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Xilinx Foundation: Software Setup

What's In the Box
Installing Xilinx Foundation
Getting Started
Troubleshooting
Updating Your AUTOEXEC.BAT File

What's In the Box

The Xilinx Foundation Series consists of the following CD-ROMs:

Installing Xilinx Foundation

Follow these steps to install the Foundation Series software. These instructions assume that D:\ is the CD-ROM drive, and that the software will be installed into the default locations (C:\XACT, C:\XACT9000, and C:\ACTIVE). Substitute drive letters and paths where appropriate for your system.

If you do not wish to process Xilinx FPGA or XC7000 designs, go to step 10.

1. Start Windows and insert the Xilinx XACTstep Version 5.2.1/6.0.1 CD into your CD-ROM drive.

If you already have WIN32S 1.25 or later installed, or if you are running Windows 95, skip Step 2. If you do not have an appropriate version of WIN32S installed, the setup program (Step 3) will alert you.

2. From the Program Manager, select File->Run and enter D:\WIN32S\DISK1\SETUP.EXE. Follow the instructions on the screen to install WIN32S 1.25.

3. From the Program Manager, select File->Run and enter D:\SETUP.EXE.

4. After accepting the License Agreement, select Quick.

5. In the Quick Install screen, click on the arrow in the Packages section and select Individual Products.

6. In the Products section, double-click on FPGA Core Tools if you wish to process Xilinx FPGA designs, and/or double-click on EPLD Core Tools if you wish to process Xilinx XC7000 designs.

7. Change the installation path if you wish, then click Install.

8. The setup program will update your AUTOEXEC.BAT file automatically. If it cannot update the file, click here for information on how to update this file manually.

9. The setup program will automatically start the install program for the Adobe Acrobat document reader. Follow the instructions on the screen to install Acrobat.

If you do not wish to process Xilinx XC9500 designs, go to step 17.

10. Insert the Xilinx XACT-CPLD Version 6.0.1 CD.

If you already have WIN32S 1.30 or later installed, or if you are running Windows 95, skip Step 11. If you do not have an appropriate version of WIN32S installed, the setup program (Step 12) will alert you.

11. From the Program Manager, select File->Run and enter D:\WIN32\WIN32S\DISK1\SETUP.EXE. Follow the instructions to install WIN32S 1.30.

12. From the Program Manager, select File«Run and enter D:\WIN32\SETUP.EXE.

13. After reviewing the License Agreement, click Next.

14. Select the DS560 CPLD Fitter, Online Documents, and Online Tutorials.

15. Change the destination directory if you wish (do not install this product into the same directory as any existing Xilinx production software), then click Next.

16. The setup program will update your AUTOEXEC.BAT file automatically.

If you have both the XACT-CPLD and XACTstep software installed, refer to the XACT-CPLD V6.0.1 DS-560 Core Tools and Interfaces Release Document, page 2-6 for instructions on how to switch between environments.

17. Insert the Xilinx Foundation Series Version 6.0.1 CD.

If you already have WIN32S 1.30 or later (with OLE) installed, or if you are running Windows 95, skip Step 18. If you do not have an appropriate version of WIN32S installed, the install program (Step 19) will alert you.

18. From the Program Manager, select File->Run and enter D:\WIN32S\DISK1\SETUP.EXE. Follow the instructions to install WIN32S 1.30 with OLE.

19. From the Program Manager, select File->Run and enter D:\INSTALL.EXE.

20. Follow the instructions on the screen. A Complete installation is recommended if your PC has enough disk space. You can select Custom installation to save disk space.

21. Click OK when the install program asks if you wish to reboot your PC.

22. Insert the Xilinx Foundation Series Service Pack Version 6.0.2 CD.

23. From the Program Manager, select File->Run and enter D:\SPXA.EXE.

24. Follow the instructions on the screen.

25. Repeat steps 23-24 for SPXB.EXE.

26. Repeat steps 23-24 for SPXV.EXE (Base-VHDL and Standard-VHDL users only)

If you have a Base-VHDL or Standard-VHDL package, refer to the Xilinx Foundation Series Version 6.0.1 Release Document, page 2-4 for information on installing the MasterClass Lite multimedia VHDL tutorial.

Getting Started

For a quick overview of the Xilinx Foundation Series tools, double-click on the Foundation Tutorial icon in the Foundation Series program group to access the QuickStart tutorial. This tutorial provides descriptions, step-by-step instructions, and demonstrations of the Foundation Project Manager, Schematic Editor, and Logic Simulator.

For a "hands-on" tutorial, double-click on the Online Documentation icon in the Foundation Series program group to open up the Adobe Acrobat documentation. Click on Tutorials, then on Design Entry Tutorial. This tutorial takes you through schematic and VHDL entry, functional simulation, and implementation with the XACTstep tools.

Troubleshooting

The following documents contain information regarding installation, setup, and other software issues:

Updating Your AUTOEXEC.BAT File

In this example, The XACT 6.x Core Tools have been installed in C:\XACT. Please substitute the appropriate directory paths that apply to your own system.

To run XACT 6.x software with the Xilinx Foundation Interface, the following variables must be set in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file:

set XACT=C:\XACT
set PATH=C:\XACT;%path%