AN 812: Platform Designer System Design Tutorial

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Date 4/02/2018
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Build the Processor Subsystem

To build the cpu_subsystem subsystem, you add IP components from the IP Catalog:
  1. Type clock in the search box of the IP Catalog and double-click Clock Bridge to add that component.
  2. Type reset in the search box of the IP Catalog and double-click Reset Bridge to add that component.
  3. Right-click the name of the clock bridge and click Rename. Type mem_clk to rename the clock bridge.
  4. Right-click the name of the reset bridge and click Rename. Type mem_reset to rename the reset bridge.
  5. To add a second clock bridge, type clock in the search box of the IP Catalog and double-click Clock Bridge to add that component.
  6. To add a second reset bridge type reset in the search box of the and double-click Reset Bridge to add that component.
  7. Right-click and rename the new clock bridge and reset bridge to cpu_clk and cpu_reset, respectively.
  8. Connect the out_clk signal of mem_clk to the clk signal of mem_reset.
  9. Connect the out_clk signal of cpu_clk to the clk signal of cpu_reset.
  10. Edit the exported interface by double-clicking the name in the Export column, from the following table:
    Table 2.  Export Rename Values
    Component Name Description Export Value
    mem_clk Clock Input mem_clk
    mem_reset Reset Input mem_reset
    cpu_clk Clock Input cpu_clk
    cpu_reset Reset Input cpu_reset

    Your results should match those in the following figure:

    Figure 8. Clock and Reset Components