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LabVIEW 2012 FPGA IP Builder Win32Eng LabVIEW2012 FPGA IP生成器IPB2012

自动优化LabVIEW FPGA VI，实现性能和资源利用率目标
最大程度减少LabVIEW桌面应用和FPGA算法实现之间的代码更改
快速进行设计权衡，无需更改算法
通过将算法代码与设计指令分开存储来提高IP复用率

借助LabVIEW FPGA模块的附加工具——NI LabVIEW FPGA IP Builder，用户可结合高层次综合(HLS)技术和LabVIEW的强大功能，轻松优化LabVIEW FPGA VI的性能和资源利用率。
用于基于FPGA的应用（如机器视觉、控制和仿真、声音和振动、数字信号处理和通信系统）的滤波器、编码器/解码器和其他分析功能可通过LabVIEW FPGA IP Builder自动进行优化，无需用户掌握反而会降低代码可移植性和可读性的硬件描述语言(HDL)或高级优化技巧。
该附加工具可帮助用户使用LabVIEW图形化数据流语言来描述算法。 用户可利用代码内的数组和嵌套循环，同时仍可获得高度优化的用于基于NI FPGA的硬件的算法。 该工具根据用户提供的指令工作，这些指令可捕捉设计限制，指导用户使用LabVIEW FPGA IP Builder的代码生成器。 该工具还采用前沿的HLS技术来帮助用户应用先进的优化技术（如流水线、资源复用、循环展开），生成节省资源和时间的FPGA IP。
借助LabVIEW FPGA IP Builder，用户可得到匹配或优于通过手动LabVIEW FPGA设计优化得到的结果，并专注于算法的高层设计。 由于算法代码和设计指令分开存储，用户可快速创建用于同一IP的多个指令集，以便进行设计权衡，并可轻松复用IP以来满足新设计要求。 该工具可预测和优化资源（如乘法器和块RAM）的使用，帮助用户及时地估计资源的使用和时间进程。 LabVIEW FPGA IP Builder生成的IP自动包含在一个IP集成节点中，用于LabVIEW FPGA设计过程中的单周期定时循环。


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LabVIEW 2012 FPGA IP生成器自述文件

主要软件: LabVIEW Modules>>LabVIEW FPGA IP Builder
主要软件版本: 2012
主要软件修正版本: N/A
次要软件: N/A

概览
系统需求
支持的FPGA终端
安装指导
激活指导
升级与兼容性事项
已知问题
修复的Bug
获得帮助
查找范例
NI产品的自动化安装

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Overview概览

LabVIEW FPGA IP生成器使您能够生成FPGA算法，根据应用需求交互性地优化算法，并且自动生成高效的LabVIEW FPGA代码。

备注 FPGA IP生成器包含了一个专用的许可证，您可以使用本产品直到许可证过期。在过期之后，您依然可以使用您用FPGA IP生成器生成的FPGA IP。

您必须安装LabVIEW FPGA模块，同时为了使用FPGA IP生成器，安装Xilinx编译工具与NI-RIO也是必要的。您可以参考LabVIEW平台DVD上的FPGA模块安装选项，来获取FPGA模块与Xilinx编译工具的安装指导。另外您可以参考NI 设备驱动DVD来获取NI-RIO的安装指导。

在您完成安装FPGA IP生成器之后，当您将一个FPGA终端添加到您的工程中之后，一个IP生成器工程项目就会自动出现。FPGA IP生成器只支持指定的FPGA终端。

System Requirements系统需求

除了LabVIEW开发系统必备的系统要求外，FPGA IP 生成器还必须满足下列要求：

• 2 GB空闲磁盘空间，以及额外的2GB空闲磁盘空间用于虚拟内存
• LabVIEW 2012完整版或者专业版开发系统 (32位)
• LabVIEW 2012 FPGA模块
• NI-RIO设备驱动- 2012年8月版本
• 针对于Virtex-II之外FPGA设备的兼容工具
  

