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The package is a specialized release of the Xilinx ISE Design Suite specifically optimized for Windows 10 users via a pre-configured Virtual Machine (VM). Key Feature: Seamless Legacy FPGA Support on Modern OS
: It is the primary tool for older FPGA families that are not supported by the newer Vivado Design Suite , including: CoolRunner-II Ease of Use xilinx-ise-14.7-win10-14.7-vm-0213-1.zip
You can copy files to a USB drive and pass the USB device through to the VM using the VM menu: . The package is a specialized release of the
Are you having trouble with a during the extraction or the VirtualBox setup? The setup process creates a "Virtual Machine" shortcut
The setup process creates a "Virtual Machine" shortcut on your desktop. This is what you will use to launch ISE. 3. Licensing You will likely need a (free).
In VMware Player settings for the VM, enable "Shared Folders." This allows you to map a folder on your Windows PC (e.g., C:\Projects ) to appear inside the Linux VM (e.g., /mnt/hgfs/Projects ).
If you work in defense, medical, or automotive, you are legally required to use officially licensed ISE software. The VM must be built in-house using an official Xilinx installer, not a pre-made ZIP.
– Throughput
– Latency (FIFO, and LILO) for store-and-forward and cut-through DUTs
– Frame loss
– Back-to-back frames
– Ethernet,VLAN, Q-in-Q, MPLS, IPv4 and IPv6 frame support
– Automatic learning packets
– Custom field setting for any protocol
– Forwarding, including throughput and forwarding rates with a 16ns resolution
– Configurable maximum test rates
– L2 learning
– Repeat count
– Frame sizes same as stream
– Per test, per trial and per frame size learning
– Up to 5 chassis, 72 ports
– Full mesh, one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-many
– Multi-port pair definitions, East/West
– Uni-directional or bi-directional testing
– Testing between any combination of port-speeds
Reports are available in PDF and .xml format.
All Xena testers and all port speeds.
Test configuration files can be executed via CLI. Linux also supported via Mono framework.