01-23-2018 02:30 PM
I need to install the DEFB.ucf driver for Xilinx 12.4, so I can use my FPGA boards in my PLTW Digital Electronics class. When attempting to install NILabview 2011 SP1 FPGA Support, it tells me the module must first be installed. I can't find the file. Why isn't there simply a resource with the driver, so Multisim will recognize my PLD?
01-24-2018 02:03 PM
If you have a serial number that gives access to LabVIEW 2011 SP1 FPGA Module, you can download it from the following link: http://www.ni.com/download/labview-fpga-module-2011-sp1/2880/en/.
01-25-2018 01:13 PM
Thanks, Brian. I can probably get a serial number, but that link seems to be broken.
01-26-2018 08:32 AM
I apologize for the broken link (looks like it included the period, and that caused the issue).
Try this one: http://www.ni.com/download/labview-fpga-module-2011-sp1/2880/en/.
01-26-2018 09:01 AM
Ah, I should have caught that.
I figured I would share this update. I installed multisim 12 on a laptop, and then Xilinx 12.4 from NI Support. In the PLD transfer dialog box, I designated a DEFB.ucf driver that another teacher had emailed to me. It was up and running!
Then I tried the same thing on a desktop. No dice. I am not admin for the desktops, so IT came in. We spent the better part of yesterday, and we simply can't get windows to recognize the FPGA. On the laptop that works, device manager shows the device as Xilinx. No other computer will pick it up, and we spent hours trying to get drivers installed. The laptop and all desktops run Windows 7 Professional.