KC705 Quick start

Warning

The KC705 carrier is last supported in the hdl_2017_r1 release.

This guide provides quick instructions on how to setup the ADV7511 HDMI transmitter on:

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All the products described on this page include ESD (electrostatic discharge) sensitive devices. Electrostatic charges as high as 4000V readily accumulate on the human body or test equipment and can discharge without detection. Although the boards feature ESD protection circuitry, permanent damage may occur on devices subjected to high-energy electrostatic discharges. Therefore, proper ESD precautions are recommended to avoid performance degradation or loss of functionality. This includes removing static charge on external equipment, cables, or antennas before connecting to the device.

Using no-OS as software

Necessary files

The following files are needed for the system to work:

Instructions on how to build the files from source can be found here:

Required Software

  • AMD Xilinx Vivado (the supported version can be found in the HDL repository)

  • UART terminal (Putty/Tera Term/Minicom, etc.) with baud rate 115200 (8N1)

  • ADV7511 Transmitter Library (requires Wine on Linux)

Required Hardware

  • AMD Xilinx KC705 FPGA board and its power supply

  • HDMI Monitor

  • HDMI cable

  • Mini-USB cable (UART)

  • JTAG cable (for programming)

More details as to why you need these, can be found at Prerequisites.

Testing

Creating the setup

Follow the steps in this order, to avoid damaging the components:

  1. Connect an HDMI cable between the KC705 HDMI output port and the HDMI monitor

  2. Connect the Mini-USB cable to the UART port on the KC705

  3. Connect the JTAG cable to the JTAG port on the KC705

  4. Connect the power supply to the KC705

  5. Turn on the HDMI monitor

  6. Turn on the power switch on the KC705 board

Building and Running the Software

Follow these steps to build and run the ADV7511 demo:

  1. Download and install the ADV7511 HDMI Transmitter Library

    • On Linux: Use Wine to install the library

  2. Extract the TX folder from the installation directory to the no-OS project:

    • From: <installation folder>/Src/TX/

    • To: <no-OS repo>/projects/adv7511/TX/

  3. Build the HDL project for KC705:

  4. Copy the .xsa file to the no-OS project directory:

    • <no-OS repo>/projects/adv7511/

  5. In the no-OS project, edit src/app_config.h:

    • Uncomment #define PLATFORM_KC705

  6. Build the no-OS project following the No-OS Build Guide

  7. Program the FPGA and run the application through your IDE (Vitis)

  8. Open your UART terminal and connect to the KC705 serial port (115200 baud)

Console output

If programming was successful, you should see messages appear on the terminal similar to this:

Terminal

The reference design demonstrates:

  • Initializing the ADV7511 HDMI transmitter

  • Checking the current AVR operating mode

  • Setting the AV mute state

  • Displaying a test image on the HDMI monitor

  • Playing audio (if configured)

Changing Video Resolution

UART Menu

You can change the video resolution by typing a number from 0 to 6 in the terminal:

  • 0: 640x480 @ 60Hz

  • 1: 800x600 @ 60Hz

  • 2: 1024x768 @ 60Hz

  • 3: 1280x720 @ 60Hz

  • 4: 1360x768 @ 60Hz

  • 5: 1600x900 @ 60Hz

  • 6: 1920x1080 @ 60Hz

Support

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