Installing Vivado 2015.1 on VirtualBox

How to install Xilinx Vivado 2015.1 on Ubuntu 14.04.2 (64 bit), including a functional JTAG cable.

1. Setup Ubuntu using:

    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get install curl fxload gawk wget git-core diffstat unzip texinfo gcc-multilib build-essential chrpath libsdl1.2-dev xterm vim curl minicom xsltproc cmake u-boot-tools nfs-common nfs-kernel-server
    sudo ln -s /usr/bin/make /usr/bin/gmake
    sudo chmod a+rwx /opt
    sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get install libc6:i386
    sudo apt-get install libstdc++6:i386
    sudo apt-get install libfontconfig1:i386
    sudo apt-get install libXext6:i386
    sudo apt-get install libXrender1:i386
    sudo apt-get install libgthread1:i386
    sudo apt-get install libglib2:i386
    sudo apt-get install libglib2.0-0:i386
    sudo apt-get install libsm6:i386
    

2. Create directory:

   mkdir ~/utils

   then copy the following files into it:

   • Xilinx_Vivado_SDK_2015.1_0428_1.tar.gz
   • 52-xilinx-pcusb.rules
   • libusb-1.0.9.tar.bz2

3. Install Vivado as un-priviledged user:

    cd ~/utils  
    tar xzvf Xilinx_Vivado_SDK_2015.1_0428_1.tar.gz  
    cd Xilinx_Vivado_SDK_2015.1_0428_1
    ./xsetup
    

   During installation select "Vivado System Edition", then select "SDK", and un-select installation of "cable device drivers".

4. Install Digilent and Xilinx Platform Cable drivers:

    cd /opt/Xilinx/Vivado/2015.1/data/xicom/cable_drivers/lin64/install_script/install_drivers  
    sudo ./install_digilent.sh  
    cd /opt/Xilinx/Vivado/2015.1/data/xicom/cable_drivers/lin64/install_script/install_drivers  
    sudo ./install_drivers
    

    cd ~/utils  
    tar -xjvf libusb-1.0.9.tar.bz2  
    cd libusb-1.0.9/  
    ./configure   
    make  
    sudo make install
    

   Check installation of "libusb" using:

   ls /usr/local/lib/

   a file like libusb-1.0.so.0.1.0 should be listed.

   Copy the rules file:

   sudo cp ~/utils/52-xilinx-pcusb.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/

   Check rule files:

   ls /etc/udev/rules.d

   It should be listed something like:

    -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3721 Apr 28 18:35 52-xilinx-digilent-usb.rules
    -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  435 Apr 29 09:03 52-xilinx-pcusb.rules
    -rw-r--r-- 1 root root  134 Apr 28 17:38 60-vboxadd.rules
    -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1157 Apr 14  2014 README
    

5. Generate (webpack) license

    sudo su
    cd /opt/Xilinx/Vivado/2015.1/bin/unwrapped/lnx64.o/ 
    ./install_fnp.sh 
    export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/opt/Xilinx/Vivado/2015.1/lib/lnx64.o/
    sudo ./xlicclientmgr -cr clickforlicense.xml
    exit
    firefox clickforlicense.html
    

   on lower tab "Activation Based Licenses" tick the "Vivado WebPACK License", then click on "Activate Node-locked License" button download the Xilinx_License.xml file then launch License manager using vlm then select "Load License" then click on button "Activate License" and point to file Xilinx_License.xml

6. Create a script file vivado.sh containing the following:

    export XIL_IMPACT_USE_LIBUSB=1
    export DISPLAY=":0"
    source /opt/Xilinx/Vivado/2015.1/settings64.sh
    sudo /opt/Xilinx/Vivado/2015.1/data/xicom/cable_drivers/lin64/install_script/install_drivers/setup_pcusb
    export LM_LICENSE_FILE=~/.Xilinx
    export XILINXD_LICENSE_FILE=~/.Xilinx
    export LC_CTYPE="en_US.UTF-8" 
    export LC_NUMERIC="en_US.UTF-8"
    LC_TIME="en_US.UTF-8" 
    LC_COLLATE="en_US.UTF-8" 
    LC_MONETARY="en_US.UTF-8" 
    LC_MESSAGES="en_US.UTF-8" 
    LC_PAPER="en_US.UTF-8" 
    LC_NAME="en_US.UTF-8" 
    LC_ADDRESS="en_US.UTF-8" 
    LC_TELEPHONE="en_US.UTF-8" 
    LC_MEASUREMENT="en_US.UTF-8" 
    LC_IDENTIFICATION="en_US.UTF-8" 
    LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
    

7. Source the script using . vivado.sh

   then launch vivado by typing vivado.

8. Connect JTAG cable and link it to the VM from "Devices->USB devices" VirtualBox menu. The Digilent cable should appear as "Digilent Adept USB Device" while then Xilinx Platform Cable should appear as "Unknown device 03FD:0013".

9. From Vivado launch "Open Hardware Manager", then "Open Target->Auto Connect". If you have a Digilent cable the setup is done. Instead, if you have a Xilinx Platform Cable, its led will light up (its firmware has been loaded) but to use it you need to go back to the "Devices->USB devices" VirtualBox menu and select "XILINX". After that click "Cancel" on Hardware Manager and then once again the "Open Target". Your cable setup is done.

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