Changes between Version 19 and Version 20 of Exercises/13_4/IntroToSDK

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Aug 15, 2012, 4:52:36 PM (12 years ago)

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chunter

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Exercises/13_4/IntroToSDK

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 1. Download either the [wiki:HardwareUsersGuides/WARPv3/TemplateProjects WARP v3 Template Project] or the [wiki:HardwareUsersGuides/WARPv2/TemplateProjects WARP v2 Template Project] according to the which hardware you are using. Note: any template for your version of the hardware will work fine for this exercise as only the SDK is necessary. In general, when FPGA hardware designs must be generated, the "lite" template will build the quickest, but it lacks peripherals like Ethernet that may be necessary for the design.
 1. Extract the archive into a folder on your hard drive. Note: this folder '''must not''' contain any spaces in the path (this includes the the Windows desktop, as that lives in a folder known as "Documents and Settings").
-1. Launch the Xilinx SDK from the Start Menu. It will ask you to select a workspace. Click "Browse ..." and navigate to the "workspace" folder in the archive you just extracted. Do '''not''' check the box for "Use this as the default and do not ask again." We recommend the convention of using a single workspace per hardware project; checking this box will make this difficult. More useful tips for using the SDK are available [wiki:XilinxSDK here]. Click OK.
+1. Launch the Xilinx SDK from the Start Menu. It will ask you to select a workspace. Click "Browse ..." and navigate to the "SDK_workspace" folder in the archive you just extracted. Do '''not''' check the box for "Use this as the default and do not ask again." We recommend the convention of using a single workspace per hardware project; checking this box will make this difficult. More useful tips for using the SDK are available [wiki:XilinxSDK here]. Click OK.
 1. Rather strangely, the Xilinx SDK does not automatically know about software drivers to custom peripherals in your XPS project. You have to explicitly tell the SDK where to find your hardware project. This is a step you have to do with '''every''' new SDK workspace. In this exercise, we do not have any custom peripherals, but it is still a good habit to get into. Click on the "Xilinx Tools" menu item and select "Repositories." Here, you want to ensure two things:
  * In Local Repositories, you want to point the SDK to the folder that contains the XPS project system.xmp file. Click on "New..." and navigate to and select this folder.
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 1. In the template project you downloaded, we have provided a template software project. We now need to add it to the workspace. Click on File→Import...
 1. Click the + next to "General" and select "Existing Projects into Workspace." Then click "Next."
-1. In the "Select root directory:" click "Browse..." Then, navigate to the "workspace" folder in the extracted archive and click "OK"
-1. Three projects have now been populated in the "Projects" area of the import window. Make sure all of these are checked. Do not check "Copy projects into workspace" because these projects are already in the workspace folder. Click "Finish."
+1. In the "Select root directory:" click "Browse..." Then, navigate to the "SDK_workspace" folder in the extracted archive and click "OK"
+1. Three projects have now been populated in the "Projects" area of the import window. Make sure all of these are checked. Do not check "Copy projects into workspace" because these projects are already in the SDK_workspace folder. Click "Finish."
 1. The three projects now appear in the "Project Explorer" on the left of the screen:
  * The "*_hw_platform" contains all of the necessary hardware-specific information for the project. This includes any custom FPGA cores that the project may have. This comes from the Xilinx Platform Studio (XPS) tool. Instructions for using this tool to generate hardware platform information for the SDK is available in the [wiki:Exercises/IntroToXPS]