Specifications

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Some Useful Tools

Xilinx Platform Studio

The Xilinx Platform Studio (XPS) tool provides a GUI for creating the MHS and MSS files

for the hardware and software flow. XPS also provides source file editor capability and

project and process management capability. XPS is used for managing the complete tool

flow, that is, both hardware and software implementation flows. Please see Chapter 2,

“Xilinx Platform Studio (XPS)” for more information.

Platform Generator

The embedded processor system in the form of hardware netlists (HDL and EDIF files) is

customized and generated by the Platform Generator (PlatGen).

See Chapter 5, “Platform Generator” for more information.

HDL Synthesis

PlatGen generates hierarchal NGC netlists in the default mode. This means that each

instance of a peripheral in the MHS file is synthesized. The default mode leaves the top-

level HDL file untouched allowing any synthesis tool to be used. Currently, Platform

Generator only supports XST (Xilinx Synthesis Technology).

ISE XST

If Platform Generator is run in the default mode, a synthesis script file for XST is created.

This script can be executed under XST using the following command:

xst -ifn system.scr

Simulation Model Generator

The Simulation Platform Generation tool (simgen) generates and configures various

simulation models for the hardware. It takes a Microprocessor Hardware Specification

(MHS) file as input.

Note: Previous versions of Simgen used a separate specification file called the MVS file. MVS files

are not used in this version of the software.

See Chapter 6, “Simulation Model Generator” for details.

Library Generator

XPS calls the Library Generator tool for configuring the software flow.

The Library Generator (LibGen) tool configures libraries, device drivers, file systems and

interrupt handlers for the embedded processor system. The input to LibGen is an MSS file.

Please see Chapter 7, “Library Generator” for more information. For more information on

Libraries and Device Drivers please refer to the “Xilinx Microkernel (XMK)” chapter in the

EDK OS and Libraries Reference Guide and the “Device Driver Programmer Guide” chapter

in the Processor IP Reference Guide.