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Installing the EDA tools
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The first step in using your FPGA is to install the tools required
to implement your designs - these are collectively called "Electronic
Design Automation" (EDA) tools, but you can just as easily think of
them as the VHDL IDE and compiler.
The first step in using your FPGA is to install the tools required to implement
your designs-- these are collectively called "Electronic Design Automation" (EDA)
tools, but you can just as easily think of them as the VHDL IDE and compiler.

Acquiring the EDA software tools
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

* The Xilinx design tools are available for download from
http://www.xilinx.com/support/download/index.htm. Be warned - it is a
http://www.xilinx.com/support/download/index.htm. Be warned-- it is a
very, very big download. You want the package called "Full Installer
for Windows" or "Full Installer for Linux" - one of the options
given when you run the installer is to install the "cut down" WebPack version.
for Windows" or "Full Installer for Linux"-- one of the options given when you
run the installer is to install the "cut down" _WebPack_ version.
* Xilinx supplies the Windows software in a "UNIX" tar.gz file. On Windows
you will need something like "7-Zip" to extract the installer software. It can
* Xilinx supplies the Windows software in a 'UNIX' tar.gz file. On Windows
you will need something like '7-Zip' to extract the installer software. It can
be obtained from http://www.7-zip.org/download.html
* Part way through the installation process you will need to register
with Xilinx for a license file. The software will help you acquire the license
during the install. The installer is very good at walking you through this,
so don't fret over it.
* Part way through the installation process you will need to register with Xilinx
for a license file. The software will help you acquire the license during the
install. The installer is very good at walking you through this, so don't fret
over it.
* You will need the development board specific tools from the vendor to
allow you to download designs to the board - for the Papilio One you will
need the Papilio Loader from http://papilio.cc/index.php?n=Papilio.Download and for
the Basys2 you will need Adept 2 from http://www.digilentinc.com.
allow you to download designs to the board-- for the Papilio One you will
need the Papilio Loader from http://papilio.cc/index.php?n=Papilio.Download and
for the Basys2 you will need Adept 2 from http://www.digilentinc.com.
If you don't have an FPGA development board you will still be able to work
your way through the modules, but it is not the same without seeing the
design run in actual hardware.
If you don't have an FPGA development board, you will still be able to work your
way through the modules, but it is not the same without seeing the design run in
actual hardware.

Setting up the software
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unpack and install all the software - the downloading hurts far more than the
installing! If working on Linux, search the web to find any missing
dependencies - I have only used the Altera tools on Linux, and it was quite a
challenge to get everything working correctly.
Unpack and install all the software-- the downloading hurts far more than the
installing! If working on Linux, search the web to find any missing dependencies.
I have only used the Altera tools on Linux, and it was quite a challenge to get
everything working correctly.

If you have a Basys2 board you can play with the preloaded self-test application
that is loaded into your board - the Papilio One is shipped "empty".
that is loaded into your board-- the Papilio One is shipped "empty".

Hints for Linux users
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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