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From: spartanius on 22 Nov 2006 10:36

I am currently using the ISE 8.1 - you seem to use 8.2. Could this be
the explanation for the errors?

Anyway, I installed the newest available version now, and still have no
success. rightclicking the *.ise opens the ISE, but I have no sources
and have to add them manually again like before.

It seems to be a challenge to get a Xilinx Environment run. (?) Well,
when starting with Altera`s, 2 years ago, everything worked fine the
first run (eval board board, first project, quartus ide etc).

Hm....

Maybe I am a bit to lazy, or missed something important, or I am
simply to strong on the Altera line to switch easily.

In any case I am a bit disappointed, that there are no simple and
working examples in a -> starter kit.

Anybody else working with this kit ?

From: John_H on 22 Nov 2006 12:01
<spartanius(a)arcor.de> wrote in message
news:1164209777.649517.273910(a)e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...
>
> I am currently using the ISE 8.1 - you seem to use 8.2. Could this be
> the explanation for the errors?
>
> Anyway, I installed the newest available version now, and still have no
> success. rightclicking the *.ise opens the ISE, but I have no sources
> and have to add them manually again like before.
>
> It seems to be a challenge to get a Xilinx Environment run. (?) Well,
> when starting with Altera`s, 2 years ago, everything worked fine the
> first run (eval board board, first project, quartus ide etc).
>
> Hm....
>
> Maybe I am a bit to lazy, or missed something important, or I am
> simply to strong on the Altera line to switch easily.
>
> In any case I am a bit disappointed, that there are no simple and
> working examples in a -> starter kit.
>
> Anybody else working with this kit ?

I got the kit and just started modifying the existing demo. The unused pins
that aren't included in the top level or .ucf don't cause me any problems.
Heck, I even expanded upon the PicoBlaze code to do my own LCD stuff. It
was quite a nice experience.

I have the full .ucf if/when I need to add signals in my HDL and current
..ucf. I used it in 8.1 and 8.2, various service packs.

I liked the kit so much I got the 1600E version, too.

- John_H


From: Frank Buss on 22 Nov 2006 18:51
spartanius(a)arcor.de wrote:

> I am currently using the ISE 8.1 - you seem to use 8.2. Could this be
> the explanation for the errors?
>
> Anyway, I installed the newest available version now, and still have no
> success. rightclicking the *.ise opens the ISE, but I have no sources
> and have to add them manually again like before.

Using 8.1 can't be the explanation, because you have updated to 8.2. I can
start the project with double click.

> It seems to be a challenge to get a Xilinx Environment run. (?) Well,
> when starting with Altera`s, 2 years ago, everything worked fine the
> first run (eval board board, first project, quartus ide etc).

Maybe someone from Xilinx can help? Looks like you can't have anything:
With Quartus you have a nice and clean IDE (ok, sometimes switching to the
programmer after synthesizing doesn't update to the last synthesized
program and minor other bugs, but at least the GUI looks and feels more
modern), but you can't trust the synthesizer until some service packs were
released and with ISE webpack the backend may be more stable, but using the
IDE is a nightmare sometimes.

BTW: in German Windows, deleting "C:\Dokumente und
Einstellungen\YourName\Lokale Einstellungen\Temp\xil*" may help.

--
Frank Buss, fb(a)frank-buss.de
http://www.frank-buss.de, http://www.it4-systems.de
From: spartanius on 23 Nov 2006 16:48

I only find "C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\MyName" but there is no
"Lokale Einstellungen", however, neiter with the user "administrator"
nor with "all users". ????

From: Frank Buss on 23 Nov 2006 17:12
spartanius(a)arcor.de wrote:

> I only find "C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\MyName" but there is no
> "Lokale Einstellungen", however, neiter with the user "administrator"
> nor with "all users". ????

You have to enable hidden files. In German Windows just enable the well
hidden option "Extras->Ordernoptionen->Ansicht->Versteckte Dateien und
Ordner->Alle Dateien und Ordner anzeigen" (and while you are in this mask,
make sure to disable the option "Erweiterungen bei bekannten Dateitypen
ausblenden" for a better life :-)

--
Frank Buss, fb(a)frank-buss.de
http://www.frank-buss.de, http://www.it4-systems.de
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