kb which leaves ~150Kb for the app.
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That makes sense, thanks.
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well the decision was made to save BOM cost, PCB cost and power. Zynq board without DDR can run at 0.5W total, with DDR enabled it is always 1.2W+
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The most beautiful sight is a brightly lit DONE LED. :)
I'm having similar (but somewhat simpler) problems. May I ask why did you choose not to have a DDR chip on-board? Was this only to lower the BOM cost? Is it that expensive?
I decided to leave that from my board (check my project if interested) because I was afraid of the added complexity in layout / routing / assembly, but now seeing the trouble the lack of it causes I'd rather put one up. :/ Next time.
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