Lab 1: Instructions

Complete the Pre-Lab Readings, Lab Procedures, and Lab Assignment instructions below.

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Vivado Installation and Setup

Pre-Lab Reading

• Study the following materials:
  • Vivado Design Suite Release Notes, Installation, and License Guide
  • Vivado Design Suite Installation Overview
  • Vivado Licensing and Activation Overview
  • How to install Xilinx Vivado 2023 for free
• Verilog Reference Guide by Xilinx (this is a file that is provided to be linked in the course area): Chapter 1
• Lab Report and Rubrics

Lab Procedures

Task 1: Download and install the current version of Vivado Design Suite

Use all the resources identified in the Pre-Lab Reading to help you locate the current version of Vivado Design Suite. Download and install this version of Vivado Design Suite. Acquire the necessary licenses and activate your Vivado Design Suite.

Task 2: Create your CSC340L file directory.

Vivado Design Suite can be very picky about its file directory. Create a folder as follows: C:CSC340LYourFirstName_LastName. This will be the folder for all your CSC340L labs and projects and will be referred to as your CSC340L directory.

Note: If the number of the course differs from this example, use the same logic/pattern to create your directory with the actual course number.

Task 3: Create your first project named Lab1.

Create this empty project and make sure it is created successfully. You can check whether the project is created successfully by doing one or both of the following:

1. Verify Lab1 directory is created under your CSC340L directory.
2. In Vivado Design Suite, close the project by selecting File > Project > Close. Then reopen the project by selecting File > Project > Open.

Lab Assignment

Video Report for Lab 1 that includes the following:

• The accurate and complete walkthrough of the Vivado Design Suite download and installation in Task 1. This shall include enough details for a new student of CSC340L to follow and install and activate Vivado Design Suite successfully.
• Successful reopening of the Lab1 project as described in Task 3.

Zip file the design directory that you created in Task 3, name your file name your zip file YourFirstName_LastName_Lab1.

For each lab, you are required to submit all of the following items:

1. Screen Recording of your work
2. ZIP file of the complete Xilinx/Vivado project folder
3. Lab Report (PDF format)

Lab Report (PDF) Requirements

Each lab report must include the following clearly and professionally organized sections:

• Student Name
• Student ID
• Lab / Homework Title
• Problem Statement(s)
• Solution(s)

For each solution, you must include:

• Methodology: A clear explanation of how you approached and completed the lab
• Screenshots of both types of code (e.g., Verilog modules and testbench, if applicable)
• Screenshots of schematics and simulations generated in Vivado
• Clear explanations connecting your code, schematics, and results

Important Notes

• Submissions without a properly formatted PDF lab report will be considered incomplete.
• This format will be used consistently for all lab submissions up to Week 6.
• Make sure all files are clearly named and uploaded under the correct assignment.