Fpga simulation for spartan 3e
- #FPGA SIMULATION FOR SPARTAN 3E HOW TO#
- #FPGA SIMULATION FOR SPARTAN 3E INSTALL#
- #FPGA SIMULATION FOR SPARTAN 3E FULL#
- #FPGA SIMULATION FOR SPARTAN 3E CODE#
You can see from image that the pin for the LED invert every second.
#FPGA SIMULATION FOR SPARTAN 3E FULL#
When the simulation is done, change the time scale by clicking “zoom to full view” button which is the magnifying glass icon. The simulation will take a very long time since simulating 5 seconds is long. Double click “Simulate Behavioral Model”. Double click “Behavioral Check Syntax” and wait until it is done. Change “Simulation Run Time” to 5000000000 ns and press ok. Select “ blinkTest.v” expand “ ISim Simulator” and right click “Simulate Behavioral Model” -> process properties. Wait 100 ns for global reset to finish
#FPGA SIMULATION FOR SPARTAN 3E CODE#
Delete the generated code and add this code. To see the test fixture file change the view to simulation.į. Select “ Verilog Test Fixture” and name it “ blinkTest” and press next and select “blink” and press next and finish.Į. transactions scheduledSimulation cycleSignal updateAdvance time to the next. Right click “xc3s500e-4fg320” and press “New Source”.Ĭ. The Xilinx Spartan-3E FPGA family Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA). The verilog test fixture is a file that allows you to simulate your code and see the resulting waveform.ī. If the programming was successful, it should look like this.Ī. Select the icon with xc3s500e and double click on “Program”. Click “no” on the next prompt and press bypass and press bypass again. Find the project folder and select “blink.bit” and press open. Double-click “Boundary Scan” and right click the field and press “initialize chain”.į. Reg counter = 50_000_000 // 26 bit variableĬounter Impact and click ok, another program called Impact will open.ĭ. Delete the generated code and add in this code. You could define the inputs and outputs here if you want. Select “ Verilog Module” and name it “blink” and press next.Ĭ. Right click “xc3s500e-4fg320” and press “New Source”.ī.
This is a new feature in 13.1 version and makes setup easier.Ī.
#FPGA SIMULATION FOR SPARTAN 3E HOW TO#
It includes general information on how to use the various peripheral functions included on th e board. Set “Evaluation Development Board” to “Spartan-3E Starter Board” and press next. Spartan-3E FPGA Starter Kit Board User Guide 9 UG230 (v1.2) JanuR Preface About This Guide This user guide provides basic information on the Spartan-3E FPGA Starter Kit board capabilities, functions, and design. Name it “blink”, choose a location, and press next.ĭ. After install, get the free Webpack license when prompted.Ĭ. Unzip and install, choose Webpack when prompted.ĭ. Download the Xilinx ISE for windows, it is a big file.Ĭ. You have to create an account to download.ī.
#FPGA SIMULATION FOR SPARTAN 3E INSTALL#
Download and install Xilinx ISE Webpack 13.1Ī. You could buy the Sparaten-3E board here.ġ. The Spartan-3E starter board is chosen for this tutorial since it is the usual starter FPGA board for most student engineers. This tutorial is mainly for people who never program a FPGA and will make a project called blink that will turn a LED on the board on and off every second. This tutorial will show how to use the Xilinx ISE Webpack to program a Spartan-3E starter board using Verilog. It took me quite some time and much reading through user guides and searching through the internet to learn how to program a FPGA.
I decided to make this tutorial since when I started to using a FPGA and I did not know where to start.