The Xilinx EDK Toolset: Xilinx Platform Studio (XPS) : Building A Base System Platform
The Xilinx EDK Toolset: Xilinx Platform Studio (XPS) : Building A Base System Platform
The Xilinx EDK Toolset: Xilinx Platform Studio (XPS) : Building A Base System Platform
EDK = Embedded Development Kit. It is a set of tools used for building embedded processing systems. I.E. Systems-On-Chip (SoCs)
Processors (PowerPC, MicroBlaze) Interconnect (PLB, OPB, FSL, etc.) Memories (BRAM, DDR) Peripherals (UART, Ethernet, Custom cores)
flow
First, create the hardware platform Select all of the peripherals Connect peripherals Second, create the software for the platform Write software to make things work
Iterate
if needed
Provides a wizard to help get the basic parts of the system established.
Click OK
Make sure the absolute path doesnt have any spaces. Do not use a .BSB file. Xilinx, Spartan-3 Starter Board (E)
Use all of the defaults. Make both instructions and data cacheable (iCache & dCache). Use all of the defaults.
Cache setup.
Software setup.
This
Update Bitstream - combines HW/SW (.bit + .elf). Download Bitstream - downloads the configuration to the board.
in software you use print() statements. The output goes to the screen.
must monitor the serial port from an external host to see what is happening.
up a terminal window
Setup
Select Software
Click
on Add Software Application Project. choose which CPU to run the application on (MicroBlaze).
Now,