Lab Software

The following software packages are available in the W.T. Baxter Computer Engineering Laboratory. Whenever possible, a link to the manufacturer's web site is provided as well as local copies of documentation.
The manufacturer's website should be assumed to be the most current. Also, if you are in the lab, check the local drive for current documentation.

Synplicity
Xilinx
Active-HDL
Atmel AVR Tools
BK Precision Pg4uw

Synplicity

Synplify 8.6 Pro and Synplify 8.6 Premier are FPGA synthesis tools. The most current product literature is available at this site. The following documentation may also be useful:

Synplify 8.6 Pro Documentation

Xilinx Products

The Xilinx products installed on computers in the W.T. Baxter Computer Engineering Laboratory include the Embedded Development Kit 8.2 and ISE 8.2 The most current product literature for the

Embedded Development Kit 8.2 is available at the Xilinx site, as well as the most current documentation for ISE 8.2.

The following documentation may also be useful:

Embedded Development Kit 8.2

ISE 8.2

Getting Started with the EDK	pdf
Embedded System Tools Guide	pdf
Microblaze Processor Reference Guide	pdf
PowerPC 405 Processor Block Reference Guide	pdf
PowerPCC Processor Reference	pdf
User Core Templates Reference Guide	pdf
Xilinx Development Drives Documentation	pdf

Release Notes	zip	pdf
Quick Start Guide	zip	pdf
Constraints Guide	zip
Development Systems Reference Guide	zip
Glossary	zip
Libraries Guide	zip
Mentor Graphics Interface Guide	zip
Synthesis and Verification Design	zip
Xilinx/Concept--HDL Interface Guide	zip
Xilinx/Synopsis Interface Guide	zip
XST User Guide	zip

Active-HDL

Active-HDL 7.1 is an IDE used to make hardware designs, primarily with Verilog (there are a small number of licenses for VHDL). Updated product information is available at the site for Active-HDL, as well as on
the computers in the Hardware lab. Tutorials on how to use Active-HDL are also available on the Tutorials site.

Atmel AVR Tools

Atmel AVRStudio is software that can be used for writing AVR applications. A description of the product, with documentation, is located here. More complete help is a available within the Hardware lab. In addition,
the following document may be useful.

BK Precision Pg4UW

This is a control program for the BK-844A programmers. Information on how to use the programmers to program a PAL is included in this tutorial.

Software installation information for advanced users is available here .

Computer Science & Engineering
University of Washington
Box 352350
Seattle, WA 98195-2350
(206) 543-1695 voice, (206) 543-2969 FAX
[comments to hardware-lab@cs.washington.edu]