Commit 9756b067 by Philipp Krones Committed by Thierry Moreau

Change Vivado install instructions to version 2018.3 (#4003)

parent 23727eb4
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### Xilinx Toolchain Installation
We recommend using `Vivado 2019.1` since our scripts have been tested to work on this version of the Xilinx toolchains.
We recommend using `Vivado 2018.3` since our scripts have been tested to work on this version of the Xilinx toolchains.
Our guide is written for Linux (Ubuntu) installation.
You’ll need to install Xilinx’ FPGA compilation toolchain, [Vivado HL WebPACK 2019.1](https://www.xilinx.com/products/design-tools/vivado.html), which a license-free version of the Vivado HLx toolchain.
You’ll need to install Xilinx’ FPGA compilation toolchain, [Vivado HL WebPACK 2018.3](https://www.xilinx.com/products/design-tools/vivado.html), which a license-free version of the Vivado HLx toolchain.
#### Obtaining and Launching the Vivado GUI Installer
1. Go to the [download webpage](https://www.xilinx.com/support/download/index.html/content/xilinx/en/downloadNav/vivado-design-tools/2019-1.html), and download the Linux Self Extracting Web Installer for Vivado HLx 2019.1: WebPACK and Editions.
1. Go to the [download webpage](https://www.xilinx.com/support/download/index.html/content/xilinx/en/downloadNav/vivado-design-tools/2018-3.html), and download the Linux Self Extracting Web Installer for Vivado HLx 2018.3: WebPACK and Editions.
2. You’ll have to sign in with a Xilinx account. This requires a Xilinx account creation that will take 2 minutes.
3. Complete the Name and Address Verification by clicking “Next”, and you will get the opportunity to download a binary file, called `Xilinx_Vivado_SDK_Web_2019.1_0524_1430_Lin64.bin`.
3. Complete the Name and Address Verification by clicking “Next”, and you will get the opportunity to download a binary file, called `Xilinx_Vivado_SDK_Web_2018.3_1207_2324_Lin64.bin`.
4. Now that the file is downloaded, go to your `Downloads` directory, and change the file permissions so it can be executed:
```bash
chmod u+x Xilinx_Vivado_SDK_Web_2019.1_0524_1430_Lin64.bin
chmod u+x Xilinx_Vivado_SDK_Web_2018.3_1207_2324_Lin64.bin
```
5. Now you can execute the binary:
```bash
./Xilinx_Vivado_SDK_Web_2019.1_0524_1430_Lin64.bin
./Xilinx_Vivado_SDK_Web_2018.3_1207_2324_Lin64.bin
```
#### Xilinx Vivado GUI Installer Steps
At this point you've launched the Vivado 2019.1 Installer GUI program.
At this point you've launched the Vivado 2018.3 Installer GUI program.
1. Click “Next” on the *Welcome* screen.
2. On the *Select Install Type* screen, enter your Xilinx user credentials under the “User Authentication” box and select the “Download and Install Now” option before clicking “Next” .
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The last step is to update your `~/.bashrc` with the following lines. This will include all of the Xilinx binary paths so you can launch compilation scripts from the command line.
```bash
# Xilinx Vivado 2019.1 environment
export XILINX_VIVADO=${XILINX_PATH}/Vivado/2019.1
# Xilinx Vivado 2018.3 environment
export XILINX_VIVADO=${XILINX_PATH}/Vivado/2018.3
export PATH=${XILINX_VIVADO}/bin:${PATH}
```
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