请参考LabVIEW自述文件、LabVIEW FPGA模块发行与升级手册以及NI-RIO设备驱动自述文件以获取有关系统要求与支持的操作系统方面的信息。

Supported FPGA Targets支持的FPGA终端

FPGA IP生成器支持下列FPGA终端：

设备种类	终端
CompactRIO	cRIO-9081
	cRIO-9082
	cRIO-911x
Ethernet RIO**	NI 9146
FlexRIO	PXI-795xR
	PXIe-796xR
IF Transceivers*	PXIe-5641R
MXIe-RIO Chassis	NI 9157
	NI 9159
R Series	PCIe, PXI-784xR
	PCIe, PXI-785xR
Real-Time CompactRIO**	cRIO-9075
	cRIO-9076
	cRIO-9081
	cRIO-9082
	cRIO-FRC II
Real-Time Single-Board RIO**	sbRIO-9605
	sbRIO-9606
	sbRIO-9623
	sbRIO-9626
	sbRIO-9633
	sbRIO-9636
* 之有在您安装了 NI-5640R 仪器驱动之后才支持 ** 只有您在项目中添加了顶层终端之后才支持

Installation Instructions安装指导

双击FPGA IP生成器安装包目录中的setup.exe文件，按照屏幕上出现的提示一步一步进行以安装本产品。

Activation Instructions激活指导

完成以下步骤以激活您的FPGA IP生成器

• 安装FPGA IP生成器—请参考本自述文件的 安装指导 部分来获取相关信息。
• 定位您的序列号—您的序列号是辨认您购买的NI产品的唯一标识。您可以在您软件包装中的所有权证书中找到您产品的序列号。如果您的软件包装中不包含所有权证书，您可以在产品包装盒或者标签上找到序列号。
• 获取您的激活码—在激活FPGA IP生成器之前，您必须首先获取您的激活码。您必须给邮箱ipbuilder.activation@ni.com发送一封邮件含有相关信息（姓名、公司、序列号与电脑ID）的邮件来获取激活码。您可以使用FPGA IP生成器的许可工具来生成邮件所需的信息。如果您是第一次安装FPGA IP生成器，安装程序会为您启动FPGA IP生成器的许可证工具，如果不是第一次安装，按照下列步骤来启动这个工具，从而获取您的激活码。
  
  • 双击IPbuilderLicense.exe文件,它位于以下路径：Program Files\National Instruments\Shared\IP Builder。
  • 在弹出的对话框中，包含了您索取激活码时可以使用的邮件模板。点击Generat Email 按钮，您的默认邮件应用程序就会启动然后生成一封邮件。
  • 确认邮件包含的信息是正确的，例如，序列号必须是您在第二布中找到的序列号。
  • 发送这封邮件。
    
    如果您提供的信息准确无误，很快您会收来自美国国家仪器的激活码。这个过程需要花费大概48个小时。当您收到激活码之后，通过后续的步骤来激活您的FPGA IP生成器。
    
• 启动激活向导—NI激活向导会引导您完成整个激活过程。
  
  • 通过选择开始菜单>所有程序>National Instruments>NI许可证管理器来启动NI许可证管理器。
  • 双击在Ni许可证管理器的树形结构中选择FPGA IP生成器的产品名。
  • 当NI激活向导出现时，选择Apply one or more 20-character activation codes previously acquired for this computer,然后点击下一步按钮。
  • 输入你获得的激活码，点击下一步。
    
• 为您的未来的用户保存激活码（可选）—NI激活向导为你提供了一个选项，让您可以收到您激活码的确认邮件。如果您重装了同一台电脑上的软件，，相同的激活码也是有效的。如果今后需要激活码，您可以启动NI激活向导，选择Apply one or more 20-character activation codes previously acquired for this computer。
  

安装与激活软件升级

如果您正在升级软件或者在软件包之间移动，在大多数情况下，您不需要安装额外的软件，如下所述：

• 从评估版升级到付费版—如果您正在从评估版升级到付费版，您不需要重新安装您的软件，即使您的评估版软件已经过期。按照应用程序或者NI许可证管理器启动时的提示，一步一步来激活软件。
  

