Xilinx Vitis Core Development Kit 2025.1.1 /Vitis, Vivado, PetaLinux/

Xilinx Vitis Core Development Kit Overview

The Vitis unified software platform enables development of embedded software and accelerated applications on heterogeneous Xilinx platforms, including FPGA, SoC, and Versal ACAP.

Xilinx Vitis Core Development Kit Features

• Unified development environment for software, hardware, and system-level design
• Seamless integration with Vivado for FPGA synthesis and hardware optimization
• Built-in PetaLinux tools for custom embedded Linux creation on Xilinx devices
• Supports AI, ML, and acceleration workloads on adaptive SoCs and FPGAs
• High-level synthesis (HLS) for converting C/C++ into hardware accelerators
• Advanced compiler and linker for optimized performance on AMD/Xilinx hardware
• Pre-built platform templates for faster project setup
• Supports heterogeneous computing with CPU, GPU, and FPGA acceleration
• AI Engine and DSP block programming support
• Includes Vitis HLS, Vitis Model Composer, and debugging tools
• OpenCL, C/C++, and Python support for application development
• Multi-domain system simulation and verification
• Hardware emulation for testing before deployment
• Board support package (BSP) integration for custom hardware
• Optimized for edge, data center, and embedded deployments
• Kernel profiling and performance analysis tools
• Supports ARM Cortex-based processing systems
• Secure boot and bitstream encryption support
• Rich library of accelerated functions and IP blocks
• Streamlined workflow from design to deployment
• Compatible with next-gen AMD/Xilinx FPGA and adaptive SoC platforms

Additional Information

Starting with Vivado 2023.1, compilation according to the VHDL-2019 standard is supported. In Vivado 2025.1, the ability to simulate VHDL-2019 code was added.
In this version, major changes affected work with the Versal family.
– Vivado Release Notes
– What’s New in Vivado The Xilinx_Unified_2025_1_1_0912_0129.iso
installer in the distribution is universal, contains all editions. To install Vivado Lab Edition , you can also use a separate lightweight installer Xilinx_Vivado_Lab_2025_1_1_0912_0129.iso .

File Information

Year/Release Date : 2025
Version : 2025.1.1
Developer : Xilinx Inc.
Bit depth : 64bit
Interface language : English
Tablet : present, also activates the IP cores built into the package
Advertising : absent

System Requirements

Linux, 64-bit:
– Red Hat Enterprise Workstation/Server: 7.9, 8.8, 8.9, 8.10, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4
– CentOS: 7.9
– SUSE Linux Enterprise: 15 SP4
– Amazon Linux 2 AL2 LTS
– AlmaLinux: 8.7, 8.10, 9.1, 9.4
– Ubuntu: 20.04.5 LTS, 20.04.6 LTS, 22.04.1 LTS, 22.04.2 LTS, 22.04.3 LTS, 22.04.4 LTS, 24.04 LTS
Windows 10, 64-bit:
– Professional and Enterprise 22H2
Windows 11, 64-bit:
– 23H2
RAM: 32 GB (64 GB recommended)
Hard disk space for full installation ~ 200 GB.