QNX Technical Articles

Date of this edition: April 17, 2006

Target OS: QNX^® Neutrino^® 6.3.0 SP1 or later

Host OS: Microsoft Windows XP SP1 or SP2, 2000 SP4, or NT SP6a

Use this project file with the Xilinx EDK and ISE tools version 8.1. It is required to generate the libraries required to compile the Xilinx Virtex4 ML403 BSP for QNX Momentics 6.3.0 SP1 or later.

Contents

• Installing the Xilinx EDK prebuilt project archive
• Uninstalling the Xilinx EDK prebuilt project archive
• Location of documentation
• Technical support

Installing the Xilinx EDK prebuilt project archive

Before extracting this ZIP file you'll need to install the following components: the Xilinx EDK tools version 8.1 the Xilinx ISE tools version 8.1 the latest Xilinx patches for the EDK (Patch 01) and ISE tools (Patch 02) the QNX BSP for the Xilinx Virtex4 ML403 board

1. Log in as a user with system-administrator privileges.
2. Log into your myQNX account on our website, and then go to the Download Center.
3. Download the Xilinx EDK project archive, which is at the same location as the Xilinx Virtex4 ML403 BSP. It is in the form of a ZIP (.zip) archive (i.e. boardname_vv_v.v.v_project.zip). The boardname is the name of the Xilinx board, vv is the version of the Xilinx EDK tools, and v.v.v is the version number of this archive.

   For example, the file ml403_81_1.0.0_project.zip will install the first version of the Xilinx EDK project for the Virtex4 ML403 board. It is designed to be work with the Xilinx EDK tools version 8.1.

4. Follow the Xilinx Virtex4 ML403 BSP documentation for instructions on where to extract this ZIP archive and how to use it.

Uninstalling the Xilinx EDK prebuilt project archive

1. Log in as a user with system-administrator privileges.
2. Simply delete the directory where you've extracted the ZIP archive to.

Location of documentation

You can find documentation related to this ZIP archive in the Xilinx Virtex4 ML403 BSP documentation.

When you install BSPs, you'll find the source code and documentation in the following locations:

Windows hosts

To extract the source from the archive, use any application that supports the ZIP format (e.g. WinZIP). For more information, see the chapter "Working with a BSP" in the Building Embedded Systems manual. The "roadmap" page (e.g. from the Windows XP start menu: Release notes-->All Programs-->QNX Momentics 6.3.0-->Documentation) contains links to the various HTML booksets that accompany the OS: System Architecture, Building Embedded Systems, Programmer's Guide, Library Reference, Utilities Reference, etc.

Technical support

If you have any questions, comments, or problems with a QNX product, please contact Technical Support. For more information, see the How to Get Help chapter of the Welcome to QNX Momentics guide or visit our website, www.qnx.com.