CORE Generator System

Software & Version:
2.1i

Audience
Engineers who are familiar with basic FPGA design, but little or no experience with cores and the Xilinx CORE Generator System.

Prerequisites
Getting Started Course or basic FPGA design experience.

What is the level of the material?
Level I - Beginning

Training Duration
1 hour

Content Description
This module introduces the concept of cores and the benefits of using cores, and explains how to use the Xilinx CORE Generator System to integrate cores into your design flow.

Objectives
After completing this training, student will be able to:

• Describe the differences between LogiCOREs, AllianceCOREs, and reference designs
• List the two main benefits of using cores
• Create and instantiate cores into a schematic or HDL design
• Access new cores on the web

Topics or Training Outline

• Introduction
• Benefits of using cores
• Using the CORE Generator system
• CORE Generator design flows
• Adding new cores

Supporting Files
None

References
IP Center on the web, support.xilinx.com

Teaching Activities
Structured Discussion
Paper exercise(s)
Lab exercise(s)
Demo
Review questions x
Test x