Video tutorial on how to make a simple counter in vhdl for the basys2 board, which contains a xilinx spartan 3e fpga. Keypad controller using fpga spartan 3e basys2 development board. Waveshare fpga development board for xilinx spartan3e. I want to help hackers take the plunge into the world of fpgas starting at purchasing an fpga development board, and all the way through the process of. For reference designs and documentation, please visit xilinxs spartan 3e support page. Preface aboutthisguide thisschematicguideispartoftheisedocumentationcollection. For reference designs and documentation, please visit xilinxs spartan3e support page. The most reasonable suggestion ive found is to run a windows 7 virtual machine. Open box spartan 3e starter board xilinx spartan3 fpga.
Xilinx usbparallel jtag cables on linux without windrvr. Yes you can use other applicationscode ie libusb on linux to download new config files. To create an fpga vi, rightclick the name fpga target dev1, spartan3e starter board and select new. In order to program and communicate with the spartan3e starter board, you must download and install the free xilinx ise webpack software. Antti, is there somewhere i can download the source for this. Issue an entry mode set command, 0x06, to set the display to automatically increment the address pointer. Connect a development board via a usb cable to your pc and start a. Your new project should now contain the spartan3e starter board as a target. Hi all is there any software that lets you simulate real spartan 3 hardware but graphicallyfor example somebody picture board and do program that will simulate real thing.
It features a 500k gate spartan 3e fpga with a 32 bit risc processor and ddr interfaces. On this spartan 3e starter board there is no powerpc core implemented in the fpga so we can only add the xilinx microblaze processor as the processor that will be included in the embedded design. Xilinx ug230 spartan3e starter kit board user guide. If you have either of these kits or the revision d version of the spartan3a fpga starter kit board, please refer to ug334 instead. The board comes with an integrated platform cable usb. Tutorial 6 using the spartan3e starter board lcd display. Is the nexys2 board with spartan 3e fpga compatible with. Install the usb cable drivers for xilinx tools by typing in the terminal.
Introducing the spartan 3e fpga and vhdl 1 122 chapter 1 introduction hi. Getting started with the xilinx spartan3an starter kit. Where i can find good examples to run with digilent spartan 3e starter board. What i am trying to do is link my netlist interface to any of the 3 40pinheaders on the board. Spartan 3e starter board xilinx spartan3 fpga 500k.
Since this product is retired, documentation and support may be limited. Xilinx ise and spartan3 tutorial james duckworth, hauke daempfling 1 of 30 rev. I want to help hackers take the plunge into the world of fpgas starting at purchasing an fpga development board, and all the way through the process of getting their. I hope information was useful and i hope it will help you to continue with your project. Xilinx jtag tools on linux without proprietary kernel modules.
Here you will find all the reference materials that digilent has created for this board, as well as links to any external content we have tracked down. The spartan 3 starter board is fully compatible with all versions of the xilinx ise tools, including the free webpack. I am facing a problem regarding the installation of the board i have just purchased. Whether you need an evaluation board to begin development or want to speed timetomarket and lower risk with production data center accelerator cards or systemonmodules, xilinx and its ecosystem partners offer the industrys most comprehensive set of hardware platforms to. But, i dont know how begin with this implementation.
A linuxready reference design for the spartan3e500 starter kit is available now. The spartan 3e starter board provides a powerful and highly advanced selfcontained development platform for designs targeting the spartan 3e fpga from xilinx. Ok so start out with downloading the xilinx ise 11. I am facing a small problem in writing my constraints file for the spartan 3 starter kit. The revision d board is the basis for the spartan3an fpga starter kit board and the spartan3a fpga ddr2 sdram interface development kit. So the lack of sdram on the basys2 was not a concern for me. I have read the documentation provided by xilinx the manufacturer and ive been searching online for a few weeks without any luck. Alternatively, you could go to an altera fpga, terasic make cheap, official and good board, the de0nano is a good fpga board for.
