Lines Matching full:fpga
1 FPGA Region Device Tree Binding
9 - FPGA Region
18 FPGA Regions represent FPGA's and partial reconfiguration regions of FPGA's in
19 the Device Tree. FPGA Regions provide a way to program FPGAs under device tree
22 This device tree binding document hits some of the high points of FPGA usage and
23 attempts to include terminology used by both major FPGA manufacturers. This
24 document isn't a replacement for any manufacturers specifications for FPGA
32 * The entire FPGA is programmed.
35 * A section of an FPGA is reprogrammed while the rest of the FPGA is not
37 * Not all FPGA's support PR.
41 * A PRR is a specific section of a FPGA reserved for reconfiguration.
42 * A base (or static) FPGA image may create a set of PRR's that later may
47 * The busses within the FPGA are split such that each region gets its own
52 * An FPGA image that is designed to be loaded into a PRR. There may be
57 FPGA Bridge
58 * FPGA Bridges gate bus signals between a host and FPGA.
59 * FPGA Bridges should be disabled while the FPGA is being programmed to
61 * FPGA bridges may be actual hardware or soft logic on an FPGA.
62 * During Full Reconfiguration, hardware bridges between the host and FPGA
66 * In some implementations, the FPGA Manager transparantly handles gating the
67 buses, eliminating the need to show the hardware FPGA bridges in the
69 * An FPGA image may create a set of reprogrammable regions, each having its
70 own bridge and its own split of the busses in the FPGA.
72 FPGA Manager
73 * An FPGA Manager is a hardware block that programs an FPGA under the control
78 * An FPGA image that is designed to do full reconfiguration of the FPGA.
83 | Host CPU | | FPGA |
99 Figure 1: An FPGA set up with a base image that created three regions. Each
101 a soft logic bridge (Bridge0-2) in the FPGA. The contents of each PRR can be
108 When a DT overlay that targets a FPGA Region is applied, the FPGA Region will
111 1. Disable appropriate FPGA bridges.
112 2. Program the FPGA using the FPGA manager.
113 3. Enable the FPGA bridges.
117 When the overlay is removed, the child nodes will be removed and the FPGA Region
121 FPGA Region
124 FPGA Regions represent FPGA's and FPGA PR regions in the device tree. An FPGA
128 * FPGA Manager
129 * FPGA Bridges
134 FPGA while an operating system is running.
136 An FPGA Region that exists in the live Device Tree reflects the current state.
137 If the live tree shows a "firmware-name" property or child nodes under a FPGA
138 Region, the FPGA already has been programmed. A DTO that targets a FPGA Region
140 FPGA. After reprogramming is successful, the overlay is accepted into the live
143 The base FPGA Region in the device tree represents the FPGA and supports full
144 reconfiguration. It must include a phandle to an FPGA Manager. The base
145 FPGA region will be the child of one of the hardware bridges (the bridge that
146 allows register access) between the cpu and the FPGA. If there are more than
147 one bridge to control during FPGA programming, the region will also contain a
148 list of phandles to the additional hardware FPGA Bridges.
150 For partial reconfiguration (PR), each PR region will have an FPGA Region.
151 These FPGA regions are children of FPGA bridges which are then children of the
152 base FPGA region. The "Full Reconfiguration to add PRR's" example below shows
155 If an FPGA Region does not specify a FPGA Manager, it will inherit the FPGA
156 Manager specified by its ancestor FPGA Region. This supports both the case
157 where the same FPGA Manager is used for all of a FPGA as well the case where
158 a different FPGA Manager is used for each region.
160 FPGA Regions do not inherit their ancestor FPGA regions' bridges. This prevents
162 region is getting reconfigured (see Figure 1 above). During PR, the FPGA's
163 hardware bridges remain enabled. The PR regions' bridges will be FPGA bridges
164 within the static image of the FPGA.
167 - compatible : should contain "fpga-region"
168 - fpga-mgr : should contain a phandle to an FPGA Manager. Child FPGA Regions
169 inherit this property from their ancestor regions. A fpga-mgr property
170 in a region will override any inherited FPGA manager.
175 - firmware-name : should contain the name of an FPGA image file located on the
177 it indicates that the FPGA has already been programmed with this image.
178 If this property is in an overlay targeting a FPGA region, it is a
179 request to program the FPGA with that image.
