Xilinx Design Tools:

Installation and
Licensing Guide
Vivado Design Suite and ISE
Design Suite

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Revision History
The following table shows the revision history for this document.

Date Version Revision

10/16/12 2012.3/14.3 Vivado Design Suite download, installation, WebTalk, and licensing updates./ISE
Design Suite download, installation, WebTalk, and licensing updates.
07/25/12 2012.2/14.2 Initial Vivado Design Suite release./ISE Design Suite download, installation and
licensing updates.
05/08/12 14.1 Initial Xilinx release.

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Download and Installation
Downloading the Xilinx Design Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Installing the Xilinx Design Tools: Overview for All Platforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Platform-Specific Installation Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Installation Flow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
USB FLEXid Dongle Driver Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Network Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Obtaining Quarterly Releases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Uninstalling the Xilinx Design Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Chapter 2: WebTalk
WebTalk Participation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Setting WebTalk Install Preference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Setting WebTalk User Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Checking WebTalk Install and User Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Types of Data Collected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Transmission of Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Chapter 3: Obtaining and Managing a License

Accessing the Product Licensing Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Changing Xilinx User Account Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Product Licensing Accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
User Types and Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Creating a License Key File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Managing License Key Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Legacy Licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Understanding Your Tool and IP Orders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Managing User Access to Product Licensing Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Installing Your License Key File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

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Download and Installation

This guide explains how to install and license the Xilinx® Design Tools, which includes the
Vivado™ Design Suite, Integrated Software Environment (ISE®) design tools, ChipScope™
Pro logic analyzer, Embedded Tools (including Embedded Development Kit (EDK) and
standalone Software Development Kit (SDK)), System Generator for DSP, PlanAhead™
design tools, and Xilinx Documentation Navigator.

For information on what is new, known issues, and technical support for the Xilinx Design
Tools, see the Xilinx Design Tools: Release Notes Guide (UG631).

This chapter describes how to download and install the Xilinx Design Tools.

Downloading the Xilinx Design Tools

This section explains how to download the Xilinx Design Tools.

To begin, open an internet browser and navigate to

http://www.xilinx.com/support/download/index.htm.

Most files in the Xilinx Download Center are downloaded using the Akamai download
manager. For the optimum download experience:

• Allow pop-ups from entitlenow.com

• Set security settings to allow for secure and non-secure items to be displayed on the
same page
• Allow the Akamai download manager to run Java processes

To download the Xilinx Design Tools:

1. Select the Design Tools tab in the web page.

2. Under the Version heading, click the version of the tools you want to download.
3. Click the link for the installer you want to download.
Note: Beginning in 2012.3/14.3, there is a Multiple File Download option. This option contains
four smaller downloadable archives and is the recommended option for customers who cannot
reliably download the larger install files. This option requires that all four files listed in the

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section be downloaded prior to running the installer. See Important Information area of the web
page section for more details.
Note: For 14.x, the installers under the Xilinx Design Tools heading also contain the standalone
selections for the Software Development Kit and Lab Tools. Depending on your use case, you
may not need to download these separate installation programs if you are downloading the
Xilinx Design Tools installers.
4. Enter your User ID and Password to log into your Xilinx account.
Note: If you do not have a Xilinx account, you must create one in order to download products.

An address verification screen appears.

5. Once the current address is correct, click Next.

6. The Akamai download manager launches in your browser to complete the download
process. If you have trouble using the Akamai download manager, look on the download
page under “Having Trouble Downloading?”. You can follow a link to a Xilinx Answer
Record which will allow you to obtain the tools without using the download manager.

Most files in the Xilinx Download Center are packaged using TAR methods. You will need
to use software from a third party provider to unpack them. Consult your IT department
for assistance. Commonly used tools for TAR files are 7-ZIP, GNU built-in tools, WinZIP,
and WinRar. These tools are licensed solely by each respective developer, and not by
Xilinx. Xilinx hereby disclaims any warranties, express or implied, including warranties of
merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non infringement with respect to
these suggested software tools.

