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    This document provides instructions for downloading a design created in ModelSim onto a Digilab II board using a FPGA. It describes adding an output called Enable to the top level of the design, assigning input and output pins in the constraints file to switches and LEDs on the board, generating a BIT file, and using iMPACT to program the FPGA on the Digilab II board. Suggestions are also provided for assigning switches and LEDs for a 4-bit ALU design.

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    This document provides instructions for downloading a design created in ModelSim onto a Digilab II board using a FPGA. It describes adding an output called Enable to the top level of the design, assigning input and output pins in the constraints file to switches and LEDs on the board, generating a BIT file, and using iMPACT to program the FPGA on the Digilab II board. Suggestions are also provided for assigning switches and LEDs for a 4-bit ALU design.

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    Tutorial To Download To Digilab II Board

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    This document provides instructions for downloading a design created in ModelSim onto a Digilab II board using a FPGA. It describes adding an output called Enable to the top level of the design, assigning input and output pins in the constraints file to switches and LEDs on the board, generating a BIT file, and using iMPACT to program the FPGA on the Digilab II board. Suggestions are also provided for assigning switches and LEDs for a 4-bit ALU design.

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    Digilab II Board
    Now that you verified that your design is working, with ModelSIM, it is time to
    download your design into the FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array). Let’s implement
    the full adder. On the greatest hierarchy of you design you need to add an extra output.
    We need to connect Vcc to an output marker.

    Vcc is located in the General category. This extra step is required to enable the LEDs on
    the board, therefore lets name the output Enable. Save your schematic and return to the
    Project Navigator.

    Before proceeding, once again make sure that the device properties are accurately entered
    for the target FPGA (Refer page 1 of Xilinx VHDL tutorial)
    Now from the Project Navigator right click on the schematic to be downloaded and select
    New Source
    This will open a dialog box, prompting you to enter a choice. Select Implementation
    Constraints File, enter a File name and click Next>
    This opens up the following dialog box in which select the appropriate source for
    which the constraints file is being created.

    Click Next! And then Finish!


    The constraints file, constraints.ucf has been created

    Double click on it !
    This opens up the Constraints Editor. In the Design Object List – I/O Pins window,
    assign the pin numbers for the inputs (A, B, Cin) and the outputs (S, Cout and enable)

    In this window we will assign the Locations of our inputs and outputs to the pins of the
    FPGA. (See Interconnect Table - Dio1B to D2).

    The three inputs (A, B, Cin) need to be assigned to switches. Lets pick the first three
    switches. The locations of the first three switches (SW1, SW2, SW3) are at locations P16,
    P18, P21 respectively.

    The two outputs (S, Cout) need to be assigned to LEDs. Lets pick the first two LEDs. The
    locations for the LEDs (LD1 and LD2) are P44 and P46.

    The output Enable needs to be assigned to P70 for every project.


    Enter these values into the Locations field of the Constraints Editor. As seen below.

    Save the changes and close. Return to the project navigator.

    Right click on Implement Design -> Rerun.


    If there are no errors generated the next step is to create a BIT file. Right click on
    Generate Programming File -> Properties.

    Click the Startup Options tab. And change the Start-Up Clock to JTAG Clock.

    Click Ok.
    Right click on Generate Programming File -> Run.

    Now your BIT file is ready to be downloaded to the Digilab 2 board.


    Make sure that the DIO1 board (the smaller one) is connected into tabs E & F of the
    Digilab 2 board (the larger one). Connect the power supply to the board before you plug
    the supply to the outlet. Once the Supply is connected and powered up, connect the
    parallel port to the computer first, then to the board. There is a small switch next to the
    parallel port on the board. The switch must be in the JTAG position. If it is not in this
    position then Xilinx will not find the board. Now that everything is connected it is time to
    download. Return to the Project Navigator. Double click Generate Programming File ->
    Configure Device (iMPACT)
    This will open up the following dialog box , Select Configure Devices
    and Click Next !

    Select Automatically connect... in Boundary-Scan Mode Selection and Click Finish.


