Course pages 2013–14
Lab Machine Setup
We STRONGLY encourage you to use revision control. This setup procedure will create a git repository on your nf-test machine; you may wish to orgainize your revision-control a different way at some future date.
Step-by-step instructions to set up your lab account
Note: Using vncserver, generating cores or viewing simulations require an X connection
- Log in to one of the (SW02) lab machines (if the machine is running Windows - reboot into Linux).
Collect your groups machine number, ssh key and login password from the TAs. You will wish to add this ssh key to your key-chain
ssh-add id_rsa-nf-testXXX
Add the following lines to your $HOME/.ssh/config (creating it if necessary)
$ mkdir .ssh && chmod 0700 .ssh $ cat >> .ssh/config ForwardAgent yes ForwardX11 yes ForwardX11trusted yes ^D $ chmod 0600 .ssh/config
- Login to your machine using ssh
ssh -X root@nf-testXXX.nf
- Clone the starter code:
git clone https://github.com/cucl-srg/P33.git
- Refer to instructions in the README of that repository
- Verify that you have a direcory /root/P33 and then logout and then log back in again. (This ensures the environment
variables are all set correctly.)
exit
Source Xilinx settings:
source /opt/Xilinx/13.4/ISE_DS/settings64.sh
Note: everytime you open a new terminal you have to source the settings.
Create the necessary common IP cores as follows:
cd ~/netfpga/ make cores
Note: this process may be slow and can take 10-15 minutes.
Now synthesis the starter pack code in the same directory (netfpga/projects/bir_starter/synth):
make
Note: this process may be slow and can take 20-30 minutes.
Note also: this process will emit a considerable number of warnings, at this stage these are not of concern.
- Verify that you can run the Xilinx synthesis tools:
xst
If you are presented with a prompt similar the following then the synthesis tool works. (Type quit to exit):
Release 13.4 - xst O.87xd (lin64) Copyright (c) 1995-2011 Xilinx, Inc. All rights reserved. -->
Verify that you can run iSim:
isimgui
If iSim loads then your environment is set up correctly. Quit iSim and proceed with the lab
Synthetize the starting project:
cd ~/netfpga/projects/bir_starter make
Note: this process may be slow and can take 40-60 minutes.
Warning: Files stored on nf-testXXX machines are not backed up - and may be lost at any time. You must make sure that you regularly copy your files into your REAL home directory as a backed up.