Getting Started with Elbert S7

Now, let’s turn our attention to the Elbert S7 FPGA board—a beginner-friendly platform designed to ignite your passion for FPGA development.

Here’s what you need to begin your journey:

Hardware: The Elbert S7 FPGA board, equipped with a AMD Spartan-7 FPGA

Software: Vivado Design Suite 2024.1, a comprehensive toolchain for designing, synthesizing, and implementing FPGA projects.

Starting Your First Project

With the groundwork laid, it’s time to start your FPGA project with the Elbert S7 board. Here’s a glimpse of what awaits:

• Setting up the Environment: Configure your development environment and establish communication with the Elbert S7 board.
• Writing Verilog Code: Craft your digital masterpiece using Verilog, a hardware description language akin to writing software in C.
• Synthesizing and Implementing: Transform your Verilog code into a tangible design by synthesizing and implementing it on the FPGA.
• Testing and Debugging: Validate the functionality of your project and fine-tune it using debugging techniques to ensure optimal performance.

Procedures to Create a NAND gate project using Vivado

Step 1:

Download and install Vivado Board Support Package files for Elbert S7 from here. Follow the readme in the link on how to install Vivado Board Support Package files for Numato Lab’s boards.

Step 2:

Start Vivado Design Suite, and select “Create Project” from Quick Start section. The project wizard will pop up. Press next to proceed with creating the project.