想要获得更多关于激活软件的信息，您可以在NI许可证管理器界面中依次点击 帮助>内容，从而访问NI许可证管理器帮助文档。

产品注册

在激活过程中，您可以会得到提示，需要用您的ni.com 用户名和密码来对产品进行注册。NI使用您提供的这些联系信息来保证您会得到的服务，包括技术支持、软件升级与更形。如果您没有收到注册的提示，您可以访问ni.com/support，点击产品注册链接，然后手动输入您的注册信息。

隐私政策

National Instruments严格尊重您的隐私。想要获得关于NI激活信息的隐私政策的更多信息，可以访问ni.com/activation/privacy。

术语

激活码	一个20个字符构成的代码，保证NI的软件可以运行在您的电脑上，它是基于您的序列号和电脑ID。您可以通过完成激活流程来申请并收到您的注册码。
电脑ID	一个16个字符的ID码，唯一地代表了您的电脑，在激活过程中生成。为了找到您的电脑ID，您可以启动NI许可证管理器，然后点击显示电脑信息按钮。
序列号	一个字母字符串，唯一地代表了您购买软件的产品的一个单独拷贝，包含在您产品包装的所有权证书中，或者在产品包装盒上或者标签上。

National Instruments通过一个激活步骤来更好地支持评估版软件，从而可以在后续版本中添加新特性，并且支持在较大的组织中进行许可证管理。想要获得更多的关于NI软件许可证的信息，可以访问ni.com/activation，从而查看常见问题、资源以及寻求技术支持。

Upgrade and Compatibility Issues升级与兼容性事项

当您从FPGA IP生成器的早期版本升级到2012版本时，您会遇到以下一些兼容性问题：

• 对于相同的指令配置，您在2012版本中得到估算和生成报告可能和在早期版本中得到的有一定差异。
• 如果您在同一个FPGA应用中使用多个版本的FPGA IP，那么您可以会得到一个错误。例如，如果您的FPGA程序中包含使用早期版本生成的IP以及2012版本生成的IP,那么当您编译这个FPGA程序时，会得到一个编号为-61499的内部错误。您可以在新版本的生成器中生成新的IP，来代替老版本的IP。
  

Known Issues已知问题

您可以通过软件来查看有关已知问题的在线文档。参考 National Instruments website 来获得IP生成器最新的已知问题列表。

Bug Fixes修复的BUG

下表列出了FPGA IP生成器中修复的BUG的编号和标题，。这并不是当前版本FPGA IP生成器已修复BUG的完整列表。如果您有一个CAR ID，可以在这张表中进行搜索以得知相关信息。

ID	修复的事项
308010	如果您展开一个比较大的循环结构，LabVIEW可能会崩溃或者返回一个错误代码。
326223	如果您指定了针对乘法的流水级的数量，DSP48s的使用评估可能会不准确。
326356	LabVIEW要花费很长的时间来处理大体积的数组。
328064	当生成FPGA IP时，LabVIEW可能会失去响应。
328077	如果不同的乘法使用了相同的输入端，那么编译可能会出错。
330260	如果接口是一个有缓冲或者无缓冲的元素组合，那么反馈的数据可能会不正确。

Accessing the Help获得帮助

在LabVIEW中点击帮助>LabvIEW帮助，来获取更多关于FPGA IP生成器的信息。

Finding Examples查找范例

LabVIEW中关于FPGA IP生成器的范例在以下路径：labiview\examples\FPGABuilder。您可以将一个范例程序进行优化，从而让它契合您的实际应用。或者您也可以将一个或者多个VI范例中的程序复制粘贴到您新建的VI中。

您也可以通过范例查找器来查找相关范例，只需要在LabVIEW中点击帮助>查找范例就可以启动NI范例查找器。 使用NI范例查找器的浏览或者搜索页面来查找一个范例程序。在浏览界面，FPGA IP生成器的范例位于工具包与模块>FPGA IP生成器路径下。

