ISE 14.7 VM for Windows 10 User Guide - Xilinx

1 ISE VM for Windows 10 user GuideInstallation, Licensing and Release NotesUG1227 ( ) February 18, 2020 ISE VM for Windows 10 user Guide2UG1227 ( ) February 18, HistoryThe following table shows the revision history for this Summary02/18/2020 Version version number and title an overview of using the ISE Virtual Machine for Windows 10. This user Guide now supports more than Spartan-6 specific VM information. 12/07/2017 Version Xilinx FeedbackISE VM for Windows 10 user Guide3UG1227 ( ) February 18, of ContentsRevision History .. 2 Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Release NotesSupported Flows.

2 5 Known Issues .. 5 Chapter 3: Architecture Support and RequirementsOperating Systems .. 9 System Requirements .. 9 Architectures .. 10 Compatible Third-Party Tools .. 10 Chapter 4: InstallationInstalling the ISE Design Tools for Designs .. 11 Configuring the Virtual Machine Time Zone .. 13 Batch Mode Installation Flow .. 15 Uninstalling the ISE Design Suite Tools for Devices .. 16 Chapter 5: LicensingLicensing Overview .. 17IP Licensing .. 17 Chapter 6: ISE Virtual Machine ConfigurationISE Virtual Machine Environment and its Customization .. 20 Appendix A: Additional Resources and Legal NoticesReferences.

3 23 Please Read: Important Legal Notices .. 23 Send FeedbackISE VM for Windows 10 user Guide4UG1227 ( ) February 18, 1 IntroductionISE Virtual Machine (VM) for Windows 10 extends the ISE Design Suite products for the latest Microsoft Windows offering. This solution is enabled for all Xilinx ISE devices. Xilinx devices are cost-optimized FPGAs, offering industry leading connectivity features such as high logic-to-pin ratios, small form-factor packaging, and a diverse number of supported I/O protocols. Built on 45 nanometer technology, the devices are ideally suited for a range of advanced bridging applications found in automotive infotainment, consumer, and industrial VM for Windows 10 executes on a virtualized environment.

4 The ISE tools execute on an Oracle Linux Virtual Machine. Send FeedbackISE VM for Windows 10 user Guide5UG1227 ( ) February 18, 2 Release NotesSupported FlowsThe majority of the standard flows supported with ISE tools are supported with this solution as well. Following are the list of exceptions. Design entry is supported via Project Navigator only. The PlanAhead tool as a design entry environment is not supported in this release. Synplify, ModelSim and Mentor Graphics Questa Advanced Simulator integration are not supported. SmartXplorer and System Generator are not supported.

5 All ISE devices are IssuesISE VM is a Single- user SolutionThe ISE VM installed can only be used by the user who installed it and cannot be shared with other users with access to the same Windows 10 host ISE Virtual Machine Does Not Have Internet Access Enabled by DefaultYou can give Internet access to the ISE VM by upgrading the networking configuration. See Enabling Full Networking in Chapter 6 for Windows Batch Script to Linux Bash ScriptBecause ISE runs in a Linux environment, existing Windows batch scripts must be converted to Linux bash syntax is similar and a simple batch file can be easily FeedbackISE VM for Windows 10 user Guide6UG1227 ( ) February 18, 2.

6 Release NotesHere are a few key differences that will help you convert your existing Batch Syntax vs Linux Bash SyntaxDirectory path separator \ / Variable %VAR% $VAR or ${VAR} Executable name (typical) EXECNAMEC omments REM #For additional details, refer to the following document, which covers most commands: Windows Batch Script ExampleHere is a simple example of a Windows batch script, designed to implement a simple project, and its equivalent in Linux variablesset PRJ_NAME=MYPROJECTset DEVICEICE=xc6slx9-csg324-3 REM generate -b "ipcore_dir\ " -p "ipcore_dir\ "REM -ifn "%PRJ_NAME%.

7 Xst" -ofn "%PRJ_NAME%.syr"Send FeedbackISE VM for Windows 10 user Guide7UG1227 ( ) February 18, 2:Release NotesREM -dd _ngo -sd ipcore_dir -nt timestamp -uc "%PRJ_NAME%.ucf" -p %DEVICE% "%PRJ_NAME%.ngc" "%PRJ_NAME%.ngd" -p %DEVICE% -w -logic_opt off -ol high -t 1 -xt 0 -register_duplication off -r 4 -mt off -ir off -pr off -lc off -power off -o "%PRJ_NAME% " "%PRJ_NAME%.ngd" "%PRJ_NAME%.pcf" -w -ol high -mt off "%PRJ_NAME% " "%PRJ_NAME%.ncd" "%PRJ_NAME%.pcf"REM bitstream -w "%PRJ_NAME%.ncd" Windows Bash Script Converted into a Linux Bash Script#!/bin/bash# variablesPRJ_NAME=ROM_displayDEVICE=xc6s lx9-csg324-3# generate IPcoregen -b ipcore_ -p ipcore_ # Synthesisxst -ifn ${PRJ_NAME}.

8 Xst -ofn ${PRJ_NAME}.syrSend FeedbackISE VM for Windows 10 user Guide8UG1227 ( ) February 18, 2:Release Notes# Implementationngdbuild -dd _ngo -sd ipcore_dir -nt timestamp -uc ${PRJ_NAME}.ucf -p $DEVICE ${PRJ_NAME}.ngc ${PRJ_NAME}.ngdmap -p $DEVICE -w -logic_opt off -ol high -t 1 -xt 0 -register_duplication off -r 4 -mt off -ir off -pr off -lc off -power off -o ${PRJ_NAME} ${PRJ_NAME}.ngd ${PRJ_NAME}.pcfpar -w -ol high -mt off ${PRJ_NAME} ${PRJ_NAME}.ncd ${PRJ_NAME}.pcf# bitstream generationbitgen -w ${PRJ_NAME}.ncdAdditional Known IssuesAdditional known issues are documented on the ISE VM for Windows 10 lounge web FeedbackISE VM for Windows 10 user Guide9UG1227 ( )

9 February 18, 3 Architecture Support and RequirementsOperating SystemsThis solution supports Windows 10 Professional and Windows 10 RequirementsBecause this solution is enabled by virtualization, the processor of the Windows 10 machine must support virtualization technology is called VT-x for Intel processors and AMD-V for AMD addition to the CPU requirement, this virtualization technology also needs to be enabled in the BIOS setup. Note that in some cases this technology is not enabled by default and must be enabled by updating the BIOS to your Windows 10 machine vendor documentation for instructions to access BIOS.

10 The ISE Virtual Machine is deployed using Oracle VirtualBox hypervisor. Because only one hypervisor can be enabled on a system, you must disable/uninstall any other hypervisor, such as Microsoft Hyper-V, prior order to run properly this solution has the following minimum hardware requirements: CPU: minimum of 2 cores RAM: 8 GB Disk Space: 85 GBXilinx recommends a minimum screen resolution of 1280 x 1024. Some GUI elements do not display properly at lower FeedbackISE VM for Windows 10 user Guide10UG1227 ( ) February 18, 3:Architecture Support and RequirementsArchitecturesThe solution supports all Xilinx devices.