Coexistence of Xilinx tools for different LV FPGA versions

[golubovski]

Hello,

I am preparing a virtual machine with XP, LabVIEW 2012 SP1 for ARM and FPGA and LabVIEW 2015 SP1 with FPGA. I would like to install:

LabVIEW 2012 SP1 FPGA Xilinx Tool ISE 13.4 (for the LV2012sp1)

LabVIEW 2015 SP1 FPGA Xilinx Tool ISE 14.7 (for the LV2015sp1)

Can both coexist or need I install only one of them?

Thanks in advance,

[GerdW]

Hi golubovski,

you could easily setup two virtual machines…

[golubovski]

Indeed... Yet, can they coexist at same time on same machine?

[GerdW]

Hi golubovski,

this is the NIFPGA folder for my LV2017 installation:

I guess the other Xilinx compilers will also get their own subfolder…

[golubovski]

Thank you Gerd,

Another issue - Licencing!? Does the Xilinx tool need activation (serial asked for at the beggining of ionstallation), or what are the limitations - trial period, functionality...? I cannot find any info in the NI website on how the "activation" reflects FPGA compilation process, and how is the LICense obtained for LabVIEW FPGA use.

Thanks,

R

[GerdW]

Hi golubovski,

those Xilinx compilers come with the LabVIEW-FPGA module.

The licenses for those compilers are included in your license fee which you paid for the LabVIEW-FPGA module…

(You don't need to activate the Xilinx tools seperately when installing and activating your FPGA module.)