Tool install for examples

• Tools & Simulation
• MyHDL

Most of my examples on fpgarelated use MyHDL for the hardware description and another Python package myhdl_tools rhea.build to control the FPGA vendor's software. This means everything is controlled and run from the Python environment.

Install the following to compile the posted examples:

1. MyHDL package : pip myhdl or myhdl github
2. myhdl_tools : myhdl_tools bitbucket
3. rhea package, rhea.build used to automate FPGA builds
4. FPGA vendor tools
   • Xilinx ISE webpack
   • Altera Quartus
   • Lattice Diamond
5. FPGA development board JTAG or program software
   • UFO400, SX1, nexys, atlys: fpgalink
   • Xess boards (xula, xula2)
     >> pip install xstools

Majority of the posted examples are in a bitbucket repository gist and contain a test_and_build_.py script. The script will: convert, synthesize, map, place-n-route, and create a bit file (compile).

Change log

• 05-Dec-2015: Some of the tools used in the examples have been deprecated. Updated some of the tools used and repository locations

Sign in