{"id":474,"date":"2022-06-21T14:46:58","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T07:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dgway.com\/blog_E\/?p=474"},"modified":"2022-06-24T09:48:08","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T02:48:08","slug":"aat-demo-with-hardware-emulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dgway.com\/blog_E\/2022\/06\/21\/aat-demo-with-hardware-emulation\/","title":{"rendered":"AAT demo with Hardware Emulation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From the previous topic about AAT Demo, Testing AAT demo by using physical hardware consumes much time in the compiling process. Therefore, it is not a practical method in the developing phase. Hardware Emulation might be a better choice when developing algorithms or hardwares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Environment On this test<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This test is conducted on AAT demo compatible with Vitis 2021.1 on Alveo card U50.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, open the terminal for the hardware emulator and set the environment of the terminal by typing these commands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

source \/opt\/xilinx\/xrt\/setup.sh<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

source \/tools\/Xilinx\/Vitis\/2021.1\/settings64.sh<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

export PLATFORM_REPO_PATHS=’\/opt\/xilinx\/platforms’<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

export XILINX_PLATFORM=’xilinx_u50_gen3x16_xdma_201920_3′<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

export DEVICE=’\/opt\/xilinx\/platforms\/xilinx_u50_gen3x16_xdma_201920_3\/xilinx_u50_gen3x16_xdma_201920_3.xpfm’<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

export DM_MODE=DMA<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Create xo and xclbin file<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order to decrease time spent on developing and meet the requirement of xo file. Edit buildall.sh file in folder build as shown in picture below<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Create xo file by using command below<\/p>\n\n\n\n

.\/buildall.sh<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It should not take a long time depending on the processor but 5 mins at least. Then, create the xclbin by using this command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

make binary-container TARGET=hw_emu DEVICE=xilinx_u50_gen3x16_xdma_201920_3<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, adding an environment for Hardware emulation by using below command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

export XCL_EMULATION_MODE=hw_emu<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Build the software to manage AAT demo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using the same terminal and navigating to the folder .\/sw\/application\/aat\/aat_shell_exe. Then, using the command below to generate aat_shell_exe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

make<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u201caat_shell_exe\u201d appears in folder .\/build. Go to the folder .\/build in order to change the name from \u201caat_shell_exe\u201d to \u201caat_shell_hw_emu_exe\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using the command below to generate a mandatory file for hardware emulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

emconfigutil –platform xilinx_u50_gen3x16_xdma_201920_3<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Program Alveo card<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using the same terminal to program the Alveo card by using the command below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

.\/aat_shell_hw_emu_exe -i run support\/demo_setup_hw_emu.cfg<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When programming the Alveo card completes. It shows the status as the picture below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But please wait until the callback is finished by showing the message \u201cEnd of script support\/demo_setup_hw_emu.cfg\u201d as the picture below. It takes 15 mins give or take depending on the computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Please be notice that the \u201cgetstatus\u201d, \u201creadata\u201d or etc. cannot be used for now.  If user uses those commands. Hardware Emulation will collapse. The Emulation will allow to operate those commands after running the python script completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Install python library for hardware emulation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are 3 libraries required to complete this task. Open a new terminal for python using. Using the below command to install libraries. For a Design Gateway client, you can skip this process due to completed installation in your system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

sudo apt-get install python3-scapy<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

sudo apt-get install python3-protobuf<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

sudo apt-get install python3-six<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Running python script<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Open the new terminal for running python script and navigating the folder .\/emulation\/runtime. Next, setting up the environment as the command below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

source \/opt\/xilinx\/xrt\/setup.sh<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

source \/tools\/Xilinx\/Vitis\/2021.1\/settings64.sh<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

source setup.sh<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, run the python script by using the command below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

python3 aat_hw_emu.py -i ..\/..\/build\/sample\/cme_input_arb.pcap -o aat_hw_emu_out.pcap -s 17<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wait until the message \u201cSocket is already closed\u201d shows as the picture below. Then, users are now allow to use command \u201cgetstatus\u201d, \u201creadata\u201d in the hardware emulator terminal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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