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Hi again,
Thank you for your responses on my last topic, because of them I was able to continue through the lab. But I am now having difficulty at the end of Lab 1 with the mimo example. In the .m code it states "To run this M-code the boards must be programmed with the warplab_mimo_2x2_v04.bit bitstream" and I found this file in 'C:\Warp_Repository\ResearchApps\PHY\WARPLAB\WARPLab_MIMO2x2_MIMO4x4_R04'. When I assign it to the FPGA in Impact I get this message "A BIT file describing an xc2vp70 is about to be assigned to a device previously identified as an xc4vfx100. Are you sure you want to do this?" I click "Yes" then try to program it but when I do I see the "Program Filed" error.
What am I doing wrong?
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Actually that M-code was written for a particular configuration in mind. However, it works with any newer release of WARPLab as well. Go ahead and use the version of the .bit file that is the latest and appropriate for your board (FPGAv2). I will update the M-code to add a note. Thanks for the catch.
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Thank you, I was able to use the bit file used in earlier exercises. But now Ive moved on to Lab2, and get the same error when I follow the "Introduction to Xilinx Platform Studio" tutorial. Ive noticed that there are some differences between the screenshots in the guide and the actual GUI I see (probably just outdated screenshots), are there any major differences that I need to know of? I followed the guide exactly as it states.
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The tutorial was created using the WARP FPGAv1. For FPGAv2 select a different board (WARP Kits FPGA 2.2 / Radio 1.4 / Clock 1.1) at the start of the Base System Builder. Then you can follow a similar process as in the tutorial. The code that is included has not been ported for FPGA v2 yet. I will update you as soon as it is done.
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Ok thanks. When I choose 'WARP Kits FPGA 2.2 / Radio 1.4 / Clock 1.1' and get to the end of the XPS project wizard I get errors relating to the Radios and it says I need to fix the errors in the system.mhs file. Unfortunately Im very new to ISE/EDK and dont have the slightest idea on how to fix them. Was there maybe a setting in the wizard that I incorrectly chose?
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Sorry- that's my fault. The XBD file (the file that guides Base System Builder) had entires for ports we had removed from the latest radio controller and bridge cores. This caused the errors you saw in the MHS file (the MHS file specifies your project's hardware connections, which included ports that the underlying cores didn't actually have).
You'll need to update your svn working copy and re-start XPS.
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Also, a new version of the tutorial specifically tailored to FPGA Board version 2.2 will be posted by the end of the day. This should clear up any lingering errors.
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Thank you very much, this is very helpful.
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When the FPGAv2 guide is up, please post the link here. Thanks.
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Thank you so much. One last question, if I want to use the usb port on the board instead of the serial port, can I choose 'rs232_usb' instead of 'rs232-db9'?
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Yeah. One useful trick- you can enable both UART's (DB9 and USB) in Base System Builder. Then in XPS, you can select which is used for STDIN/STDOUT (in Software->Software Platform Settings->OS and Libraries). This change only affects software, so it's easy to switch back and forth as needed in a project.
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