Xilinx UG133 Getting Started, Downloading the Design and Launching XPS

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UG133 January 7, 2005

Getting Started R

Getting Started

The following software must be installed on your PC to utilize this reference design:

•Windows 2000 SP2/Windows XP

•EDK 6.3 or later (Must be the same version as ISE)

•ISE 6.3i or later

To download the completed reference design, the following hardware is required:

•Xilinx Spartan-3 Evaluation Board. For information on the evaluation board, see

http://www.xilinx.com/products/spartan3/s3boards.htm.

•Xilinx Parallel Cable used to program and debug the device

•Serial Cable for connection to the RS232 UART via HyperTerminal

The next sections of this document will discuss:

•Downloading the reference design and test application

•Launching Xilinx Platform Studios (XPS)

Go to the MicroBlaze lounge at http://www.xilinx.com/microblaze_mcu_refdes1.

Download the reference design, starting with the MB_MCU_RefDes1.zip archive.

Downloading the Design and Launching XPS

1. Go to the MicroBlaze lounge at http://www.xilinx.com/microblaze_mcu_refdes1 and

download the “MB_MCU_RefDes1.zip” archive.

2. On the target drive, unzip “MB_MCU_RefDes1.zip”. This will automatically create a

subdirectory for the project “MB_MCU_RefDes1.zip”. Assuming that the Xilinx

Platform Studio (XPS) has been installed, launch XPS at this time using

Start>Programs>Xilinx Platform Studio>Xilinx Platform Studio

3. Once in XPS, select the menu option File>Open Project

4. Using the browser, navigate to where the project exists and double-click on

System.xmp.

The system showing the prebuilt MicroBlaze Microcontroller Reference System

configuration is shown in Figure 2-2.