Installing the Xilinx Design Tools: Overview for All

Platforms
This section explains the installation process for all platforms for the Xilinx Design Tools.
Before installation:

• Disable anti-virus software to reduce installation time.

• Make sure you have the necessary privileges for the system on which the design tools
will be installed. Some components, such as programming cable device drivers, require
administrator-level permissions.
• Close all open programs before you begin installation.
• Make sure your system meets the requirements described in the Xilinx Design Tools:
Release Notes Guide (UG631) “Architecture Support and Requirements” chapter.
• Check the links in the Xilinx Design Tools: Release Notes Guide (UG631) “Important
Xilinx Design Tools Release Information” chapter for any installation issues pertaining
to your system or configuration.

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• If EDK is installed, make sure the installation is in a directory structure that does not
contain spaces.
Note: The Xilinx Design Tools installers do not set global environment variables, such as XILINX,
on Windows. To find out if this affects the way you run Xilinx design tools, see “Platform-Specific
Installation Instructions.”

Platform-Specific Installation Instructions

This section provides platform-specific instructions for installing the Xilinx Design Tools.

Microsoft Windows Installation

How you start installation depends on how you obtained the installation program. See
Downloading the Xilinx Design Tools for details on your options.

• If you downloaded an installation file, decompress that file and run xsetup.exe.
• If you downloaded the installation file in multiple parts, decompress the file with the .tar
extension and run xsetup.exe. You should not decompress any other files
• If you received a Xilinx Design Tools DVD, load the DVD. If the auto-run feature of your
DVD drive is enabled, the setup program should start automatically. If it does not,
browse to the DVD in Windows Explorer and run xsetup.exe.

Linux Installation
The method of starting the installation depends on how you have obtained the installation
program. See Downloading the Xilinx Design Tools for details on your options.

• If you have downloaded an installation file, decompress that file and run the xsetup
program contained therein.
• If you downloaded the installation file in multiple parts, decompress the file with the .tar
extension and run xsetup. You should not decompress any other files.
• If you have ordered and received a Xilinx Design Tools DVD, load the DVD. Click the
setup file in your file manager, or browse to the root of your DVD drive and type
./xsetup.

Installation Flow
The following section describes important screens you will encounter during the installation
process.

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Note: For each of the following installation steps, click on the text of any item with a check box next
to it to obtain more information. Information is displayed in the “Description” area near the bottom
of the screen.

Select Download Location Directory

This step applies to users who downloaded the installation files in multiple archive files. If you
downloaded a single image, skip to Accepting Software Licenses.

This screen lists all the required additional installation files to complete the installation.
Users will need to point the tool to a location that contains these files. All the required files
should be in the same directory. Once the correct files have been identified, the installer
will check the integrity of these files to ensure archives are not corrupt. This process might
take a few minutes to complete.
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Figure 1-1: Xilinx Design Tools Installation - Select Download Location Directory

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Accepting Software Licenses

You must accept two software license agreements. On each Accept Software Agreement
screen:

1. Click I accept and agree to the terms and conditions above.

2. Click Next.

Select Xilinx Products to Install

Select the Xilinx products you want to install.

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Figure 1-2: Xilinx Design Tools Installation - Select Xilinx Products Screen

Note: The ISE WebPACK™ tool product installer installs both ChipScope Pro analyzer and the
Embedded Development Kit. Although installed, these applications will require a separate license to
run.

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Select Installation Options

There are several optional installation steps during installation. If selected, these options
install toward the end of the installation process, after the main installation has completed.

Select Xilinx Installation Options from the following screen.

.

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Figure 1-3: Xilinx Design Tools Installation - Xilinx Modules and Devices

Note: WebTalk is always enabled when using the WebPACK™ tool. If you install an Edition product,
the installer allows you to deselect Enable WebTalk. However, if a WebPACK tool license is used to
process the design, Enable WebTalk is ignored. Please click on the Enable WebTalk item, in the
installer, and read the description box for full details.