180 - fpga-bridges : should contain a list of phandles to FPGA Bridges that must be
181 controlled during FPGA programming along with the parent FPGA bridge.
182 This property is optional if the FPGA Manager handles the bridges.
183 If the fpga-region is the child of a fpga-bridge, the list should not
185 - partial-fpga-config : boolean, set if partial reconfiguration is to be done,
187 - external-fpga-config : boolean, set if the FPGA has already been configured
189 - encrypted-fpga-config : boolean, set if the bitstream is encrypted
197 FPGA to go to operating mode after the region has been programmed.
198 - child nodes : devices in the FPGA after programming.
200 In the example below, when an overlay is applied targeting fpga-region0,
201 fpga_mgr is used to program the FPGA. Two bridges are controlled during
204 fpga-bridges property. During programming, these bridges are disabled, the
205 firmware specified in the overlay is loaded to the FPGA using the FPGA manager
206 specified in the region. If FPGA programming succeeds, the bridges are
208 are then populated. If FPGA programming fails, the bridges are left disabled
216 fpga_mgr: fpga-mgr@ff706000 {
217 compatible = "altr,socfpga-fpga-mgr";
223 fpga_bridge0: fpga-bridge@ff400000 {
233 fpga_region0: fpga-region0 {
234 compatible = "fpga-region";
235 fpga-mgr = <&fpga_mgr>;
239 fpga_bridge1: fpga-bridge@ff500000 {
259 fpga-bridges = <&fpga_bridge1>;
285 In all cases the live DT must have the FPGA Manager, FPGA Bridges (if any), and
286 a FPGA Region. The target of the Device Tree Overlay is the FPGA Region. Some
287 uses are specific to a FPGA device.
289 * No FPGA Bridges
290 In this case, the FPGA Manager which programs the FPGA also handles the
291 bridges behind the scenes. No FPGA Bridge devices are needed for full
295 In this case, there are hardware bridges between the processor and FPGA that
297 applied, the live DT must include the FPGA Manager, FPGA Bridges, and a
298 FPGA Region. The FPGA Region is the child of the bridge that allows
299 register access to the FPGA. Additional bridges may be listed in a
300 fpga-bridges property in the FPGA region or in the device tree overlay.
302 * Partial reconfiguration with bridges in the FPGA
303 In this case, the FPGA will have one or more PRR's that may be programmed
304 separately while the rest of the FPGA can remain active. To manage this,
305 bridges need to exist in the FPGA that can gate the buses going to each FPGA
307 reconfiguration can be done, a base FPGA image must be loaded which includes
308 PRR's with FPGA bridges. The device tree should have a FPGA region for each
316 * FPGA Manager
317 * FPGA Bridges
318 * FPGA Region
327 The live Device Tree must contain an FPGA Region, an FPGA Manager, and any FPGA
328 Bridges. The FPGA Region's "fpga-mgr" property specifies the manager by phandle
329 to handle programming the FPGA. If the FPGA Region is the child of another FPGA
330 Region, the parent's FPGA Manager is used. If FPGA Bridges need to be involved,
331 they are specified in the FPGA Region by the "fpga-bridges" property. During
332 FPGA programming, the FPGA Region will disable the bridges that are in its
333 "fpga-bridges" list and will re-enable them after FPGA programming has
341 The address space mapping from processor to FPGA bus(ses).
343 Specifies the name of the FPGA image file on the firmware search
345 * "partial-fpga-config"
349 the FPGA.
355 fpga_mgr0: fpga-mgr@f8007000 {
365 fpga_region0: fpga-region0 {
366 compatible = "fpga-region";
367 fpga-mgr = <&fpga_mgr0>;
399 The base FPGA Region is specified similar to the first example above.
401 This example programs the FPGA to have two regions that can later be partially
402 configured. Each region has its own bridge in the FPGA fabric.
417 fpga-bridge@4400 {
421 fpga_region1: fpga-region1 {
422 compatible = "fpga-region";
429 fpga-bridge@4420 {
433 fpga_region2: fpga-region2 {
434 compatible = "fpga-region";
450 differences are that the FPGA is partially reconfigured due to the
451 "partial-fpga-config" boolean and the only bridge that is controlled during
452 programming is the FPGA based bridge of fpga_region1.
465 partial-fpga-config;
482 It is beyond the scope of this document to fully describe all the FPGA design
491 FPGA Bridges that exist on the FPGA fabric prior to the partial reconfiguration.