Chapter 1: Microblaze Development Kit - Getting Started; Overview - Xilinx MicroBlaze Spartan-3E 1600E Edition Getting Started

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MicroBlaze Development Kit - Getting
Started

Overview

The MicroBlaze™ Development Kit - Spartan™-3E 1600E Edition is designed to aid the
user in utilizing the SP3E1600E development board more efficiently. This getting started
guide provides a detailed description of what is included in the kit along with instructions
on how to use the resources included in this kit. The development kit comes with a number
of pre-installed demonstrations and examples. This document describes how to use and
run them.
The development kit includes reference systems and demonstrations. These are included
on the Development Kit Reference CD as well as pre-loaded in the Xilinx Platform Flash,
SPI Flash, and StrataFlash on the development board. Please read the remainder of the
document for specific details on these resources.
The best way to get started with the development kit is by inserting the Development Kit
Reference CD located in the development kit box.
The reference systems included in this kit require the use of a computer installed with the
following software:
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Note:
Please ensure the proper versions prior to working with the reference systems. Detailed information
about how to properly install your software is included in the Software Installation section later in this
document.
For current information about the included development platform, visit the following Web
page:
Getting Started with the MicroBlaze Development Kit - Spartan3E 1600E Edition
UG258 (v1.0) June 29, 2006
Integrated Software Environment™ (ISE) 8.1i, including Service Pack 3
Xilinx Embedded Development Kit (EDK) 8.1i, including Service Pack 2
These software configurations are required for the reference systems to function properly.
http://www.xilinx.com/sp3e1600e
www.xilinx.com
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