Select Destination Directory

In the Select Destination Directory screen, select the directory in which to install the design
tools. Enter a name for the Program Folders list. The installer displays a level of hierarchy
underneath the installation path you specify. The name of the directory varies depending

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on the type of product you are installing. Any Editors or WebPACK tool installation creates
a directory named \ISE_DS. Lab tool standalone installations create \LabTools. SDK
standalone installations create \SDK. This ensures Edition and Standalone tools can coexist
properly on your hard drive.
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Figure 1-4: Xilinx Design Tools Installation - Select Destination Directory

Installation Options Summary

The Installation Options Summary screen summarizes the tools, products, and options to be
installed. To begin installation, click Install.

Near the end of the installation, the Xilinx License Configuration Manager opens by default.
Follow the instructions in the Manager to obtain or locate a license file.

Note: EDK tools require the Cygwin tools distributed by RedHat. A copy of these tools is distributed
with the EDK installation.

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Setting Environment Variables

Microsoft Windows Clients
When installation is complete, the installation program creates an environment variable
batch file. All appropriate Desktop and Program Group shortcuts call this file before
launching the target application. A shortcut to a command-line prompt which sets the
environment has been created. The shortcut is located at Xilinx Design Tools > ISE Design
Suite 14.3 > Accessories > ISE Design Suite 32 (or 64) Bit Command Prompt.

To set environment variables in make or script files:

Add <XILINX installation directory>\settings32.bat or settings64.bat to

your script. The numbers 32 or 64 corresponds to the bit-width of the operating system
installed on the computer.

Linux Clients
When installation is complete, the installation program creates an environment variables
file.

1. Go to the XILINX installation directory.

2. Type either source settings32.(c)sh or source settings64.(c)sh, as
required for your shell.
Note: 32-bit ISE tools do not work with 64-bit EDK. 64-bit EDK does not work with 32-bit ISE
tools.

To set your environment variables manually or from within your setup script, Xilinx
recommends you copy the settings from the appropriate file for your operating system, as
listed above. Xilinx environment variables settings are specific to each operating system
platform.

USB FLEXid Dongle Driver Installation

If you purchased a USB FLEX ID Dongle for use with the Windows operating systems, you
must install the appropriate driver before creating a FLEXnet license for use with it.

1. Install the Xilinx Design Tools first. This installation contains the installer files for the
USB FLEXid dongle driver.
2. Run FLEXId_Dongle_Driver_Installer.exe from <Xilinx Installation
Directory>\14.3\ISE_DS\ISE\bin\nt.
3. On the Select Options screen, be sure only FLEXid 9 Drivers is checked.

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Figure 1-5: Select Options Screen

4. Click Next twice. The driver installs.

After installation, you will need to reboot to ensure the dongle operates correctly.

Network Installations
Installing to a network location provides a way for client machines to access the design
tools by pointing to it on the network drive. To run the design tools on the network, the
client machines must be set up correctly to ensure the environment variables, registry, and
program groups all point to the network. The following sections describe the procedure for
network setups.

Linux Clients
Each user must source settings32.(c)sh or settings64.(c)sh (whichever is
appropriate for your operating system) from the $XILINX area in which the design tools are
installed. This points the Xilinx environment variable, path, and LD_LIBRARY_PATH to the
installed location.

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To run the design tools from a remotely installed location, run an X Windows display
manager, and include a DISPLAY environment variable. Define DISPLAY as the name of your
display. DISPLAY is typically unix:0.0. For example, the following syntax allows you to run the
tools on the host named bigben and to display the graphics on the local monitor of the
machine called mynode:

setenv DISPLAY mynode:0.0

xhost = bigbenPC Clients

Microsoft Windows Clients

1. Install design tools to a PC network server. Make sure your users know the location of
the design tools and have access to the installation directory, and they have
Administrator privileges for the following steps.
2. From the local client machine, browse to the following directory:
network_install_location\common\bin\nt and run the program
shortcutSetup.bat.
3. Running this program sets up the Windows settings batch files and Program Group or
Desktop shortcuts to run the Xilinx tools from the remote location.
4. From the client machine, launch the ISE tools by clicking the Program Group or Desktop
shortcuts, or by running the applications on the network drive.

