Chapter 2: Quick Start Guide; Getting Started; Determine Which Ise Design Software To Install; Determine If Edk Design Suite Installation Is Required - Xilinx Spartan-3A DSP S3D1800A Getting Started

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Quick Start Guide

Getting Started

The Spartan-3A DSP S3D1800A Starter Board is included in the following products:
Each of these Platforms or Kits will include a Xilinx Software Development Suite DVD in the box
or the software can be downloaded from the Xilinx software registration site. In either case, the
software must be registered as part of the installation process.
To begin using the development kit software resources, the Xilinx Platform Studio (XPS), the
Intergrated Software Environment Studio (ISE®), or the System Generator for DSP (SysGen), the
user must first obtain the installation keys. To do so, the user can register or download these products
immediately from the

Determine Which ISE Design Software to Install

If the user is already entitled to a Full seat of the ISE Foundation Design Software or recently
purchased a Full ISE Foundation Design Software, select the check box for the ISE Foundation.
If the user has never used the Xilinx ISE Design Software or has not purchased a Full seat of ISE
Foundation, then the user should consider installing the free ISE® WebPACK® Design Software. If
this is the case, check the box for the ISE WebPACK.
Note:
registration and entitlement site to determine what type of software license is available - a Full
license, an Evaluaton license, or a Free license.

Determine if EDK Design Suite Installation is Required:

The Embedded Development HW/SW Kit – Spartan-3A DSP S3D1800A MicroBlaze Processor
Edition comes with entitlement to a FULL seat of the Embedded Development (EDK) Design Suite
product. If this Embedded kit has been purchased, select the check box for the Embedded
Development Kit (EDK).
If this Embedded kit has not been purchased, the user may still evaluate the EDK software. In this
case select the Evaluation version of the EDK software.
The EDK will allow the user to develop an embedded design and the ISE WebPACK or Foundation
will allow the user to place and route the design. A version of both EDK and ISE must be installed.
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Getting Started SP-3A DSP S3D1800A
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Spartan-3A DSP S3D1800A Starter Platform
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Embedded Development HW/SW Kit – Spartan-3A DSP S3D1800A MicroBlaze
Processor Edition
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XtremeDSP Starter Kit - Spartan-3A DSP 1800A Edition
Xilinx Registration and Download
Do not select both ISE WebPACK and ISE Foundation. The user can visit the Xilinx software
www.xilinx.com
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