wk101 / MicroBlaze-Processor

How to use LabVIEW FPGA with a MicroBlaze soft-core processor and to communicate via a UART.

MicroBlaze_UART

An example of using LabVIEW FPGA to program an FPGA that uses a MicroBlaze soft-core processor with a UART to communicate between LabVIEW FPGA and the MicroBlaze.

YouTube Demonstrations

• Generate the code from this repository
  • https://youtu.be/Sg6snrIV0T0
• Running it on actual hardware
  • https://youtu.be/mX2Azog-9H8

Requirements

• LabVIEW 2017 (32-bit)
  • http://www.ni.com/download/labview-development-system-2017/6679/en/
• LabVIEW 2017 FPGA Module
  • http://www.ni.com/download/labview-fpga-module-2017/6635/en/
• NI LabVIEW Instrument Design Libraries for High Speed Serial Instruments 17.0
  • http://www.ni.com/download/ni-labview-instrument-design-libraries-for-high-speed-serial-instruments-16.1/6868/en/
• LabVIEW 2017 FPGA Module Xilinx Compilation Tool for Vivado 2015.4
  • http://www.ni.com/download/labview-fpga-module-2017/6634/en/
• Xilinx Software Development Kit Standalone WebInstall Client - 2015.4
  • https://www.xilinx.com/support/download/index.html/content/xilinx/en/downloadNav/embedded-design-tools/archive.html

Instructions

• Open the labview_fpga_uart/labview_fpga_uart.lvproj
• Expand the FPGA project
• Expand the Build Specifications option
• Build and Launch Vivado Design Suite
• Import the design from xilinx_mb/d_microblaze.tcl
• Paste the source code from xilinx_mb/main.c in to a new application
• Associated generated elf with Vivado Project
• Run generate bitstream
• LabVIEW FPGA will expect an lvbitx file to be located in the following directory:
  • ./labview_fpga_uart/ProjectExportForVivado

For More Information

See www.fpganow.com for more information