Creating a Project to Run Emulation

Create a new SDx project (lab8) for the ZC702 platform and Linux OS using the design template for Emulation Example. To create the project in the SDx IDE:

  1. Launch the SDx IDE.
  2. Select File > New > Xilinx SDx Project.
  3. Specify the name of the project (for example, lab8) in the Project name field. Click Next.
  4. From the Platform list select zc702. Click Next.
  5. From the System Configuration drop-down list, select Linux. Click Next.
  6. From the list of application templates, select Emulation Example and click Finish.
  7. Click on the tab labeled lab8 to select the SDx Project Settings (if the tab is not visible, double click the project.sdx file in the Project Explorer). In the HW functions panel observe that the mmult_accel function is marked as a hardware function when the project was created.
  8. If the hardware functions were removed or not marked, you would click on the Add HW Functions icon to invoke the dialog box to specify hardware functions.
  9. In the SDx Project Settings, under Options look at the Generate emulation model option. There are two options to select from the pull-down menu: Debug and Optimized. Select the Debug option to enable capture of debug information. For faster emulation without debug information, select the Optimized pull-down menu option. For this lab, use the default option of Debug.
  10. When you select the Generate emulation model option, a dialog box asks you if you want to turn off generation of the bitstream and SD card image. In the emulation mode, the bitstream option and SD card image are not needed, so you can click Yes.