My Own Ace File; Location; Description; Setup - Xilinx ML505 Getting Started Tutorial

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My Own ACE File

Location

System ACE configuration address 6.
From the Bootloader menu, select option 6 to start the demonstration of the My own ACE
file program.

Description

This program is a placeholder design to be replaced by a user design.

Setup

Take a bitstream and make your own ACE file:
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Open a DOS command shell. Click Start Menu → Run, then enter cmd as the program
to run, and click OK.
Change directory to your lab directory. Type cd <LAB_DIR>.
In this directory, there is a bitstream called button_led_test_hw.bit. This
program tests the GPIO DIP switches and pushbuttons.
Convert this bitstream to an ACE file. On one line, type:
xmd -tcl ./genace.tcl -jprog -hw button_led_test_hw.bit -board
ml505 -ace my_button_led_test_hw.ace
This creates the my_button_led_test_hw.ace file. The System ACE File
Generator (GenACE) chapter in the Embedded System Tools Reference Manual contains
details on how to create ACE files.
Carefully remove the System ACE CF card from the ML50x board (preferably with the
power off). Open the CF card on your computer. This requires either a PC card adapter
or a USB CompactFlash reader (not included with ML50x board, but available at
computer stores).
Copy my_button_led_test_hw.ace to the CF card into the ML50X/cfg6 directory.
In the ML50X/cfg6 directory on the CF card, rename system_my_ace.ace to
system_my_ace.bak. This ensures that there is only one ACE file in this directory.
Eject the CF card from your computer (right-click on the CF card in Windows Explorer
and click Eject). This shuts down the CF card to prevent data corruption. Carefully
reinsert the CF card into the ML50x board (preferably with the power off).
Turn the power back on, if necessary, and press the SYSACE RESET button to restart
the Bootloader. Select Option 6 to start the My own ACE file program. In this design,
flipping a GPIO DIP switch or pressing a GPIO button will light a corresponding LED.
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