Quick Guide and Helpful Hints
With the Xilinx Board and its Software
Created by the people who produced the Digital Theremin:
Albert Ma, Timmy Church, Celia Valel, Alesya Bajoria, and Nicolas Lauzon
Introduction:
This year is the first year that the Xilinx board has
been used. It is a good board but the big problem is with its documentation.
There are countless flaws encountered so it took a lot of time to get our
project going because of the difficulty in using our board.
To prevent such disasters from ever happening again to other groups, we have
compiled a quick quide to help any group to use the
Xilinx board properly and efficiently.
Table of Contents:
GXS Tools
- GXS Tools have many functions such as loading files
to the Xilinx board and setting the board clock frequency
Correct Board Pin Layout
- The documentation for the board has errors about the
pin layout of the Xilinx board. Here is the correct layout.
Xilinx Project Navigator
- The project navigator is where projects are compiled
and source files are produced for downloading to the board.
Model Sim
- Simulation of code can be done with Model Sim.
It is similar to MaxPlus II but not quite.
Implementing ROM
- Helpful guide of implementing ROM using the Xilinx Core
Useful Links
Xilinx Home Page
EE 552 Home Page
EE
552 Student Application Notes Page