ML505 : beginners problems

hi,

I've just bought the ML505 and I am looking for some examples of VHDL code that I can start to play around with and edit. All I can find are ACE files, which are not that much help to me. I did find the UCF file that I need, <http://www.xilinx.com/products/boards/ml505/docs/ml50x_U1_fpga.ucf> but I am wondering about the other setup parts.

I guess this ML505 board isn't really for people with 0 experience ?

regards, Claire

On 25 Mai, 13:36, "Claire Murphy" <clairemurphs...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> hi,
>
> I've just bought the ML505 and I am looking for some examples of VHDL code that I can start to play around with and edit. All I can find are ACE files, which are not that much help to me. I did find the UCF file that I need, <http://www.xilinx.com/products/boards/ml505/docs/ml50x_U1_fpga.ucf> but I am wondering about the other setup parts.
>
> I guess this ML505 board isn't really for people with 0 experience ?
>
> regards, Claire

please begin learning to finf info

just go
http://www.xilinx.com/ml505
and start from there

A

[I would have emailed this instead of posting, but 
<clairemurphs223@hotmail.com> appears to be invalid.]

> I've just bought the ML505 and I am looking for some examples of VHDL
> code that I can start to play around with and edit. All I can find 
> are ACE files, which are not that much help to me. I did find the UCF
> file that I need, 
> <http://www.xilinx.com/products/boards/ml505/docs/ml50x_U1_fpga.ucf> 
> but I am wondering about the other setup parts.

 From the URL that Antti provided, you can find the Reference Designs 
link: http://www.xilinx.com/products/boards/ml505/reference_designs.htm

The forum has been a little unforgiving of late, as a small number of 
people have irritated some of the most helpful contributors.  As a 
result, some of the responses have been getting a little more terse ...

comp.arch.fpga actually has a bunch of people who are happy to help out 
when it's clear that the person posting isn't just being lazy, and 
hasn't just skipped checking google first.  Don't be afraid to post in 
the future, but try to make your questions specific, and try to explain 
what you have already tried, so that the group takes the questions 
seriously.

> I guess this ML505 board isn't really for people with 0 experience ?

Probably not people with 0 experience, but if you have some background 
with hardware (and you did mention VHDL), it could be a fun place to 
gain some experience.  We all start somewhere.

Unfortunately I can't tell you any more about the ML505, as I myself 
have not used it.  Good luck.

Thanks for your responses ! I'm happy people replied.

The I have checked and read 90% of what is available on the Xilinx ML505 home page (Antti's Link). But my problem is that none of these contain test projects. They all have some precompiled code that I can't post edit (i.e. ACE files). I can only load these directly via their CF card interface.

I have contacted Xilinx to see if they can give me a test project file with some VHDL/VERILOG code in it so that I can start for there.

I want to learn about updating the FPGA with some of my own code. But first I want to have some code that I can get hands on experience with.

Is there anything like a HELLO WORLD program for FPGAs ? I know it depends on my board layout, but I do have the UCF file that has the pin assignments. But putting this together in the project is starting to confuse me.

any help would be really appreciated !

Thamks, Claire.

On 29 Mai, 10:55, "Claire Murphy" <clairemurphs...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks for your responses ! I'm happy people replied.
>
> The I have checked and read 90% of what is available on the Xilinx ML505 home page (Antti's Link). But my problem is that none of these contain test projects. They all have some precompiled code that I can't post edit (i.e. ACE files). I can only load these directly via their CF card interface.

your problem is you can not find information what is made available
for you

as example
http://www.xilinx.com/products/boards/ml505/pcie.htm
thrre are zip files with project verilog sources,

http://www.xilinx.com/products/boards/ml505/ibert.htm
there are design files as well

http://www.xilinx.com/products/boards/ml505/bsb.htm
this pages SHOULD be the most interesting, but as xilinx webmaster is
on vaccation again ?!
then this page is EMPTY ??? xilinx uhuuu, please fix this NOW

so I really do not understand how come you can not load the ZIP files
with project source code from the reference design pages for ML505???

the ML505 BSB is currently missing but there is lots of other demo
projects for ML505, just take any of them and try proceed from there?

Antti

Hi Claire,

http://www.xilinx.com/products/boards/ml505/bsb.htm

This will create a system for you that will test many of the components on 
the board.
You will need EDK in order to implement the design.
Just download the system and follow the information from the web link.

The VHDL files for more peripherals that is used in the design is available 
in the EDK installation.
The fee-based cores VHDL files are encrypted but the others are 
non-encrypted.
Most peripherals are not fee-based.

G�ran


This will show how to create a system
"Claire Murphy" <clairemurphs223@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:eea6fec.2@webx.sUN8CHnE...
> Thanks for your responses ! I'm happy people replied.
>
> The I have checked and read 90% of what is available on the Xilinx ML505 
> home page (Antti's Link). But my problem is that none of these contain 
> test projects. They all have some precompiled code that I can't post edit 
> (i.e. ACE files). I can only load these directly via their CF card 
> interface.
>
> I have contacted Xilinx to see if they can give me a test project file 
> with some VHDL/VERILOG code in it so that I can start for there.
>
> I want to learn about updating the FPGA with some of my own code. But 
> first I want to have some code that I can get hands on experience with.
>
> Is there anything like a HELLO WORLD program for FPGAs ? I know it depends 
> on my board layout, but I do have the UCF file that has the pin 
> assignments. But putting this together in the project is starting to 
> confuse me.
>
> any help would be really appreciated !
>
> Thamks, Claire. 

> Is there anything like a HELLO WORLD program for FPGAs ? I know it depends on my board layout, but I do have the UCF file that has the pin assignments. But putting this together in the project is starting to confuse me.
>
> any help would be really appreciated !
>
> Thamks, Claire.

hello world (VHDL)

LED <= '1';

///

NET LED = "xxx"; # please lookup ucf or manual


are you looking for this?

Antti

On 29 Mai, 11:31, "G=F6ran Bilski" <goran.bil...@xilinx.com> wrote:
> Hi Claire,
>
> http://www.xilinx.com/products/boards/ml505/bsb.htm
>
> This will create a system for you that will test many of the components on
> the board.

Hi Goran

that was quick - just a few minutes ago that URL opened an empty
page !!!
but now the EDK design is already there, nice ;)

Antti

Thanks for everyone's help. You've pointed me in the right direction. I need to get my hands on EDK then it seems.

btw. Goran <http://www.xilinx.com/products/boards/ml505/bsb.htm> in FireFox gives me errors !

Thanks Goran & Antti

Hello,

If you are looking for a plain RTL logic "hello world" design for an FPGA 
(in Verilog) please see:

http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/~crabill

This is based on the Spartan-3E Starter Kit but can be easily adpated to any 
other board you have.
Eric

"Antti" <Antti.Lukats@googlemail.com> wrote in message 
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>> Is there anything like a HELLO WORLD program for FPGAs ? I know it 
>> depends on my board layout, but I do have the UCF file that has the pin 
>> assignments. But putting this together in the project is starting to 
>> confuse me.
>>
>> any help would be really appreciated !
>>
>> Thamks, Claire.
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> hello world (VHDL)
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> LED <= '1';
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> ///
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> NET LED = "xxx"; # please lookup ucf or manual
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> are you looking for this?
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