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AR# 763: How to run XACTstep 6.0 from the CD; installation procedure (long)
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How to run XACTstep 6.0 from the CD; installation procedure (long)
Description
Solution
Description
Executing from the XACTstep CD
To preserve precious space on a PC's hard disk, XACTstep version 6 and
Viewlogic PRO Series programs can be executed directly from the CD-ROM
without being installed on the system's hard drive. To do so, users must
configure the system properly and set up a program group in Windows to
correctly access the software located on the CD-ROM, as described below.
When executing from CD-ROM, the graphical tools will take a little bit longer
to execute. Non-graphical programs, such as PPR, should take only 2 to 5
minutes longer - just the program loading time.
The following procedures assume that C:\ is a local drive and that D:\ is the
CD-ROM drive that contains the XACTstep CD-ROM.
Solution
The first thing that must be checked is the version of WIN32S that is
running. The version that is required by the Xilinx tools, and the version
that is on the XACTstep CD-ROM, is 1.25.142.0. You can verify this by
running XMEM or XINFO (Windows executables found on the XACTstep CD-ROM in
D:\XBBS\UTILS) or looking at the file: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\WIN32S.INI. You
can run XINFO by choosing File -> Run in the Program Manager and selecting
D:\XBBS\UTILS\XINFO\XINFO.EXE. XMEM is run in the same fashion.
If the version currently running is not 1.25.142.0, you must exit Windows
and use the batch file on the XACTstep CD-ROM in the D:\XBBS\UTILS directory.
The file is called RMWIN32S.BAT and will remove the current WIN32S. Simply
type RMWIN32S at the DOS prompt and follow the directions. Then you must
re-enter Windows and re-install WIN32S by choosing File -> Run and selecting
D:\WIN32S\DISK1\SETUP.EXE and following the directions.
XACTstep only.
The following procedures describe how to set up a PC to run the Xilinx
XACTstep core tools directly from the CD-ROM.:
1) If running Windows, exit.
2) Create a local XACTstep directory with a DATA sub-directory.
Example: mkdir C:\CDXACT
mkdir C:\CDXACT\DATA
3) Copy the PARTLIST.XCT file from the CD-ROM XACTstep DATA
sub-directory to the local XACTstep DATA sub-directory.
Example: copy D:\XACT\DATA\PARTLIST.XCT C:\CDXACT\DATA
4) If the directory C:\XACTUSER does not exist, create it now.
Example: mkdir C:\XACTUSER
5) Copy all the D:\XACT\WINDOWS\SYSTEM files from the XACTstep
CD-ROM to the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.
Example: copy D:\XACT\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\*.* C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
6) Create the following path on your C: drive:
C:\WINDOWS\ASYM\RUNTIME
Example: mkdir C:\WINDOWS\ASYM
mkdir C:\WINDOWS\ASYM\RUNTIME
7) Copy all the D:\XACT\WINDOWS\ASYM\RUNTIME files to this new
directory.
Example: copy D:\XACT\WINDOWS\ASYM\RUNTIME\*.*
C:\WINDOWS\ASYM\RUNTIME
8) Install the Daikon.386 device driver. Open
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.INI n a text editor and add the following line below
the [386Enh] header:
DEVICE=DAIKON.386
9) Make the three following changes to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
SET XACT=C:\CDXACT;D:\XACT
NOTE: The first directory in the XACT environment variable MUST
contain a writable version of the PARTLIST.XCT data file in its DATA
sub-directory. The second path included in XACT is the CD XACTstep
directory and is used by the XACTstep software to locate data files.
SET PATH=D:\XACT;<other_paths>
NOTE: The only path added to the PATH environment variable are the
CD-ROM executable path XACT. The local paths created in the previous steps
do not need to be added.
SET XACTUSER=C:\CDXACT
NOTE: To ensure that the XACTstep software has directory that can
be written to, the XACTUSER environment variable should be set to a local
directory. Because a local XACTstep directory has already been created to
store a local copy of the partlist it can be used as the temporary file
storage area as well.
10) Reboot your machine or execute your AUTOEXEC.BAT file so the
new changes take effect.
11) Start Windows.
Now that the system has been properly configured to run the software from
the CD-ROM, all that remains is to create a CD-ROM program group. To create
a program icon, perform the following steps:
1) To create a new program group in the Program Manager, select the
New command from the File menu. The New Program Object dialog is
displayed.
2) Select the Program Group radio box and click on OK. The Program
Group Properties dialog is displayed.
3) Enter the name of the new group in the Description text field
and click on OK. For example, type "CD-ROM XACTstep 6.0". The new
program group is created and displayed in the Program Manager.
4) To create a new Program Item in the new group, select the New
command from the File menu.
5) Select the Program Item radio box and click on OK. The Program
Item Properties dialog is displayed.
6) In the Description text field, type: Xilinx Design Manager
7) In the Command Line text field, type: D:\CDXACT\DSGNMGR.EXE
8) In the Working Directory text field, type: C:\CDXACT
9) Click on OK.
10) If your are using a network connection to mount the CD-ROM,
confirm the Network Path Specified dialog. The CD-ROM XACTstep 6.0
program group is updated to include the Xilinx Design Manager program
icon.
PRO Series and XACTstep.
The following procedures describe how to set up a PC to run both the
Viewlogic PRO Series and the Xilinx XACTstep tools directly from the CD-ROM:
1) If running Windows, exit.
2) Create a local PRO Series directory with a STANDARD
sub-directory.
