ML505 : beginners problems

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, but I am wondering about the other setup parts.

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From the URL that Antti provided, you can find the Reference Designs link:

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.

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.

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

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,

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.

Göran

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.

hello world (VHDL)

LED

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 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:

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

Thanks for that Eric !

Anyone know if there is a list of what Xilinx chips work with what versions of ISE ? I am becoming more and more frustrated with

Anyway, I would like to find out if I can use the LX50T with the free 9.1 version or the 8.x version.

Also downloading a package of 1.5GB and the same size again for an update it pretty annoying !

Thanks ! claire

ISE ? I am becoming more and more frustrated withwww.xilinx.com, now I find myself using google and site search to find things I need.

version or the 8.x version.

pretty annoying !

no you can not use free tools. so your initial investment to use ML505 is

Antti

Thanks for the tip Antti.

I thought the webpack works with some Virtex5's

So I guess I am out of luck, and I will need to shell out a few more $$'s

Antti you have been a great help !

Hi Claire,

The information you are looking for is at:

The l>> Thanks for that Eric !