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Using the System Generator installer 127
System Generator Software Features
Chapter 4
System Generator Software Features
This chapter briefly describes how to use various features of the System Generator
v2.1. It contains the following sections.
• Using the System Generator installer
• Using Black Boxes
• Use of mixed language projects
• Tips for creating a high performance design
• Use of System Generator-supplied user constraints (.ucf) file
• Files automatically created by System Generator
Using the System Generator installer
The System Generator installer is now contained in a single MATLAB file:
setup.dll.
Download SysgenInstall_v2_1.exe from the Xilinx web site and execute it. This
extracts setup.dll and README.txt to a temporary directory. Since setup.dll is
a MATLAB file, you will need to install the software from within MATLAB. Open the
MATLAB console, then change directories (cd) to the temporary directory where
you extracted setup.dll. Type:
>> setup
at the MATLAB console prompt. This will launch the System Generator installer.
Uninstalling previous System Generator directories
If you have previously installed the System Generator tools, the installer will ask if
you wish to install System Generator v2.1 to the same location. If so, it will warn you
that your old copy will be removed. If you have opened any System Generator
designs in your current MATLAB session, you must close and re-open MATLAB
before uninstalling can proceed.
Note that the System Generator will remove everything in your previously installed
System Generator directory and subdirectories. If you have added any files to the
installed System Generator area, they will be removed. We suggest that you back up
your System Generator designs into another directory, such as the $MATLAB/work
directory.
If you wish to uninstall System Generator v2.1 or previous versions by hand, you may
manually remove the entire directory, starting at the top level of the System Generator
installed area. This is located by default at $MATLAB/toolbox/xilinx.