Installation and Setup

Tools Installation

All design on WARP occurs in the Xilinx tool suite (​ISE, ​EDK , ​Chipscope, and ​System Generator). System Generator also requires an installation of ​Matlab.

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ISE, EDK, Chipscope

1) Install the programs into directories without spaces (e.g. c:\Xilinx\ISE). Note: Installing to a directory whose name does not contain the version number will make it easier to switch between versions in the future.

2) Install any available service packs for each program

3) Install any IP updates for each program

Matlab

1) Install into directory without spaces (e.g. c:\Matlab\)

System Generator

1) Only install System Generator after installing Matlab. During the installation process, it should see your existing installation of Matlab and integrate with it.

Platform Support Packages Installation

1) Acquire ​TortoiseSVN (or an SVN client of your choosing, but be aware the directions stated here will be specifically for TortoiseSVN).

2) Create a folder c:\edk_user_Repository

3) Right-click in the empty folder, and click "SVN Checkout."

4) Enter "​http://warp.rice.edu/svn/WARP/edk_user_repository" into the field for the URL of the repository.

5) Click OK. This may take several minutes for all the files to transfer.

Skip steps 6 & 7 if you're using the 10.1 version of Xilinx tools!

6) Install sysgen2opb

7) Install OPB Export Tool

Hardware Setup

• Hardware User Guides - These user guides detail the various components and configuration options associated with the WARP hardware.

Exercises

• Introduction to the WARP FPGA Board - This exercise tests the configured boards and Xilinx tool chain

• Introduction to the Xilinx Platform Studio - This exercise further tests the Xilinx tool chain