Xilinx 6.3 Tutorial

Integrated Software Environment (ISE)

Set up basic environment

Select Gates or Modules toBe simulated

(Insert Program Code)

Run Waveform Simulation(Timing Simulation

Behavioral Simulation)

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•This example will create a 4-bit counter module using a top-level schematic as a block editor.

•This design contains HDL (Hardware Description Language) counter modules created with examples from the templates.

•1) Create a new project and counter module

•2) Modify the counter module (ISE tutorial in Documentation)

•2B) Modify the AND Module

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1) Start Programs Xilinx ISE 6.x Project Navigator

2) Select File New Project

1) First Screen

3) Enter Tutorial in the Project Name field, the location will be automatically entered

4) Select Schematic from the Top Level Dropdown

5) ( hit Next )

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6) In the New Project Design Flow Dialog box fill in the following - Device Family: Virtex

- Device: xcv50

-Package: bg256

-Speed Grade: -6

-Synthesis Tool: XST (VHDL/Verilog)

-Simulator: Modelsim or Other

-Generated Simulation Language VHDL

7) then Next

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8) Create a VHDL module for a counter

Select New Source

9) Select VHDL Module

10) Type in the file name counter

11) Make sure the “Add to project” is checked

12) Select Next

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13) Select Next

( we will initially use predefined ports used in the template )

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14) Select Finish

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15) Select Next in the new source dialog box

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16) Select next in the add existing sources box

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17) Select finish in the summary dialog box

ISE creates and displays the new project and opens the counter.vhd file in the editor

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Insert the port declarations, and the behavioral code for the VHDL counter from the ISE language templates

1) Open the language templates by selecting Edit Language templates

(or selecting the shortcut light bulb )

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2) - Select VHDL

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2) - Select VHDL

- Select Synthesis Constructs

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2) - Select VHDL

- Select Synthesis Constructs

- Select Common Functions or Coding Examples (different versions of the software)

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AND Gate2) - Select VHDL

- Select Synthesis Constructs

- Select Common Functions

- Select Basic Gates

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AND Gate2) - Select VHDL

- Select Synthesis Constructs

- Select Common Functions

- Select Basic Gates

- Select AND Gates

2) - Select VHDL

- Select Synthesis Constructs

- Select Common Functions

- Select Basic Gates

- Select AND Gates

- Select 2-Input

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AND Gate Code for AND gate

Can cut and paste into program between

Begin

End

2) - Select VHDL

- Select Synthesis Constructs

- Select Common Functions

- Select Basic Gates

- Select AND Gates

- Select 2-Input

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AND GateOr right click on and gate and choose option use in program

Option appears insert into program. Be sure the cursor is pointing to the right part of your program

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AND GateAND gate Code

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AND GateManually insert Port statements

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Counter Example2) - Select VHDL

- Select Synthesis Constructs

- Select Common Functions

- Select counter

2) - Select VHDL

- Select Synthesis Constructs

- Select Common Functions

- Select counter

- Select 4-Bit

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Counter Example

Copy and paste code

The counter.vhd should look like this

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Counter Example

Code pasted

The counter.vhd should look like this

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Counter Example

Port code manually type in, or paste from comment code

0 )

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Creating a test Bench Waveform Source

1) Select the counter.vhd in the sources project window

2) Select Project new source

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3) In the new source dialog box select Test Bench Waveform

4) Type in the name counter_tbw

5) Select Next

6) Click Next (you could associate you test bench with other sources)

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7) Click Finish

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AND Gate

Output Waveform for AND Gate

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Output Waveform of circuit Counter.