MicroBlaze Microcontroller Ref Des User Guide
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UG133 January 7, 2005
Getting Started
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Getting Started
System Requirements
The following software must be installed on your PC to utilize this reference design:
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Windows 2000 SP2/Windows XP
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EDK 6.3 or later (Must be the same version as ISE)
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ISE 6.3i or later
To download the completed reference design, the following hardware is required:
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Xilinx Spartan-3 Evaluation Board. For information on the evaluation board, see
http://www.xilinx.com/products/spartan3/s3boards.htm
.
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Xilinx Parallel Cable used to program and debug the device
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Serial Cable for connection to the RS232 UART via HyperTerminal
The next sections of this document will discuss:
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Downloading the reference design and test application
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Launching Xilinx Platform Studios (XPS)
Downloading the Reference Designs
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
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