ISE does not initialize the bitstream of a EDK project

I have a project EDK system.xmp in ISE. ISE does not initialize the 
bitstream even if I do a update bitstream in ISE. I had to import ISE to 
  EDK and do update bitstream so that it works on my FPGA board. Looks 
like EDK does it correctly and not ISE. I also tried to use my project 
in ISE with an export to ProjNav with the EDK tool. Same thing I had to 
import my ISE project to EDK to initialize it correctly.

I also tried to put my .elf and .bmm file in ISE. But does not change 
anything. I use ISE 7.1.04i and EDK 7.1.02i I found my answer to 
initialize my bitstream at:
Exporting a EDK design to Project Navigator
http://groups.google.ca/group/comp.arch.fpga/browse_frm/thread/c9dfcb22ff57862/fc5ff8c6327f16a2?lnk=st&q=export+edk&rnum=12#fc5ff8c6327f16a2

It is important that i use my EDK project in my ISE project and not the 
other way around.

Why does ISE do not initialize the memory of the BRAM or bitstream?


Francis St-Pierre

�cole Polytechnique de Montr�al
http://www.grm.polymtl.ca/~stpierre/



Key Words: EDK in ISE, ISE with EDK, system.xmp in ISE project, 
unintiliazed .bit

"Francis" <NO_SPAM_stpierre_AT_grm.polymtl.ca_NO_SPAM> schrieb im
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> I have a project EDK system.xmp in ISE. ISE does not initialize the
> bitstream even if I do a update bitstream in ISE. I had to import ISE to

1 the .BMM support in ISE has been a problem forever.
2 DO NOT USE import or export between ise edk

the only way to get it working properly is to add the edk as submodule in
ISE project, to update the sw you double click on it, then compile the sw in
xps and close xps and run bitgen in ISE.

the only known way to me todo it.

Antti

Francis wrote:
> I have a project EDK system.xmp in ISE. ISE does not initialize the 
> bitstream even if I do a update bitstream in ISE. I had to import ISE to 
>  EDK and do update bitstream so that it works on my FPGA board. Looks 
> like EDK does it correctly and not ISE. I also tried to use my project 
> in ISE with an export to ProjNav with the EDK tool. Same thing I had to 
> import my ISE project to EDK to initialize it correctly.
> 
> I also tried to put my .elf and .bmm file in ISE. But does not change 
> anything. I use ISE 7.1.04i and EDK 7.1.02i I found my answer to 
> initialize my bitstream at:
> Exporting a EDK design to Project Navigator
> http://groups.google.ca/group/comp.arch.fpga/browse_frm/thread/c9dfcb22ff57862/fc5ff8c6327f16a2?lnk=st&q=export+edk&rnum=12#fc5ff8c6327f16a2 
> 
> 
> It is important that i use my EDK project in my ISE project and not the 
> other way around.
> 
> Why does ISE do not initialize the memory of the BRAM or bitstream?
> 
> 
> Francis St-Pierre
> 
> �cole Polytechnique de Montr�al
> http://www.grm.polymtl.ca/~stpierre/
> 
> 
> 
> Key Words: EDK in ISE, ISE with EDK, system.xmp in ISE project, 
> unintiliazed .bit

I have the EDK project within an ISE project.

 From version 7.1 (I think, but not sure), I have been forced to follow 
this procedure:

1. Compile new/updated project
2. Tools/Clean Bits (took a while to fin this!)
3. Go to ISE and Uopdate Birtstream with Processor Data

And there you are.