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Maxim Integrated Santa Fe (MAXREFDES5) ZedBoard User Manual

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Santa Fe (MAXREFDES5#) ZedBoard Quick Start Guide

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9. To download the bitstream (.BIT) file to the board, click on the Program FPGA

icon (which looks like a green chain of devices).


The Program FPGA dialog box appears. From here, an FPGA bitstream (.BIT)
file is selected. Be sure to select the .BIT file by using the path below.

Bitstream:
C:\designs\maxim\RD5V01_00\RD5_ZED_V01_00\Design_Files\top.sdk\SDK
\SDK_Export\arm_system_hw_platform\system.bit

Press Program.


It takes approximately 10 seconds to download the FPGA, then a message box
indicating FPGA configuration complete appears. If programming fails, try
unplugging and reconnecting the USB programmer cable or restarting Xilinx
SDK.