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= Current WARP-compatible Versions (as of Aug 19, 2008) = 

ISE, EDK, Chipscope, SysGen - v10.1.02

Matlab - 2007a
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= Installation and Setup =
== Tools Installation ==
Nearly all uses of WARP require the Xilinx tool suite ([http://www.xilinx.com/ise/logic_design_prod/foundation.htm ISE], [http://www.xilinx.com/ise/embedded_design_prod/platform_studio.htm EDK] , [http://www.xilinx.com/ise/optional_prod/cspro.htm Chipscope], and [http://www.xilinx.com/ise/optional_prod/system_generator.htm System Generator]). System Generator also requires an installation of [http://www.mathworks.com/products/matlab/ Matlab].

=== ISE, EDK, Chipscope ===
 1. Install the programs into directories without spaces (e.g. ''c:\Xilinx''). By default, the Xilinx installers will install everything to C:\Xilinx\.
 1. Install any available service packs & IP updates for each program. This is critical- the latest service packs for ISE, EDK and Sysgen fix some bugs that break support for the OFDM reference design in earlier releases.

=== Matlab ===
 1. Install into directory without spaces (e.g. ''c:\Matlab\'')
 1. None of our reference designs require any special MATLAB toolboxes. However, we regularly use the Communications and Signal Processing toolboxes/blocksets in our research and many of our posted examples.

=== System Generator ===
 1. Only install System Generator after installing Matlab.
 1. The installer should find your existing installation of Matlab and integrate with it.

== Platform Support Packages Installation ==
The best way to setup a local copy of our platform support files is via Subversion.
 1. Install [http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/ TortoiseSVN]; any SVN client will work, but the instructions below are tailored for TortoiseSVN
 1. Create a folder ''c:\edk_user_Repository'' and open this folder in Windows Explorer
 1. Right-click in the empty folder, and click "SVN Checkout." [[BR]][[Image(GettingStarted/Images:userRepo_stage1.jpg, align=center)]]
 1. Enter "http://warp.rice.edu/svn/WARP/edk_user_repository" into the field for the URL of the repository. [[BR]] [[Image(GettingStarted/Images:userRepo_stage2.jpg, align=center)]]
 1. Click OK. This may take several minutes for all the files to transfer.
 1. Launch Xilinx Platform Studio. On the first prompt, click Cancel.
 1. Open Edit->Preferences. In the Application Preferences section, find the Global Peripheral Repository field.
 1. Enter C:\edk_user_repository\ as a Global repository.

== Hardware Setup ==
 * [wiki:HardwareUsersGuides Hardware User Guides] - These user guides detail the various components and configuration options associated with the WARP hardware.

== Exercises ==
 * [wiki:Exercises/FPGABoardIntro Introduction to the WARP FPGA Board] - This exercise tests the configured boards and Xilinx tool chain
 * [wiki:Exercises/XPSIntro Introduction to the Xilinx Platform Studio] - This exercise further tests the Xilinx tool chain

== Support ==
 * [http://warp.rice.edu/forums WARP Forums]