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Getting Started with the Basys 3
Powering it On
To power on the Basys3, you will need a micro-USB cable. Before you begin, ensure that the jumper on
JP1 is in the QSPI position. Plug this cable into the JTAG slot on the Basys3, plug the other end into
your computer, and flip the power switch to the On position. This will start the out of box demo for
the Basys3.
More information on this demo can be found here (https://reference.digilentinc.com/basys3/gpiodemo).
Getting Started with Vivado

This video will give you step by step instructions to get started with your Basys3.
The files needed for this demo can be downloaded by clicking here
(https://reference.digilentinc.com/_media/basys3/abacus_verilog_srcfiles_10_1_2014.zip). You'll also need the
constraints file which can be downloaded here
(https://reference.digilentinc.com/_media/basys3/basys3_master.zip).
https://reference.digilentinc.com/learn/programmable-logic/tutorials/basys-3-getting-s... 10/10/2016
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More information on the Abacus project can be found here

(https://reference.digilentinc.com/basys3/abacus#running_the_basys3_abacus_demo).
1. Download and Install Vivado

1.1) First, install the latest version of Vivado by following our guide here
(https://reference.digilentinc.com/vivado/installation).
2. Creating a Project
2.1) Now that we have Vivado installed, we're going to create a project.
2.2) This opens Vivado's New Project wizard. Click Next and you'll see this screen.
2.3) Name your project (no spaces!) and choose your project saving directory before clicking
Next. You will now see this screen.
2.4) Select RTL Project and click Next. In this window, you can select any other source files or
directories that you'll want to use in your projects. We can also select which language we'll be
programming in.
2.5) We'll be importing the pre-built Verilog files so click Add Files, navigate to where you saved
the project files from before, and select them all. It should be noted that if you check the Copy
sources into project box, Vivado will create separate copies of these sources and place them
within your project directory. Click Next. This window lets you choose existing IPs (Intellectual
Property) cores if you have them.
2.6) Click Next and you'll see this window.
2.7) This is where we'll import our Xilinx Design Constraints file (XDC) to map the HDL signals
to the Artix-7 pins. Click on Add Files, navigate to where you saved your Basys3_Master.xdc file,
select it, and click Next.
2.8) At this point you'll see the part selection screen.
2.9) You'll find all of the information you need on the Artix-7 chip on your board.
2.10) To find our board set the following filters

– Family: Artix-7
– Sub-Family: Artix-7
– Package: cpg236
– Speed grade: -1
Then choose the top part labeled xc7a35tcpg236-1 and click Next and then Finish.
This will create your project and bring you to the Vivado project home page.
3. Working with Vivado

3.1) On the home page, you will see the files that you imported earlier in the Sources box.
3.2) Double clicking a file will open it in the window to the right. Basys3_Abacus_Top is the top
module for the abacus demo we will be running. Clicking the [+] button will reveal the lower level
modules used in it.
3.3) Before we run our program, we must first map the signals to pins using the
Basys3_Master.xdc file we imported. To do this, we will open Basys3_Master.xdc. Inside this file,
we will see how Vivado maps signals to pins. Each line should be commented out at this point
(with the # character), so it should look something like this.
3.4) First, we want to make sure our signal names match the ones in the .xdc file. This can be
confirmed by comparing the signal name in the XDC file with the signal name in the top module.
These are case sensitive!
Showing a signal in the XDC file:
Showing the same signal in the top module file:
3.5) Once these are confirmed, we will uncomment whichever constraints we are using in the .xdc
file.
These constraints can be uncommented by selecting the lines of the signals we are using and un-
toggling the comments (Ctrl+/). In this case, we are using clk, btnC, btnU, btnD, btnR, btnL, sw[0]
through sw[15], led[0] through led[15], seg[0] through seg[6], an[0] through an[3], and dp. Go through
the xdc file and uncomment the lines corresponding to these signals.
After uncommenting the xdc file, save it and we can start programming your Basys3.
4. Programming the Basys3
4.1) There are two ways to program your Basys3 FPGA: using a .bit file and using a .bin file.
Using a .bit file, we use the JTAG programming cable to load the bit file into the FPGA.
Programming with a .bin file will use the QSPI to program the FPGA each time it is powered on.
This means you will not have to reprogram it using the JTAG connector each time. We will
specify that we want to generate a .bin file by clicking Tools→Project Settings→Bitstream. In
this window we will check the box next to bin_file.
4.2) To begin, we will run the synthesis by clicking Run Synthesis beneath Synthesis in the Flow
Navigator on the left side of Vivado.
4.3) When Vivado is done synthesizing your project, you will see the Synthesis Completed
window.
4.4) Click Open Synthesized Design and then press Ok. You should now see this window
5. Setting the device properties (Recommended)
5.1) To improve programming speed, in the main toolbar select Tools→Edit Device
Properties… Under General, set Enable Bitsream Compression to “TRUE”.
5.2) Under Configuration, set Configuration Rate (Mhz) to “33”.
5.3) Under Configuration Modes, select Master SPI x4
5.4) Press Ok, save your synthesized design (Ctrl+S) and then click Generate Bitstream in the
Flow Navigator on the left side.
5.5) This will open a box stating that you have not implemented your design.
5.6) Click Ok and Vivado will generate your .bit file and will show you this box.
5.7) Click Open Hardware Manager and click OK. You will see this screen.
5.8) At this point, make sure your Basys 3 is plugged in via USB and turned on. Now click Next
twice and you will see this screen.
5.9) Set the JTAG Clock Frequency to “30000000”, select the device, and click Next followed
by Finish.
6. Programming the Basys3 using a .bit file

6.1) First, make sure that the jumper JP1 is in the JTAG position. You should see something like
this:
6.2) Click Program device (in the green bar) then xc7a35t_0, select your .bit file in the bitstream
file box, and click Program.
6.3) This will program your Basys3 through the JTAG connector.
7. Programming the Basys3 using .bin file

7.1) First, make sure the jumper on JP1 is in the QSPI position. In the Hardware Manager
window, under hardware right click your device and click Add Configuration Memory
Device…
7.2) This window will pop up. Search for “Spansion” and select the 32 bit device (highlighted
below). Click OK on the next window asking if you want to program the configuration memory
device.
7.3) Select the .bin file where it asks for a configuration file and finally click OK.
Vivado will now erase the old configuration file, and reprogram your Basys3 with the Abacus
demo file. From now on, when you power cycle the Basys3, the abacus demo will load at startup.
For information on operating the abacus demo, go here
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Getting Started with Vivado

More information on the Abacus project can be found here

1. Download and Install Vivado

2.6) Click Next and you'll see this window.

2.8) At this point you'll see the part selection screen.

2.10) To find our board set the following filters

3. Working with Vivado

Showing a signal in the XDC file:

Showing the same signal in the top module file:

4. Programming the Basys3

5. Setting the device properties (Recommended)

5.2) Under Configuration, set Configuration Rate (Mhz) to “33”.

5.3) Under Configuration Modes, select Master SPI x4

6. Programming the Basys3 using a .bit file

7. Programming the Basys3 using .bin file

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