LFE2M50E-PS-EVN Lattice, LFE2M50E-PS-EVN Datasheet - Page 66

• Manufacturer Part Number: LFE2M50E-PS-EVN
• Description: Programmable Logic IC Development Tools LatticeECP2M PCI Express Dev Kit
• Manufacturer: Lattice

Specifications of LFE2M50E-PS-EVN

• Rohs: yes
• Tool Is For Evaluation Of: LatticeECP2M-50
• Factory Pack Quantity: 1

Installing and Running the Development Kit in Linux
Installing the PCIe Demo Package
LatticeECP2M PCI Express Development Kit User’s Guide
After you untar the tar file, the directory structure is as follows:
The kit directory structure for Linux is the same as Windows with the
exception of the top-level, Windows default directory “Lattice_DevKits” which
can be user-defined for either platform. Figure 1, “Installed PCIe Development
Kit Directory Structure (Windows)” on page 10 illustrates the structure and
describes contents in the directories.
This section discusses the installation of the demo package, including
software installation and the solutions board hardware. Please read this
section completely before attempting to install the package so that you
understand the steps involved and how they apply to your situation.
The Lattice PCI Express demo package is released as a compressed Linux
tar file. The package includes the Linux driver, FPGA bitstreams, Java GUI,
and all demo source code. The file must first be unzipped/untarred and then
extracted into the final destination directory. A script can then be run to install
the device drivers and demo files. Once this is complete, you are ready to run
the demo executables.
Before You Begin
This demo assumes that you are familiar with basic PCI Express technology
and are comfortable installing new hardware and software packages on Linux.
Some experience in these areas is helpful when installing the solutions board
and software.
Notes on Installing Linux Drivers
The Linux demonstration components and drivers supplied with this kit are
built for Red Hat Workstation 4.0, Update 4 (32-bit kernel 2.6.9-42 i686) and
successfully verified on this kernel version. Please be aware that the files
provided in the <kit_dir>/Demonstration/Software path are only tested for
compatibility with this Linux kernel version. Results on other kernel
distributions or 64-bit kernel versions have not been fully validated.
You should run the following command initially to determine if you have to
rebuild the driver binaries:
uname -r -i -m
If this command does not show the following information line output,
2.6.9-42.ELsmp i686 i386
then you will probably have to rebuild the drivers. If you have a 64-bit version
of Linux then you will probably also need to rebuild the demos as well.
DK-ECP2M-PCIE-011
Demonstration/
Documentation/
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