On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 1:28 AM, Oli Glaser <oli.glaser@talktalk.net> wrote=
:

> On 21/04/2011 02:16, V G wrote:
> > Any ideas on what to work on first? I have NO idea where to start or wh=
at
> to
> > do.
>
> Start right at the beginning - get up to speed with the IDE and
> simulation software, this will likely take quite a bit of time. Simulate
> and confirm the circuit first, before and after routing (after routing
> is important as you may have done something in Verilog that cannot be
> synthesised)
> There is probably some graphic designer if it's anything like the Actel
> IDE - resist the temptation to start chucking random cores together and
> creating some masterpiece :-) Obviously you won't be able to for long,
> but as with most of these types of thing you need to know (at least
> roughly) how things are working at a lower level.
> I would begin with something like a simple counter (I assume there are
> some leds on the board to flash) or adder, or even just an and gate
> (wire inputs to 2 of the buttons, output to led when you press both the
> led turns on)
>
> > I turned the device on, and a cool demo circuit loaded up off the 16MB
> > flash. Buttons and switches are all function. I connected the device to
> the
> > computer and used the Adept software to communicate with the board.
> > Everything seems to be working. Now I want to create a simple "circuit"
> and
> > load it up on the board. The reference manual doesn't have any notes on
> the
> > addresses of buttons or anything. Is there more documentation for this
> > anywhere?
>
> There should be a schematic of the board somewhere, and the devices
> datasheet will have the pin addresses. There will be info on how to
> declare the "wiring" of your circuit to the pins in Verilog, or you can
> probably add your new module to the graphic designer and connect it's
> outputs graphically. Check the Xilinx site, download any info that looks
> relevant, and spend a few hours reading.
> Is there no "getting started" tutorial that comes with the board?
> Sure someone will have better info on how the Xilinx IDE works in
> detail, I have no experience of it.
>
>
This is extremely frustrating. I've googled for an hour and can't find ANY
Verilog example projects for this board. I can't get ANYTHING to compile. I
just want to blink an LED. I DON'T want to start off with VHDL but all the
examples I found were VHDL.

I found the schematic for the board, but it is not useful until I can get a
very simple configuration working.

All I want to do right now is blink an LED, or light up an LED when a butto=
n
is pressed, but I have no idea how. I learn best by examples.

Help, anyone!?!?!??!?!!!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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