Configuring a custom Kalsi Crate

sb10q

Philipp To install Vivado I used xming

You can perhaps run the installer in command line instead, which should not require X.

With recent Vivado versions, this is what I am doing because their "unsupported Linux distribution" warning window crashes the GUI installer 🙄

jbqubit

sb10q This is a recurring frustration. https://forum.m-labs.hk/d/138-installing-xilinx-vivado-ubuntu-variant-choice

rjo

I thought this was how everybody does it. It's ./Xilinx_Unified_2020.1_0602_1208/xsetup -a XilinxEULA,3rdPartyEULA,WebTalkTerms -b Install -e 'Vitis Unified Software Platform' -l /srv/Xilinx/ (Vivado for earlier versions).

FabianS

Hi, thanks for the detailed instructions 🙂
However, could you please correct the typo in the title. It would make it much easier to find this very interesting/important topic using the search.

sb10q

I've documented the workaround in the ARTIQ manual.

jbqubit

Thanks @sb10q !

And thanks to @jdp for detailing your steps to configure a Kasli Crate.

JohnDVill

jdp $ git clone https://git.m-labs.hk/M-Labs/sinara-systems

When you ran this command, were you asked for a username and password? I haven't been able to clone this repository because I don't know what the username/password refers to.

sb10q

The old JSON files are at https://git.m-labs.hk/M-Labs/sinara-systems-legacy
Note that the current stable version 7 uses a different procedure.

isaac

sb10q Hi, would you please refer me to the right place to find the corresponding procedure used by version 7.

We have the afws account but what should we do if we'd like to compile the gateware ourselves since we have some customed boards to be connected to the Kasli.

sb10q

Interesting to hear about those custom boards. What are they? Do you have schematics/designs somewhere?

isaac

sb10q No existing design for now. But the plan is to send some simple instructions to a customed AWG and make it work in a Urukul-like way.

isaac

sb10q Are we still able to build the gateware by ourselves after ARTIQ version 7?

sb10q

Yes, see the "Developing" section of the v7 manual.