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When Xilinx SDK openopens, you should:

1) Set the repositories for device driver of custom block used in SDK Microblaze project

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  • click Xilinx "Xilinx Tools" and then "Repositories"
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titleXilinxSDKProjectRepositories
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  • after this a pop-up "Preferences" will appears
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titleAdd Reference Repositories for custom driver of custom block/device
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titleAdd reference with double indirection (as required by Xilinx SDK)

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  • click "Apply"
  • you should click "OK"
  • after this you must wait until the building procedure ended.

2) Create an

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titleXilinx SDK New Project
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Hardware

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Platform Specification

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  • a new pop up "New Hardware Project" will appear

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Project

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  • under "Target Hardware Specification" click "Browse..." button
  • a new pop up "Hardware Specification File" will appear

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reference-TE0300_hw_platform"

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3) Create

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  • You should click "File" >"New" > "Project"
  • a pop up "New Project" will appears
  • click"Xilinx">"Board Support Package", then next
  • a new pop up "New Board Support Package Project" will appear;
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titleNew Xilinx Board Support Packages
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"Board Support Package

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titleBSP overview
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  • after this you should click "standalone" and set "stdin" and "stdout" to "rs232" or "debug_module"
    1. you should select "rs232" if you desire to use an external UART
    2. you should select "debug_module" if you desire that the XMD_UART works as local UART through the JTAG connection
Tip
Demo program (running on MicroBlaze) will work even in case the UART port is left unconnected: it is not necessary to use a USB/Uart converter or Uart port on a PC, if you are using XMD UART HDL block.
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  • after this you should click drivers to verify that all Microblaze components are supported by the driver in the repository C:\XilinxProject\TE-EDK-IP; click "OK" and the pop-up should dissapears;
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titleBSP drivers for Microblaze components
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"standalone_bsp_0"

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4) (Re)Create the "Application Project" demo

  • You should click "File" >"New" > "Project"
  • a pop up "New Project" will appears
  • click "Xilinx" > "Application Project", then next
  • a new pop up "New Project Application Project" will appear;
  • you should set the value of parameters as in the image below
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titleApplicationProject demo creation
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  • after this clik "Finish"
  • a new pop-up will appears "New Project Templates"
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titleAvailable Templates
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  • in this case select "Empty Apllication" under "Available Templates"
  • click "Finish"
  • a new "Application Project" named "demo" will be created in the "Project Explorer"
  • now you should click the "demo" folder in "Project Explorer" and select "Project References";  ?????????????????????????????????????????????
  • now you should assure that "reference-TE0300_hw_platform" and "standalon_bsp_0" are both checked; if their box are not already checked, you should check them now;
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  • now the contents of "Project Explorer" should be this one below
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titleApplication Project "demo", BSP and reference hardware checked
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  • now you should copy the contents of the original demo (all .c and .h files from "TE0xxx-Reference-Designs\reference-TE0xxx\SDK\SDK_Workspace\demo\src" already moved in the temporary folder "C:\demo_src_TE") inside the folder "C:\XilinxProject\reference-TE0xxx\SDK\SDK_Workspace\demo\scr" as already do in the figure above;
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titleApplication Project "demo" created and original .c and .h file are moved inside src subfolder
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  • now you should select "src" folder in "Project Explorer" > "demo", right click and select "Refresh"; in this way the .h and .c files will appears under the "src" folder of "Project Explorer"
  • now you should select "demo" folder in "Project Explorer", right click and select "Refresh";

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titleRefresh the Application Project "demo"

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4) Recreate the "Application Project" "demo"