Example: mkdir C:\CDPROSER
mkdir C:\CDPROSER\STANDARD
3) Create a local XACTstep directory with a DATA sub-directory.
Example: mkdir C:\CDXACT
mkdir C:\CDXACT\DATA
4) Copy the PARTLIST.XCT file from the CD-ROM XACTstep DATA
sub-directory to the local XACTstep DATA sub-directory.
Example: copy D:\XACT\DATA\PARTLIST.XCT C:\CDXACT\DATA
5) If the directory C:\XACTUSER does not exist, create it now.
Example: mkdir C:\XACTUSER
6) Copy all the D:\XACT\WINDOWS\SYSTEM files from the XACTstep
CD-ROM to the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.
Example: copy D:\XACT\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\*.* C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
7) Create the following path on your C: drive:
C:\WINDOWS\ASYM\RUNTIME
Example: mkdir C:\WINDOWS\ASYM
mkdir C:\WINDOWS\ASYM\RUNTIME
8) Copy all the D:\XACT\WINDOWS\ASYM\RUNTIME files to this new
directory.
Example: copy D:\XACT\WINDOWS\ASYM\RUNTIME\*.* C:\WINDOWS\ASYM\RUNTIME
9) Copy all the D:\PROSER\WINDOWS files from the XACTstep CD-ROM
to the C:\WINDOWS directory.
Example: copy D:\PROSER\WINDOWS*.* C:\WINDOWS
10) Copy all the D:\PROSER\WINDOWS\SYSTEM files from the XACTstep
CD-ROM to the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.
Example: copy D:\PROSER\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\*.* C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
11) Install the Daikon.386 device driver. Open
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.INI in a text editor and add the following line below
the [386Enh] header:
DEVICE=DAIKON.386
12) Make the four following changes to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
SET WDIR=C:\CDPROSER\STANDARD;D:\PROSER\STANDARD
NOTE: The first directory in the WDIR environment variable MUST be
a writable directory. This is where the project information will be
written. The second path included in WDIR is the CD PRO Series STANDARD
directory and is used by the PRO Series software to find data files.
SET XACT=C:\CDXACT;D:\XACT;D:\PROSER
NOTE: The first directory in the XACT environment variable MUST
contain a writable version of the PARTLIST.XCT data file in its DATA
sub-directory. This is used by Xilinx PROflow which will fail if the CD-ROM
version which is not writable is used. The second path included in XACT is
the CD XACT directory and is used by the XACTstep software to locate data
files.
SET PATH=D:\XACT;D:\PROSER;<other_paths>
NOTE: The only paths added to the PATH environment variable are the
CD-ROM executable paths XACT and PROSER. You do NOT need to add the local
paths created in the previous steps.
SET XACTUSER=C:\CDXACT
NOTE: To ensure that the XACTstep software has directory that can
be written to, the XACTUSER environment variable should be set to a local
directory. Because a local XACTstep directory has already been created to
store a local copy of the partlist it can be used as the temporary file
storage area as well.
13) Reboot your machine or execute your AUTOEXEC.BAT file so the
new changes take effect.
14) Start Windows.
Now that the system has been properly configured to run the software from
the CD-ROM, all that remains is to create a CD-ROM program group. To create
a program icon for Xilinx PROflow, perform the following steps:
1) To create a new program group in the Program Manager, select the
New command from the File menu. The New Program Object dialog is
displayed.
2) Select the Program Group radio box and click on OK. The Program
Group Properties dialog is displayed.
3) Enter the name of the new group in the Description text field
and click on OK. For example, type "CD-ROM XACTstep 6.0". The new
program group is created and displayed in the Program Manager.
4) To create a new Program Item in the new group, select the New
command from the File menu.
5) Select the Program Item radio box and click on OK. The Program
Item Properties dialog is displayed.
6) In the Description text field, type: Xilinx PROflow
7) In the Command Line text field, type: D:\PROSER\PSFM.EXE
8) In the Working Directory text field, type: C:\CDPROSER
NOTE: It is important that the Working Directory be located on the
same drive as projects that will be used in Xilinx PROflow.
9) Click on OK.
10) If your are using a network connection to mount the CD-ROM,
confirm the Network Path Specified dialog. The CD-ROM XACTstep 6.0
program group is updated to include the Xilinx PROflow program icon.
Creating Other Icons.
We have described how to create the Design Manager and PROflow icons. You
can add other icons in the same way, with the CD-ROM path in the Command
Line field and a writable path in the Working Directory. Here are the paths
of some useful Windows tools that cannot be accessed through the Design
Manager or PROflow:
Simulation Utility: D:\XACT\XSIMWIN.EXE
Symbol Generator: D:\XACT\SYMWIN.EXE
Memory Generator: D:\XACT\MEMWIN.EXE
Online Documentation:
Xilinx Apps Info: D:\XACT\ONLINE\ONLINEDB\DBLINK.PDF
Xilinx Online Docs: D:\XACT\ONLINE\ONLINE\LINKPAGE.PDF
PRO Series Online Docs: D:\PROSER\ONLINE\PROLINK.PDF
In order to use the Adobe Acrobat Reader to access the Online Documentation,
you must install it or create an icon pointing to the XACTstep CD-ROM. To
install, choose File -> Run and select D:\ACROBAT\DISK1\SETUP.EXE. Or, the
icon to run from the CD would have a Command Line of D:\ACROBAT\ACRO_LE.EXE
and a Working Directory of something local, like C:\CDXACT or C:\CDPROSER.
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AR# 763
Date
11/02/2010
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