    If the board is not connected properly then it will generate an error saying that it cannot
    connect to the board. If it finds the board then you can move on.

    Now right click the picture of the Xilinx chip and select Program…
    Select the bite file (filename.bit) and click ok.
    The following menu will appear.
    Click Ok. And the BIT file will begin to download.
    If everything was successful the software will show you the following message.

    Now flip the switches on the board, and see your design come to life!
    SUGGESTIONS FOR ALU

    For the ALU we suggest that you use the following switches for each of the 11 inputs.

    • DATA A
    A is a four-bit bus. Therefore, four switches will be needed.

    A(3) -> SW1 -> P16


    A(2) -> SW2 -> P18
    A(1) -> SW3 -> P21
    A(0) -> SW4 -> P23

    • DATA B
    B is also a four-bit bus.

    A(3) -> SW5 -> P27


    A(2) -> SW6 -> P30
    A(1) -> SW7 -> P33
    A(0) -> SW8 -> P35

    • SELECT LINES
    There are three select lines. We will use the push buttons.

    SW(2) -> BTN1 -> P37


    SW(1) -> BTN2 -> P41
    SW(0) -> BTN3 -> P42

    • OUTPUTs
    There are four data outputs, and four “extra” outputs.

    DATA(3) -> LD1 -> P44


    DATA(2) -> LD2 -> P46
    DATA(1) -> LD3 -> P48
    DATA(0) -> LD4 -> P57

    Z -> LD5 -> P59


    OF -> LD6 -> P61
    N -> LD7 -> P63
    C -> LD8 -> P68
    Digilab Digital I/O 1, Rev B to Digilab D2

    DIO1B Signal D2 Pin Signal FPGA DIO1B Signal D2 Pin Signal FPGA
    Pin Pin Pin Pin
    A1 B39 B1 CA A39 A39 17
    A2 B40 B2 SW1 A40 A40 16
    A3 B37 B3 CB A37 A37 20
    A4 B38 B4 SW2 A38 A38 18
    A5 B35 B5 CC A35 A35 22
    A6 B36 B6 SW3 A36 A36 21
    A7 B33 B7 CD A33 A33 24
    A8 B34 B8 SW4 A34 A34 23
    A9 B31 B9 CE A31 A31 29
    A10 B32 B10 SW5 A32 A32 27
    A11 B29 B11 CF A29 A29 31
    A12 B30 B12 SW6 A30 A30 30
    A13 B27 B13 CG A27 A27 34
    A14 B28 B14 SW7 A28 A28 33
    A15 B25 B15 DP A25 A25 36
    A16 B26 B16 SW8 A26 A26 35
    A17 B23 B17 BTN2 A23 A23 41
    A18 B24 B18 BTN1 A24 A24 37
    A19 B21 B19 BTN4 A21 A21 43
    A20 B22 B20 BTN3 A22 A22 42
    A21 B19 B21 A1 A19 A19 45
    A22 B20 B22 LD1 A20 A20 44
    A23 B17 B23 A2 A17 A17 47
    A24 B18 B24 LD2 A18 A18 46
    A25 B15 B25 A3 A15 A15 49
    A26 B16 B26 LD3 A16 A16 48
    A27 B13 B27 A4 A13 A13 58
    A28 B14 B28 LD4 A14 A14 57
    A29 B11 B11 185 B29 A11 A11 60
    A30 B12 B12 182 B30 LD5 A12 A12 59
    A31 BLU B9 B9 188 B31 A9 A9 62
    A32 PS2D B10 B10 187 B32 LD6 A10 A10 61
    A33 GRN B7 B7 191 B33 A7 A7 67
    A34 PS2C B8 B8 189 B34 LD7 A8 A8 63
    A35 RED B5 B5 193 B35 BTN5 A5 A5 69
    A36 HS B6 B6 192 B36 LD8 A6 A6 68
    A37 VCC B3 VCC B37 VCC A3 VCC
    A38 VS B4 B4 194 B38 LDG A4 A4 70
    A39 GND B1 GND B39 GND A1 GND
    A40 VU B2 VU B40 VU A2 VU

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