It includes general information on how to use the various peripheral functions included on th e board. So plugin the spartan dev kit and power it on, leave it for a sec then do. Prior to using howto, an appropriate configuration for the chosen board must be performed. Xilinx ise and spartan 3 tutorial james duckworth, hauke daempfling 1 of 30 rev. The device isnt recognized automatically, and i cant find any downloads for the drivers via xilinx. With xup, students can access online support and free vivado and ise webpack software to begin designing with xilinx fpgas. The spartan3e starter board provides a powerful and highly advanced selfcontained development platform for designs targeting the spartan3e fpga from xilinx. Key components and features the key features of the spartan3a fpga starter kit board or the spartan3an fpga starter kit board are.
When i have looked at the board and ohmd out different signals between the fx2, cpld, fpga, etc there are few connections between the fx2 and the fpga. The computer will automatically install the drivers for the board, if you connect the board to the computer for the first time. April 2, 2008 dsp on the xilinx spartan3e starter board this how to tutorial is an excerpt from a recently published text embedded design using programmable gate arrays that provides complete xilinx ise fpga projects in verilog using finite state machines fsm, controllerdatapath modules and xilinx logicore blocks for realtime processing in. Getting started with labview fpga and the spartan3e.
Contact your local avnet, memec, nu horizons or other authorized distributor to obtain any. Ip, specialized hardware and a customized linux kernel. In order to program and communicate with the spartan 3e starter board, you must download and install the free xilinx ise webpack software. This page is a record of the problems i had getting my spartan3e starter kit up and running. The spartan3e fpga starter kit is a complete development board. Spartan 3e starter board xilinx spartan3 fpga 500k gates. Aseparateversionof thisguideisavailableifyouprefertoworkwithhdl. The board ships with a power supply, and you can add a programming cable from the associated category. This tutorial is designed to help new users become familiar with using the spartan3e board.
Key components and features figure 11 shows the spartan3 starter kit board, which includes. The nexys 2 is not officially supported, but if youd like to try it, you can attempt to follow the guide for the spartan 3e here substituting your nexys 2 for the spartan 3e again, the nexys 2 isnt officially supported, so if it doesnt work like the spartan 3e starter kit board, then you wont be able to use labview fpga with it. Xilinx is disclosing this document and intellectual property hereinafter the. I saw that this board is still on digilent home page so there must be a w. Alternatively, a howto can be downloaded which describes such a configuration, and it is. Connect the spartan3e board to the power cord and connect the board to the computer. Issue a display onoff command, 0x0c, to turn the display on and disables the cursor and blinking. Getting started with spartan3e fpga and verilog the. Posted july 27, the clock synthesizers called dlls, or delay locked loops provide clock management capabilities that include doubling or quadrupling the input frequency, dividing the input frequency by any integer multiple, and defining precise phase and. Xilinx spartan3 starter kit xilinx spartan3e starter board xilinx spartan3e 1600e microblaze development board xilinxlyntech spartan3a dsp 3400 xilinx spartan3a starter kit xilinx spartan3an starter kit xilinx afx board. The board also contains a platform flash jtagprogrammable rom, so designs can easily be made nonvolatile. Integrated platform cable usb on spartan 3e starter kit integrated platform cable usb on.
Spartan 3e kit, windows drivers install dove audio. It is easier to me to see if diode lights up or 7 seg displays number than to look at binary signals in xilinx as simulator. Press a number key on the pc to load the associated multiboot bitstream listed in table 12. This lab is written for the spartan 3e starter board revision d so we have to select that board and click on the next button. Spartan 3e starter kit by xilinx korytnackaseven english. It features a 500k gate spartan3e fpga with a 32bit risc processor and ddr interfaces. However, ive come to an impasse when trying to get communication to the spartan3e. Xilinx ug230 spartan3e fpga starter kit board user guide. You may be interested in how i got usb cable drivers working under ubuntu linux. Xilinx spartan3e libraries guide for schematic designs. In the tutorial this free xilinx ise webpack will be used, and you will be. It is difficult to me to run to university every day to test my work. I find some information on web petalinux site, but with there information i dont know what procedure i must take to buitd my kernel linux.