Automating the Installation of NI ProductsNI产品的自动化安装

您可以使用命令行指令来省略一些或者所有的安装用户界面以及对话框，从而时下大多数NI产品的自动化安装。但是，从 2012年8月开始，你需要在静默安装NI软件之前或者过程中，需要执行一些额外的操作。

如果您安装的NI软件产品需要用到Microsoft .NET 4.0，那么在NI软件安装程序启动之前，.NET安装程序会首先运行，而且在安装完.NET之后，系统需要重启。为了避免.NET引起的重启，建议您在安装NI软件之前先安装.NET。

想要获取更多的信息，请参考下列知识库文章：

• 想要获取更多关于静默安装NI产品的信息，请参考KB 4CJDP38M, 怎样自动安装单个程序。
• F想要获取更多关于静默安装一系列NI产品（比如开发者套件）的信息，请参考KB 4GGGDQH0, 怎样自动安装套件.
• 想要确认您的产品包含了哪个版本的安装程序，请参考KB 4CJDR18M, Ho我可以怎样确认我的产品包含了哪个种类以及版本的NI安装程序？
  

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最终用户许可证协议与第三方法律提示

您可以在下列位置找到最终用户许可证协议与第三方法律提示：

• 提示位于\_Legal Information 和路径下。
• EULAs位于\Shared\MDF\Legal\license路径下。
• 您可以浏览\_Legal Information .txt来获取更多NI产品安装程序中的法律信息。
  

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这里提到的其他产品或者公司的名字是他们对应公司的商标或者商业名称。

专利

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LabVIEW 2012 FPGA IP Builder Readme

Version 12.0.0

June 2012

This file contains information about the LabVIEW 2012 FPGA IP Builder, including supported platforms and FPGA targets, installation instructions, activation instructions, upgrade and compatibility issues, known issues, bug fixes, and help resources.

Overview
System Requirements
Supported FPGA Targets
Installation Instructions
Activation Instructions
Upgrade and Compatibility Issues
Known Issues
Bug Fixes
Accessing the Help
Finding Examples
Automating the Installation of NI Products

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Overview

The LabVIEW FPGA IP Builder enables you to create FPGA algorithms, interactively optimize the algorithms according to specific application requirements, and automatically generate efficient LabVIEW FPGA code.

Note  The FPGA IP Builder contains a leased license. You can use this product until the license term expires. After the expiration date, you still can use the FPGA IP that you generated from the FPGA IP Builder.

You must have the LabVIEW FPGA Module, necessary Xilinx compilation tools, and NI-RIO installed on the local computer to use the FPGA IP Builder. Refer to the FPGA Module installation options on the LabVIEW Platform DVD, or your original media, for instructions on installing the FPGA Module and Xilinx compilation tools for LabVIEW. Refer to the NI Device Drivers DVD for instructions on installing NI-RIO.

After you install the FPGA IP Builder, an IP Builder project item automatically appears when you add an FPGA target to a LabVIEW project. The FPGA IP Builder supports only a limited number of FPGA targets.

System Requirements

In addition to the system requirements for the LabVIEW Development System, the FPGA IP Builder has the following requirements:

• 2 GB free disk space, with 2 GB additional disk space for virtual memory
• LabVIEW 2012 Full or Professional Development System (32-bit)
• LabVIEW 2012 FPGA Module
• NI-RIO Device Drivers - August 2012
• Compilation Tools for FPGA Devices other than Virtex-II
  

Refer to the LabVIEW Readme, LabVIEW FPGA Module Release and Upgrade Notes, and NI-RIO Device Drivers Readme for additional system requirements and supported operating systems.

