ZedBoard Booting and Configuration Guide
ISE Design Suite 14.1
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Extract the Zip File
Since you are reading this guide you have probably already extracted the zip file
associated with this tutorial guide. Using Windows™ Explorer navigate to the folder
where the zip file was extracted (
<installation>
folder).
Make sure there are NO
SPACES in this path
. The Xilinx SDK, which is used later in this guide, does not
tolerate spaces in this file path.
PC Setup
Follow the figure below to connect the ZedBoard to the development host PC to establish
the USB connections for the UART and JTAG programming.
PC
Micro
USB-B
USB Cable (UART)
Zedboard Development Board
Zynq
Z7020
AP SOC
Micro
USB-B
USB Cable (JTAG)
Figure 3 – Board Connection Setup
Installing the UART Driver and Virtual COM Port
If the ZedBoard development board has not been connected to the host PC before, it may
be necessary to install the software driver for the virtual COM port. The driver
installation for the Cypress CY7C64225 USB-UART bridge is described in detail in the
CY7C64225 Setup Guide
available at
http://www.zedboard.org/sites/default/files/CY7C64225_Setup_Guide_1_1.pdf.
Installing a Serial Console on a Windows 7 Host
Starting with Windows 7, Microsoft no longer includes the HyperTerminal terminal
emulator software. However, this example design requires use of terminal emulation
software for a serial console connection to the ZedBoard Development Board. A suitable
free and open-source replacement for HyperTerminal is TeraTerm. Download and install
instructions for TeraTerm can be found at
http://en.sourceforge.jp/projects/ttssh2
. As an
alternative the Terminal applet in the Xilinx SDK may also be used.
