Debugging an OpenCV Application

To run an OpenCV application on a target:

  1. Create Linux images enabling the Open CV and C++ libraries.
    1. Create a PetaLinux project. 
      source /proj/petalinux/petalinux-v2016.3_daily_latest/petalinux-v2016.3-final/settings.csh
petalinux-create -t project -s /proj/petalinux/petalinux-v2016.3_bsps_latest/Xilinx-ZCU102-v2016.3-final.bsp
    2. Use petallinux-config -c rootfs to enable Open CV and C++ libraries.
    3. Select all libraries at Filesystem Packages > libs > opencv.
    4. Select all libstdc++ libraries at Filesystem Packages > base > gcc-runtime-xilinx.
    5. To debug from Xilinx SDK, enable tcf-agent at Filesystem Packages > base > tcf-agent. Alternatively, you can run the agent independently after boot.
    6. Save the kernel configuration and use petalinux-build to build the project.
  2. Use the image to boot Linux in any of the convenient boot mode.
  3. After a successful boot, obtain the board IP address.
    If you see an error while booting, change the CONFIG_SYS_BOOTM_LEN parameter in the u-boot config file according to the size of the image For example, add #define CONFIG_SYS_BOOTM_LEN 0x<imagesize> in the $PTLNX_PROJECT/subsystems/linux/configs/u-boot/platform-top.h file. Build the PetaLinux project again and try booting with the new image.
  4. Select Linux TCF Agent from the Target Connections view.
  5. Double-click Linux Agent.
    The Target Connection Details dialog box appears.
  6. Specify the board IP address, obtained during the boot, in the Target Connection Details dialog box.
  7. Create a new folder /tmp/opencv_lib in the Linux file system.
  8. Copy the Opencv libraries to the newly created /tmp/opencv_lib folder in remote file system.
    Note: The OpenCV libraries are located in the \<install_location>\SDK\<version>\data\embeddedsw\ThirdParty\opencv folder of your SDK installation. Where <install-location> is the SDK installation file path and <version> is the current version of the SDK.
  9. Create a Linux OpenCV application. For more details, refer Creating an OpenCV Template Application.
  10. Build the application.
  11. Select Run > Debug Configurations.
    The Debug Configurations dialog box appears.
  12. Click on Xilinx C/C++ application (System debugger) to create a new debug configuration.
  13. On the Target Setup tab page, select Linux Application Debug from the Debug Type list.
  14. On the Application tab page, specify the local .elf file path and the remote .elf file path.
    Note: The remote .elf file path is /tmp/opencv.elf.


  15. On the Environment tab page, click on the New button.
    The New Environment Variable dialog box appears.
  16. Set /tmp/opencv_lib file path to the OpenCV libraries in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable .


  17. Click OK to create the environment variable and close the New Environment Variable dialog box.
  18. Click Debug.
    You will be able to debug the OpenCV application using the system debugger.