Supported FPGA Targets

The FPGA IP Builder supports the following FPGA targets:

Device Type	Target
CompactRIO	cRIO-9081
	cRIO-9082
	cRIO-911x
Ethernet RIO**	NI 9146
FlexRIO	PXI-795xR
	PXIe-796xR
IF Transceivers*	PXIe-5641R
MXIe-RIO Chassis	NI 9157
	NI 9159
R Series	PCIe, PXI-784xR
	PCIe, PXI-785xR
Real-Time CompactRIO**	cRIO-9075
	cRIO-9076
	cRIO-9081
	cRIO-9082
	cRIO-FRC II
Real-Time Single-Board RIO**	sbRIO-9605
	sbRIO-9606
	sbRIO-9623
	sbRIO-9626
	sbRIO-9633
	sbRIO-9636
* Appears only if you install the NI-5640R instrument driver. ** Appears only if you add a top-level target in a project.

Installation Instructions

Double-click the setup.exe file in the root directory of the FPGA IP Builder installer and follow the instructions on the screen to install this product.

Activation Instructions

Complete the following steps to activate the FPGA IP Builder.

• Install the FPGA IP Builder—Refer to the Installation Instructions section of this readme for information about installing the FPGA IP Builder.
• Locate your Serial Number—Your serial number uniquely identifies your purchase of NI software. You can find your serial number on the Certificate of Ownership included in your software kit. If your software kit does not include a Certificate of Ownership, you can find your serial number on the product packing slip or on the shipping label.
• Obtain your Activation Code—You must obtain your activation code before activating the FPGA IP Builder. To obtain your activation code, you must send an email to ipbuilder.activation@ni.com with the following information: name, company, serial number, and computer ID. You can use the FPGA IP Builder License utility to create the email message. If you installed the FPGA IP Builder for the first time, the installer may launch the FPGA IP Builder License utility for you. Otherwise, perform the following steps to launch the utility and obtain your activation code:
  
  • Double-click the IPBuilderLicense.exe file located in the root directory of the FPGA IP Builder installation media or in the following directory: Program Files\National Instruments\Shared\IP Builder.
  • In the dialog box that appears, which contains the draft email message you can use to obtain your activation code, click the Generate Email button. Your default email application launches with the new email message.
  • Verify the email message contains correct information. For example, the Serial Number field must contain the correct serial number you find in Step 2.
  • Send the email message.
    
    You will receive your activation code from National Instruments if the information you provided is correct. The process might take up to 48 hours. After you receive your activation code, proceed to the next step to activate the FPGA IP Builder.
    
• Launch the NI Activation Wizard—The NI Activation Wizard guides you through the activation process. Perform the following steps to activate the FPGA IP Builder by using the NI Activation Wizard:
  
  • Launch NI License Manager by selecting Start»All Programs»National Instruments»NI License Manager.
  • Double-click the FPGA IP Builder product name in the NI License Manager tree.
  • In the NI Activation Wizard that appears, select Apply one or more 20-character activation codes previously acquired for this computer and click the Next button.
  • Enter the activation code you obtained in Step 3 and click the Next button.
    
• Save your Activation Code for Future Use (optional)—NI Activation Wizard provides you with the option to receive an email confirmation of your activation code. If you reinstall your software on the same computer, the same activation code will work. To apply this activation code in the future, launch the NI Activation Wizard and select Apply one or more 20-character activation codes previously acquired for this computer.
  

Installing and Activating Software Upgrades

If you are upgrading or moving between software packages, in most cases you do not have to install additional software, as follows:

• Upgrading from an Evaluation Version to a Paid Version—If you are upgrading from an evaluation version to a paid version, you do not need to reinstall your software, even if the evaluation period has expired. Follow the prompts that appear when you launch your application or use NI License Manager to activate the software.
  

For information on how to use NI License Manager to activate software, refer to the NI License Manager Help, which you can access from the Help»Contents menu item in NI License Manager.

Product Registration

During activation, you may be prompted for your ni.com user ID and password in order to register your product. NI uses the contact information that you provide to ensure access to your service benefits, including technical support, software upgrades, and updates. If you are not prompted to register, you can visit ni.com/support, click the Product Registration link, and enter your registration information manually.

