Method 1: Automated Update using XilinxUpdate

1. From the ISE® CORE Generator™ main GUI, select

   Help -> XilinxUpdate

   to start the ISE XilinxUpdate (formerly "WebUpdate") application. If you are prompted for a proxy host, contact your administrator to determine the proxy host address and port number that you should be using to get through your firewall.
   

2. Select the appropriate IP Update from the list of updates in the Available Packages panel.
   If you are prompted to enter a login name and password, use the Xilinx login and password that you normally use to download ISE Service Packs.
   
   
3. Click OK to initiate a download of the update. XilinxUpdate automatically installs any required ISE Service Packs.
   
   
   • After the update is downloaded, XilinxUpdate displays a dialog box indicating that it is terminating the CORE Generator session and installing the downloaded archive.
   • Another dialog box will indicate when the update installation is complete; when this appears, you can then restart CORE Generator.
     
     
4. To confirm that you have installed the desired update properly:
   • Verify that the new cores are visible in the CORE Generator GUI
   • From the GUI, select Help -> About.

Method 2: Manual Installation

Use this method if you are behind a firewall and do not know your proxy settings.

I. Install the Required ISE Service Pack first
(this is needed to display any pertinent IP Updates)

1. Close ISE and the CORE Generator application, if it is running.
2. Download and install the required ISE Service Pack from the Xilinx Download Center.
   • Select the appropriate ISE update as specified on the IP Update System Requirements page by setting the following:
     
     • Set "Download Type" to ISE Service Pack
     • Select the appropriate ISE Version
     • Specify your desired Operating System for the Operating System selection.
   • Click the Search button at the bottom of the page to find the Service Pack.
3. Installation instructions for the Service Pack are documented in the associated Critical Information link on the search result page.

II. Install the Required IP Update

1. Download the appropriate IP Update ".zip" file and ISE Service Pack from the Xilinx Download Center
   
• Select the appropriate update by setting the following:
  
  • Set "Download Type" to ISE Service Pack
  • Select the appropriate ISE Version
  • Specify your desired Operating System for the Operating System selection.
    • (Note that the same ".zip" file is supplied for all platforms).
2. Extract the ".zip" file archive to a temporary location.
   
3. In the root level of the unarchived directory structure, run the setup (.exe) executable to install the update.
4. Restart CORE Generator. CORE Generator automatically detects and displays the newly installed IP cores.
   
5. To confirm that you have installed the desired update properly:
   • Verify that the new cores are visible in the CORE Generator GUI
   • From the CORE Generator Menu, select Help -> About and verify that the correct IP Update version is displayed

MXE Simulation Library

Refer to the appropriate section of the master Release Notes Guide for Xilinx IP for information on:

• New Features in the release
• Known Issues
• Patches available for the core release version.

See the ISE IP Update System Requirements page for a comprehensive listing of system requirements for past releases.