Versions Compared

Key

  • This line was added.
  • This line was removed.
  • Formatting was changed.

When Xilinx SDK openopens, you should:

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

2) Create an "Hardware Platform Specification

...

3) Create a Board Support Package Project

...

Project

...

Scroll pdf title
titleNew Xilinx Board Support Packages
Image Removed
  • select "standalone" for "Board Support Package OS" and "standalone_bsp_0" for the "Project name"
  • a new pop-up will appear "Board Support Package Settings"
Scroll pdf title
titleBSP overview
Image Removed
  • after this you should click "standalone" and set "stdin" and "stdout" to "rs232" or "debug_module"

...

"

...

"

...

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.
Scroll pdf title
titleBSP rs232 or debug_module
Image Removed
  • 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;
Scroll pdf title
titleBSP drivers for Microblaze components
Image Removed

...

reference-TE0300_hw_platform"

...

3) Create a "Board Support Package Project" "standalone_bsp_0"

4) Recreate the "Application Project" "demo"

Scroll pdf title
title"standalone_bsp_0" Project References
Image Removed
  • click "OK";
  • after this, you should wait until the SDK compile the added files (C-Build [standalone_bsp_0]) and a message 'Finished building libraries' appears

Image Removed

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
Scroll Title
titleApplicationProject demo creation
Image Removed
  • after this clik "Finish"
  • a new pop-up will appears "New Project Templates"
Scroll Title
titleAvailable Templates
Image Removed
  • 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;
Scroll Title
titleProject References checking
Image Removed
  • now the contents of "Project Explorer" should be this one below
Scroll Title
titleApplication Project "demo", BSP and reference hardware checked
Image Removed
  • 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;
Scroll Title
titleApplication Project "demo" created and original .c and .h file are moved inside src subfolder
Image Removed
  • 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";
Scroll Title
titleRefresh the Application Project "demo"
Image Removed
  • now you should select (left click) "demo" folder in "Project Explorer";
Scroll Title
titleSelect "demo" project
Image Removed
  • now you should click "Xilinx Tools" and then click "Generate linker script";
Scroll Title
titleGenerate linker script for application project "demo"
Image Removed
  • a pop-up "Generate a linker script" will appears; click "Generate";

Image Removed

  • the pop-up will close and "lscript.ld" file will be (re)written in "src" subfolder of "demo"
  • after this, you should wait that building (compile and linking) procedure ends ("Finished Building: demo.elf.elfcheck" in Console C-build [demo])

5) Download the bitstream and the elf file.