Privacy Policy

National Instruments respects your privacy. For more information about the National Instruments activation information privacy policy, go to ni.com/activate/privacy.

Terms

activation code	A 20-character code that enables NI software to run on your computer, based on your serial number and computer ID. You receive and apply an activation code by completing the activation process.
computer ID	A 16-character ID that uniquely identifies your computer, generated during the activation process. To find your computer ID, launch NI License Manager and click the Display Computer Information button.
serial number	An alphanumeric string that uniquely identifies your purchase of a single copy of software, included in your software kit on your Certificate of Ownership, on the product packing slip, or on the shipping label.

National Instruments uses activation to better support evaluation of our software, to enable additional software features, and to support license management in large organizations. To find out more about National Instruments software licensing, visit ni.com/activate for frequently asked questions, resources, and technical support.

Upgrade and Compatibility Issues

After you upgrade the FPGA IP Builder from the Early Access Program release to version 2012, you might encounter the following compatibility issues:

• For the same directive configuration, the estimation and build reports that you obtained in version 2012 might be different from those you obtained in the Early Access Program release.
• An error might occur if you use multiple versions of FPGA IP in the same FPGA application. For example, if your FPGA application contains FPGA IP that you generated from the Early Access Program release and version 2012, you might encounter the internal error code -61499 when you compile the FPGA application. You can resolve this compatibility issue by generating FPGA IP in the FPGA IP Builder 2012 and replacing the old version of FPGA IP.
  

Known Issues

You can access the software and documentation known issues list online. Refer to the National Instruments website for an up-to-date list of known issues in the FPGA IP Builder.

Bug Fixes

The following items are the IDs and titles of a subset of issues fixed in the FPGA IP Builder. This is not an exhaustive list of issues fixed in the current version of the FPGA IP Builder. If you have a CAR ID, you can search this list to validate the issue has been fixed.

ID	Fixed Issue
308010	LabVIEW might crash or return errors if you fully unroll a large loop structure
326223	Estimated DSP48s usage might be incorrect if you specify the number of pipeline stages for multipliers
326356	LabVIEW takes a long time to process large-size array constants
328064	LabVIEW might appear as No Responding when generating FPGA IP
328077	Compilation errors might occur if different Multiply functions share the same input terminal
330260	Feedback signals might be incorrect if the interface is a combination of element-by-element, unbuffered inputs and element-by-element, buffered inputs

Accessing the Help

Refer to the LabVIEW Help, accessible by selecting Help»LabVIEW Help from LabVIEW, for more information about the FPGA IP Builder.

Finding Examples

LabVIEW examples for the FPGA IP Builder are located in the labview\examples\FPGAIPBuilder folder. You can modify an example VI to fit an application, or you can copy and paste from one or more examples into a VI that you create.

You also can find example VIs using the NI Example Finder. Select Help»Find Examples to launch the NI Example Finder. Use the Browse or Search page of the NI Example Finder to find an example VI. In the Browse page, the FPGA IP Builder examples are located in the Toolkits and Modules»FPGA IP Builder folder.

Automating the Installation of NI Products

You can automate the installation of most NI products using command-line arguments to suppress some or all of the installer user interface and dialog boxes. However, starting with the August 2012 releases (products using NI Installers version 3.1 or later), you may need to perform additional steps before or during a silent installation of NI software.

If the NI product you are installing uses Microsoft .NET 4.0, the .NET installer may run before any NI software installs and may require a reboot before the installation of NI software begins. To avoid a .NET reboot, install .NET 4.0 separately before you install NI software.

For more information, refer to the following KnowledgeBase articles:

• For more information on silent installations of individual NI products, refer to KB 4CJDP38M, Automating the Installation of a Single Installer.
• For more information on silent installations of suited NI products, such as NI Developer Suite, refer to KB 4GGGDQH0, Automating the Installation of a Suited Installer.
• To determine what version of NI Installers your product contains, refer to KB 4CJDR18M, How Can I Determine the Type and Version of My National Instruments Installer?.
  

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