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UG639 (v 14.3) October 16, 2012
Post Installation Tasks
If MATLAB is configured for a Design Suite, say IDS, and you wish to re-configure
MATLAB for another Design Suite, say Vivado, you must select the Configured MATLAB
version box and click Remove before you re-configure for Vivado.
Linux Installations
Launching System Generator under Linux is handled via a shell script called “sysgen”
located in the <IDS install dir>/sysgen/util directory. Since System Generator supports
both ISE and Vivado, a command line option has been made available to subscribe to the
Vivado specific blockset(s) supported by System Generator. Without any command line
arguments, System Generator will use ISE supported blockset(s) within MATLAB.Using
the ‘-v’ option forces System Generator into Vivado mode. When MATLAB opens, text
detailing which blockset(s) will be shown as below will be to indicate which version of the
tool suite is used.
Using Vivado enabled System Generator
or
Using ISE enabled System Generator
This message on the MATLAB console will be seen as part of the dynamic installation of
System Generator into MATLAB.
Post Installation Tasks
Post-Installation Tasks on Linux
After following the directions of the main ISE Design Suite Installation Wizard, you are
ready to launch System Generator by typing: sysgen
Note:
This will invoke MATLAB and dynamically add System Generator to that MATLAB session. At
the top of the MATLAB Command Window, you should see the “Installed System Generator
dynamically” messages. You are now ready to run System Generator.
The following is an expected message under certain conditions. If System Generator is
already installed when this script runs, you will see the following message:
System Generator currently found installed into matlab
default path.
Troubleshooting a Linux Installation
The following four functions are used to troubleshoot and verify the Linux Installation.
xl_get_matlab_support_xmlfile
This MATLAB function will retrieve the expected location of the common XML file
used for determining MATLAB support within System Generator.
xl_verify_matlab_support_xmlfile <pathname_to_xmlfile>
This matlab function will verify that the specified XML file exists and is readable. If no
XML file exists, the following error message is thrown to the MATLAB console”