ishmeet1995 / mimas-v2-uart-demo

This is a simple UART echo test using the Mimas V2 FPGA development board

Mimas-V2-UART-Demo

Prerequisites

• Xilinx ISE (tested with version 14.7)
• git
• make (Linux only)

Building

Linux

git clone https://github.com/cyrozap/Mimas-V2-UART-Demo.git
cd Mimas-V2-UART-Demo
git submodule update --init
source /opt/Xilinx/14.7/ISE_DS/settings64.sh
make bin

Windows

1. Clone the repository with your favorite git client
   • git clone https://github.com/cyrozap/Mimas-V2-UART-Demo.git
2. Using your git client, run a submodule update with init
   • cd Mimas-V2-UART-Demo && git submodule update --init
3. Open the Xilinx ISE Project Navigator
4. Create a new project (File -> New Project...)
   • You can enter anything you want for the name, but the Location and Working Directory must be the same as the folder you just cloned the repository into
   • The "Top-level source type" is "HDL"
   • Family: Spartan6
   • Device: XC6SLX9
   • Package: CSG324
   • Speed: -2
   • Preferred Language: Verilog
5. Add source files (Project -> Add Source...)
   • Select uart_demo.v and mimas_v2.ucf
   • Click "OK"
6. Open the properties for the "Generate Programming File" process
   • Under "General Options", enable "Create Binary Configuration File"
7. Run the "Generate Programming File" process