Getting started with xilinx edk (this document), User guides, Edk concepts, tools, and techniques – Xilinx EDK 9.2I User Manual
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Getting Started with EDK
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Processor Reference Guides
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Online help for XPS and SDK.
Note:
The
Processor IP Reference Guide (Xilinx Processor IP Library) and the Driver Reference
Guide are available only from the $XILINX_EDK/doc/usenglish folder. The SDK Online
Help is published only in the SDK GUI.
Getting Started with Xilinx EDK (this document)
Getting Started Guide with EDK (this document) provides the following:
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Description of all the required steps for installation on various platforms.
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Description of the third party tools that can be used along with Xilinx EDK to increase
productivity.
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Information about the documentation available in EDK.
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Information with which you should be familiar before using EDK.
User Guides
EDK Profiling User Guide
The EDK Profiling User Guide provides information about profiling software running on
embedded systems built with EDK. Profiling is software-intrusive and is based on the
GNU gprof tool. This document details how profiling works, how to set up the hardware
and software systems to perform profiling, and how to view the resulting profile data.
EDK Concepts, Tools, and Techniques
The EDK Concepts, Tools, and Techniques book gives you a hands-on tour of the product.
Each section describes an aspect of embedded design creation and provides an
opportunity for you to take a “Test Drive” using XPS tools.
Tools and IP References
EDK provides reference guides that cover the basic usage of the various tools it provides.
Tools Reference Manuals
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Embedded System Tools Reference Manual
This manual provides detailed information about all the tools available in the EDK
suite, including XPS, Xilinx Microprocessor Debugger (XMD), Libgen, Simgen,
Platgen, GNU compiler (GCC) and debuggers.
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IBM PowerPC ISS Reference Guide
EDK provides a third party tool for simulation of PowerPC™ systems. The
documentation for this is included in a separate guide, the IBM PowerPC ISS Reference
Guide.
Libraries and Drivers Reference Documents
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OS and Libraries Document Collection
This set of documents details all the information about the libraries shipped as a part
of EDK. It details the API and is required for customers who intend to use the provided
libraries. The document collection includes a Standalone Board Support Package (BSP)
document and an introduction to driver documentation.