In March there was some discussion about setting up the CASPER tools on Windows vs. Linux, and at the time the answer seemed to be that Linux is the way of the future but it hadn't been well-tested, so a new user should set up the 10.1 tools on Windows. Since then, the 11.x tools have had plenty of testing, so the official CASPER wisdom is for users starting from scratch to use the Xilinx 11.4 tools on RHEL5 with Matlab 2009b and mlib_devel_10_1 from the git repository -- is that right?
The related CASPER wiki pages were last updated 12 February 2010 (http://casper.berkeley.edu/wiki/Linux_xps), (http://casper.berkeley.edu/wiki/Xilinx_ISE_11.4_Setup) and there was additional discussion March 2010 on this list (included below), so I just want to make sure I have the latest info in case anything changed since then. Thanks, Jonathan Landon [casper] Simulink/Xilinx integration Andrew Martens Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:43:51 -0700 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Andrew Martens <[email protected]> Date: 16 March 2010 14:51 Subject: Re: [casper] Simulink/Xilinx integration To: Steve Maher <[email protected]> Hi Steve As Jason has mentioned, going with Linux is choosing the path less traveled within the CASPER group. We are moving that way for various reasons but are not there yet. If you are looking for an easy route into the tools, Windows-XP combined with Matlab2007b and the Xilinx 10.x tools are the way to go. (http://casper.berkeley.edu/wiki/MSSGE_Toolflow_Setup) If you need to go the Linux route, tread lightly. Firstly ensure that you can get as close to the official Xilinx supported configuration as possible (http://www.xilinx.com/ise/ossupport/index.htm). Red Hat and SUSE enterprise Linux are officially supported. Centos is a freely available Linux version based on Red Hat source. Note that an email was sent out a few weeks ago with a configuration that CASPER people at UC Berkeley have tried and recommend (http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg01228.html). http://casper.berkeley.edu/wiki/Xilinx_ISE_11.4_Setup gives a setup using Centos 5. I have set up (independently and using slightly different steps) using Centos 5 and have successfully compiled a small design. Please note that at the moment Xilinx does not officially support System Generator on any 64-bit version of Windows. For large devices (e.g to be on ROACH2) a 64 bit operating system will be crucial (http://www.xilinx.com/ise/products/memory.htm). Regards Andrew On 16 March 2010 14:01, Steve Maher <[email protected]> wrote: On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 12:38 PM, Jason Manley <[email protected]>wrote: Actually, the most stable flow right now (at least I've found) is Windows XP 32-bit with 10.1.3.1386 and Matlab R2007b. This is what I would recommend. Well, since I have to wait to get the license for R2007b from Matlab (since it requires different types of keys than current releases) AND I'm losing our only Windows XP 32-bit machine at the end of this week (it's moving to a telescope in Spain), I'm going to try things on Linux (Ubuntu). I think I'll start with 11.x while I'm waiting for the license from Matlab. If that doesn't work I'll back down to 10.1. Simultaneously I guess I'll try to track down Windows XP 32 bit. (We have a WIndows XP 64-bit but that doesn't seem to install Xilinx correctly). Any warnings about the paths I'm heading down are appreciated. Steve I'm still investigating the 11.x flow on Linux. It's not ready for prime-time yet: I sometimes have Matlab disappearing on me, compiles that sometimes take significantly longer (22hrs), ridiculous memory usage (over 16GB) etc etc. Jason # Re: [casper] Simulink/Xilinx integration Jason Manley # Re: [casper] Simulink/Xilinx integration John Ford # Re: [casper] Simulink/Xilinx integration Jason Manley # Re: [casper] Simulink/Xilinx integration Steve Maher # Re: [casper] Simulink/Xilinx integration Jason Manley # Re: [casper] Simulink/Xilinx integration Billy Mallard # Re: [casper] Simulink/Xilinx integration Billy Mallard # Re: [casper] Simulink/Xilinx integration John Ford # Re: [casper] Simulink/Xilinx integration Jason Manley # Re: [casper] Simulink/Xilinx integration Steve Maher # [casper] Simulink/Xilinx integration Andrew Martens
