Altera SoC Training Courses Online
Macnica Americas, a franchised PSG distributor, specializes in offering comprehensive technical support to its customers. In addition to applications support, device selection assistance, IP, and design services, Macnica Americas offers free, online virtual workshops to get designers started in SoC design using the Mpression Helio View* platform with the Cyclone V SoC FPGA. (Note - * Helio View is obsolete as of 2015)
Below is a series of online Altera courses targeting the Cyclone V SoC FPGA. While the particular Macnica board Mpression Helio View is no longer available, the content should be useful to SoC designers. There are other Macnica Mpression boards available, featured on the Rocketboards.org site.
Users may also download the white paper "An Overview of Altera SoC Design Advantages" (2014)
Please view the additional resources / documentation for the SoC vWorkshop series:
- Software tools that need to be installed for each of the workshops
- How to download and install the needed tools and Helio board setup
- How to install Linux (CentOS) on a virtual machine (Running Linux on a Windows machine)
On-Demand Altera SoC vWorkshop 2014 Sessions
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1. SoC FPGA Introduction
| Helps the first-time SoC FPGA developer understand the fundamental architecture of the Cyclone V SoC and Arria V SoC devices and instructs the student on getting the Mpression Helio board configured for the initial bring-up.
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2. Basic SoC FPGA HPS Usage
| Walks the first time SoC FPGA hardware developer through the basic steps to get the HPS (Hard Processor System) running and interfacing with SDRAM and HPS GPIO.
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3. Adding and Simulating Custom SoC Peripherals
| Instructs the SoC hardware developer through the basic steps needed to add and simulate custom hardware functionality into the FPGA that the HPS can interface to.
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4. Hardware Support For Graphics Rendering and Video Processing On The Helio View Platform
| Introduces the SoC hardware developer to the VIP Suite and the Macnica LCD controller IP enabling LCD and HDMI interfaces to the Mpression Helio View add-on module.
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5. SoC FPGA Power Considerations
| Highlights SoC unique power concerns and showcases the LTpowerPlay power system manager by Linear Technology on the Mpression Helio development kit.
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6. SoC FPGA Embedded Design Suite
| Walks the first time SoC software developer through the Embedded Design Suite (EDS) with ARM's DS-5 development suite which incorporates tools, utility programs, run-time software, and application examples to expedite firmware and application software development for SoC embedded systems.
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7. Build a Linux OS and simple application for the Altera SoC
| Instructs the embedded Linux software developer through the Yocto flow to build a Linux OS to run on the Helio development kit using a pre-built BSP.
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8. Software Support for Graphics Rendering and Video Processing On The Helio View Platform
| Highlights software demonstrations and applications that can be run on SoC systems built for the Mpression Helio View add-on module including the touchscreen LCD and HDMI input.
Support Documentation: 1 and 2
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