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UG092 (v1.6) June 2, 2008

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Revision History

The following table shows the revision history for this document. 

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Version

Revision

7/5/05

1.0

Initial Xilinx release.

8/24/06

1.1

Revised for upgrade to EDK 8.1i

9/29/06

1.2

Revised for upgrade to EDK 8.2.01i

3/2/07

1.3

Revised for upgrade to EDK 8.2.02i

4/24/07

1.4

Revised for upgrade to EDK 9.1

6/18/07

1.5

Revised for upgrade to EDK 9.1.02i

6/2/08

1.6

Revised for upgrade to EDK 10.1i

Summary of Contents for Virtex-4 FX12

Page 1: ...R Getting Started with the PowerPC and MicroBlaze Development Kit Virtex 4 FX12 Edition UG092 v1 6 June 2 2008 ...

Page 2: ...EGARDING THE DESIGN INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE TITLE AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS IN NO EVENT WILL XILINX BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL INDIRECT EXEMPLARY SPECIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES INCLUDING ANY LOST DATA AND LOST PROFITS ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OF THE DESIGN EVEN IF YOU HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH D...

Page 3: ...t 6 Getting Started with the PowerPC and MicroBlaze Development Kit Virtex 4 FX12 Edition Overview 7 Development Kit Contents 7 Quick Start to Flashing the LEDs 7 Board Setup 8 Quick Start to Installing the Software 11 Determine Which ISE Design Software to Install 11 Install the Embedded Development EDK Design Suite 11 Register and Install Kit 12 Additional Resources 12 Table of Contents ...

Page 4: ...4 www xilinx com PPC MicroBlaze Dev Kit Virtex 4 FX12 Ed UG092 v1 6 June 2 2008 R ...

Page 5: ...Additional Resources To search the database of silicon and software questions and answers or to create a technical support case in WebCase see the Xilinx website at http www xilinx com support Conventions This document uses the following conventions An example illustrates each convention Typographical The following typographical conventions are used in this document Convention Meaning or Use Examp...

Page 6: ...tion_name design_name Braces A list of items from which you must choose one or more lowpwr on off Vertical bar Separates items in a list of choices lowpwr on off Vertical ellipsis Repetitive material that has been omitted IOB 1 Name QOUT IOB 2 Name CLKIN Horizontal ellipsis Repetitive material that has been omitted allow block block_name loc1 loc2 locn Convention Meaning or Use Example Convention ...

Page 7: ...ment Kit Contents This development kit contains the following items Virtex 4 FX12 ML403 board Compact Flash Card 512 MB Xilinx Software Development Suite DVD which includes ISE WebPack Software Embedded Development EDK Design Suite Power supply USB Download Probe cable Serial cable Cross over Ethernet cable Quick Start to Flashing the LEDs This development kit comes with a number of pre installed ...

Page 8: ... the ML403 board and carefully insert the System ACE CF card with its front label facing away from the board Figure 1 shows the back side of the board with the CF card properly inserted Note The CF card provided in the kit might differ Caution Be careful when inserting or removing the CF card from the slot Do not force it 4 Connect the AC power cord to the power supply Plug the power supply adapte...

Page 9: ...rograms Accessories Communications HyperTerminal b In the Connection Description window type 9600 in the Name box then click OK c In the Connect To window click Cancel d In the 9600 Properties window make the selections shown in Figure 2 Select File Properties Select the Connect To tab Select COM1 in the Connect using field Click Configure X Ref Target Figure 2 Figure 2 HyperTerminal Setup and Pro...

Page 10: ...te When the CF card is ejected or not installed the System ACE Err LED will blink The Bootloader demonstration displays a menu of demonstration designs that can be loaded by using the reconfiguration feature of the System ACE controller The menu is displayed on the serial terminal LCD and VGA To choose a demonstration use the North East South West navigation buttons GPIO_SW_N GPIO_SW_E on the boar...

Page 11: ...ation and Download Site at http www xilinx com register Determine Which ISE Design Software to Install If the user is already entitled to a Full seat of the ISE Foundation Design Software or recently purchased a Full ISE Foundation Design Software select the check box for the ISE Foundation If the user has not purchased a Full seat of ISE Foundation install the Free ISE WebPACK Design Software The...

Page 12: ...or select and install the Install image that was downloaded from the Xilinx Registration and Download Site Follow the instruction included in the installation software Additional Resources There are additional Resources and Reference designs found on the PowerPC and MicroBlaze Development Kit Virtex 4 FX12 Edition product web site Visit this site for additional documentation reference designs and ...

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