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springremote [2020/06/02 09:31] nelson [Option #3: Run Xilinx Software on Lab Machines But Program Locally Using openocd (Mac or Linux)] |
springremote [2020/09/02 17:06] (current) nelson [Option #5: Vivado on a Linux Virtual Machine] |
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| =====Option #4: Run Xilinx Software on Lab Machines But Program Locally Using A Linux VM and Vivado_Labs (Mac)===== | =====Option #4: Run Xilinx Software on Lab Machines But Program Locally Using A Linux VM and Vivado_Labs (Mac)===== | ||
| - | This uses LabConnect like Options #2 and #3 but then uses a stub of Vivado called Vivado_Labs to actually program the board. You would only use this if Option #3 fails for you. It requires a much larger download and is much more complex than above. | + | This uses LabConnect like Options #2 and #3 but then uses a Linux Virtual Machine containing a stub of Vivado called 'Vivado_Labs' to actually program the board. You would only use this if Option #3 fails for you. It requires a much larger download and is much more complex than above. |
| This assumes you will use LabConnect as in Options #2 and #3. Follow the instructions in Option #2 above but do the Mac version of the install. Most everything else is similar. Once you have LabConnect installed you will be able to do Vivado designs on a lab machine in the department. | This assumes you will use LabConnect as in Options #2 and #3. Follow the instructions in Option #2 above but do the Mac version of the install. Most everything else is similar. Once you have LabConnect installed you will be able to do Vivado designs on a lab machine in the department. | ||
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| Using the VMWare software, you will boot and run a copy of the Linux operating system | Using the VMWare software, you will boot and run a copy of the Linux operating system | ||
| - | on your own computer. You can run this on either a Windows machine or a Mac, but this is the | + | on your own computer. You can run this on either a Windows machine or a Mac, but the main use for this is if you have a Mac. |
| - | only option for you if you have a Mac. | + | |
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| * It can be a bit resource-intensive (you are running Linux and your own computer's operating systems at the same time). | * It can be a bit resource-intensive (you are running Linux and your own computer's operating systems at the same time). | ||
| * There is an extra layer of complexity with this operating- system-inside-an-operating-system. Having the virtual machine involved may require extra attention to some details to keep it working. | * There is an extra layer of complexity with this operating- system-inside-an-operating-system. Having the virtual machine involved may require extra attention to some details to keep it working. | ||
| - | * Will take up 30-60 GB of disk space on your machine as you install it, less once the install is done and you delete all the intermediate files. | + | * Will take up > 70 GB of disk space on your machine during the install. Once it is installed then it takes up about half that (after you delete the intermediate files). |
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| + | Before you start be aware that you need to have sufficient RAM as well. I have 16 GB on my machine and 12 CPU cores. I give 8GB RAM and 6 cores and it runs well. What you only gave it 4GB? Don't know for sure but I believe students have been OK with that. | ||
| ==== Instructions==== | ==== Instructions==== | ||
