Connecting the Xilinx Tools to VisualApplets

Before you can use the Xilinx Tools within VisualApplets, you have to adapt some settings within VisualApplets.

VisualApplets 2

 

If you are using VisualApplets 2, refer to the VisualApplets 2 Manual, section Editing the Build Settings in VA2.

   

To connect the Xilinx Tools to VisualApplets 3:

  1. Start VisualApplets.
  2. Click on Settings Build Settings.

The Build Settings dialog opens:

  1. Click on the Add button.
  2. Select the target hardware platform (frame grabber) for these build settings on and confirm with OK.
  3. Give a name to the new set of build settings you are just creating.
  4. Activate the option Active configuration (directly behind the field where you entered the name).
  5. Leave Precondition Check activated.
  6. Under Xilinx Build Flow, select the Xilinx Tool you want to use (Xilinx ISE or Xilinx Vivado).
  7. Disable the option Use system environment instead.
  8. Select a Xilinx settings batch file from your file system. You find the batch file in the Xilinx installation folder:
 
  • ISE®: \Xilinx\14.7\ISE_DS\settings64.bat
  • Vivado®: \Xilinx\Vivado\2016.1\settings64.bat

We recommend to use the 64-bit Windows operating system when developing applets for microEnable 5 platforms. Make sure you select the batch file that matches the operating system you are using, e.g., "settings64.bat" which is the file for the 64-bit Windows OP.

  1. Keep all other settings as they are.
  2. Click OK.

The Xilinx Tools are now recognized by VisualApplets. You can verify this in the Project Info window of VisualApplets (right upper corner of VisualApplets GUI):

Now, you can use VisualApplets also for building actual firmware files out of your applet designs.

For further details on build settings options, refer to the VisualApplets 3 Manual, section Build Settings.