Xilinx on Linux

Xilinx is a manufacturer of FPGAs. They are also producing a set of EDA tools
to handle place-and-route for the chosen FPGA family.

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Vivado Design Suite v2023.2

This latest version has now been installed on the standard system.

In order to use the tool, run the script

source /usr/local-eit/cad2/xilinx/Vivado/2023.2/settings64.csh

If you are using the computers in the lab room use this command instead,
"inittde viva2023", or ". inittde viva2023" if that does not work.

Then use "vivado" to start the tool.

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PetaLinux v2022.2

This tool for SoC designs is now available. Nothing is known of how it works.

The files have been installed at /usr/local-eit/cad2/xilinx.

There is a setup script at ../PetaLinux/2022.2/tool/settings.csh. This probably needs
some modifications before working properly.

Some documentation can be found in the library $PETALINUX/doc/. Look for more at
xilinx

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Vivado Design Suite v2022.2

This now exists on both the standard system and on the gfcad cluster.

In order to use this version, first run the script

source /usr/local-eit/cad2/xilinx/Vivado/2022.2/settings64.csh

Then use "vivado" to start the tool.

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Vivado Design Suite v2022.1

This version is now available for those who need it. The setup files
for Vivado and PetaLinux are

source /usr/local-eit/cad2/xil221/Vivado/2022.1/settings64.csh

source /usr/local-eit/cad2/xil221/PetaLinux/2022.1/tool/settings.csh

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Vivado Design Suite v2021.2

This version is now available and it requires a version 7 of the operating system
on the computer.

Start by running the script

source /usr/local-eit/cad2/xilinx/Vivado/2021.2/settings64.csh

and start the tool by the command "vivado"

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Vivado Design Suite v2020.1

This latest version has now been installed. It can be used after first running the setup script

source /usr/local-eit/cad2/xilinx/Vivado/2020.1/settings64.csh

If in the lab room use the command "inittde viva2020"

The tool can then be started by "vivado"

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Vivado Design Suite v2018.3

This more modern version is now installed and should be the one used. As usual the
environment is set up by calling on the start up script by

source /usr/local-eit/cad2/xilinx/viva2018/Vivado/2018.3/settings64.csh

and start the tool by typing "vivado"

From the lab room the initialization command is "inittde viva2018" instead.

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Vivado Design Suite v2014.2

This newer version superseds ISE.

From the computors in the domain of the department, initialize the environment with

source /usr/local-eit/cad2/xilinx/viva14/Vivado/2014.2/settings64.csh

and start with 'vivado' .



Use 'inittde viva' from the machines in the lab room.

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ISE 14.2

The environment is initialized by the following command

source /usr/local-eit/cad2/xilinx/xil14/14.2/ISE_DS/settings64.csh