Xilinx System Generator v2.1 Reference Guide
Installed System Generator directory
The installer will create the following directory structure on your PC:
xilinx/
sysgen/
bin
examples
help
scripts
vhdl
These directories contain the following:
∙bin - This is the location of all system files. You should not add, delete, or change files in this subdirectory.
∙examples - This subdirectory contains examples that show how to run the software. This subdirectory also includes demonstration projects which show proper use of some of the Xilinx blocks.
∙help - The System Generator documentation (.pdf files, viewable in Adobe Acrobat) is located here.
∙scripts - This directory contains auxiliary Perl scripts which are used by the System Generator. These scripts are described in Chapter 6 of this document.
∙vhdl - This directory contains a library of core VHDL files used to construct your System Generator design.
Using Black Boxes
There are times when a design must include subsystems that cannot be realized with Xilinx blocks. For example, the design might require a FIR filter whose capabilities differ from those in the filter supplied in the Xilinx Blockset. Black boxes provide a way to include such subsystems in designs otherwise built from Xilinx blocks. To add a black box to a design, do the following:
∙Implement the subsystem (your black box) in Simulink. The subsystem can contain any combination of Xilinx and
∙Place the Xilinx Black Box token at the top level sheet of the subsystem. This indicates to System Generator that the user will provide the VHDL or Verilog HDL necessary to implement that subsystem.
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∙You must manually enter your VHDL or Verilog HDL black box files into your downstream software tools project after you run the System Generator code- generation step.
A Black Box Example
The directory: /xilinx/sysgen/examples/black_box, ordinarily stored in $MATLAB/toolbox) contains an example showing how to use black boxes.
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