When creating custom AXI IP cores in Vivado, you often need to know the operating frequency of the clock signal. While Vivado’s IP Integrator (IPI) automatically propagates clock frequencies between connected components, getting that frequency value into your custom IP’s parameters requires specific configuration.
The Xilinx setup tutorials demonstrate two paths to setting up the DPU. One route provides a pre-built PetaLinux system image with code examples, precompiled example binaries, and pre-trained models. The image can be flashed onto an SD card, and you should be able to boot the board directly from the SD card. Vivado and Vitis are not required. In fact, you can plug in a display and keyboard onto the ZCU104 board and use the board in standalone mode. It is also possible to SSH into the board over a network and interact with the board over SSH. More on that later. The other route, found here, shows how to start from a board design in Vivado and work your way up to Vitis and develop custom applications [1]. That is not a part of this guide; we will stick to the first option only for now.
