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164 www.xilinx.com System Generator for DSP User Guide
UG640 (v 12.2) July 23, 2010
Chapter 2: Hardware/Software Co-Design
EDK Import Wizard
When the Wizard starts up, it prompts you for an EDK project file (xmp file).
Clicking the Import... button starts the import process.
Note:
The import process will alter your EDK project to work inside System Generator. If you wish
to retain an unadulterated version, please make a copy before importing. System Generator
automatically backs up the hardware platform specification (i.e., the MHS file) and the software
platform specification (the MSS file) of the EDK project to files with the "bak" suffix.
When an EDK project is imported into System Generator, the EDK project is augmented
with a pair of FSL, or a PLB46 interface depending on the options made on the EDK
Processor block. A pcore (xlsg_iface for FSL and xlsg_plbiface for PLB) is also added to
provide software drivers for the interface.The MHS and MSS files in the EDK project will
be altered. Following that, the HDL files that describe the processor will be generated and
linked to your System Generator project.
Note:
Starting with Release 11.3, further development of System Generator support for the FSL has
been discontinued. You may continue to use the FSL with ISE Design Suite 11, however, FSL support
will not be included in ISE Design Suite 12.
Making Changes to Processor Hardware After an Import
After importing an EDK project, further changes to the hardware inside of the EDK will
not be reflected inside of System Generator. In other words, the hardware makeup of the
processor is now fixed. If changes to the processor hardware are to be made, the EDK
project must be re-imported using the EDK Import Wizard.
It is recommended that you re-import an EDK project when it is changed. The EDK
Processor block can detect the PLB or FSL interfaces and the related pcores that are
automatically added by System Generator during a previoius import, and will not include
redundant hardware or software to the XPS project.
Limitations
Currently the Wizard can only import single processor projects. Only the MicroBlaze
processor is supported. Peripherals added to the processor cannot conflict with the
resources used by other System Generator services. For instance, if network-based
hardware co-simulation is used, the EDK project cannot make use of the peripherals using
the Ethernet MAC.
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