Installing to a Mounted Network Drive

Xilinx design tools are designed to be installed in a directory under ROOT (typically C:
\Xilinx). The installer normally presents this option when installing to a local driver. When
installing to a mounted network drive, if a subdirectory is not defined, it appears to the
Installer as if it is installing to a ROOT directory.

To work around this issue, define your target installation directory as "\Xilinx" under the
network mount point (For example: “N:\Xilinx”).

Windows 7 default security levels won’t allow you to select remote mapped drives as an
Administrator. In order to install Xilinx Design Tools on remote mapped drives, you need to
change your account control settings using the steps below:

1. Open the Windows Control Panel, from the Windows Start menu, and select ‘User
Accounts’. If your Control Panel Uses ‘Category View’, you will need to click ‘User
Accounts’ on two successive screens
2. Click on ‘Change User Account Control settings’ and allow the program to make
changes
3. Click and slider the slider-bar down to the second to lowest setting (as seen in the below
figure). Click OK.

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Figure 1-6: User Account Control Settings

Xilinx recommends you revisit this procedure to restore your settings to their previous state
after installation.

Note: You will not be able to browse to remote mapped drives using the Xilinx installer. You will
need to manually type in your installation path which contains a mapped network drive.

Obtaining Quarterly Releases

Xilinx releases quarterly versions of the Xilinx Design Tools throughout the year. Each
quarterly version contains device support updates, new features and bug fixes. The
following sections describe how to obtain updates through XilinxNotify and the Download
Center.

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XilinxNotify
The XilinxNotify tool is the preferred method of obtaining updates. It provides the following
features:

• Compares the latest version of Xilinx design tools updates available on

http://www.xilinx.com/support with what you have installed, and notifies you if a newer
version is available.
• Provides a Download button allowing you to log in to the Xilinx Download Center. Once
you log in, the download of your selected product begins.
• XilinxNotify can be run in any of the following ways:

° Automatic periodic checks at ISE Project Navigator and Vivado startup time.

° Select Help > Check for Updates from Project Navigator.

° Select Start > All Programs > Xilinx Design Tools > ISE Design Tools 14.3 > Accessories >
Check for Updates.

° Type xilinxnotify in a Linux shell.

Note: Select Edit > Preferences in Project Navigator to control the frequency of the automatic
periodic checks.

XilinxNotify Network Installations

By default, the Automatically check for updates option at Project Navigator startup is
enabled on the machine used to install the ISE tools to the network location. All clients
pointing to this network location have this option disabled by default. Client users have the
option of enabling this option ( Edit > Preferences > XilinxNotify from Project Navigator) and
also running manual checks.

Note: To perform an update installation, you must have write permissions for the $XILINX
installation directory.

Download Center
Quarterly releases for all platforms are regularly made available on the Download Center at:

http://www.xilinx.com/support/download/index.htm

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Uninstalling the Xilinx Design Tools

Uninstalling on Microsoft Windows
The following sections describe how to uninstall the Xilinx Design Tools products on
Microsoft Windows.

To uninstall any Xilinx product, select the Uninstall item from that product’s Start Menu
folder. For instance, to uninstall the ISE WebPACK design tools or an ISE Design Suite:
Edition, select Start > All Programs > Xilinx Design Tools > ISE Design Suite 14.3 > Accessories >
Uninstall.

Depending on what you have installed, you may also need to uninstall some ancillary
applications, such as WinPcap 4.0 (optional component of DSP Tools).

Before uninstalling, make sure you have moved any project files you want to keep outside
your Xilinx installation directory structure, or they will be deleted.

Uninstalling on Linux
To uninstall the Xilinx Design Suite product, you need to remove the Xilinx installation
directory from the shell.

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WebTalk
The WebTalk feature helps Xilinx understand how you use Xilinx® FPGA devices, software,
and IP. The information collected and transmitted by WebTalk allows Xilinx to improve the
features most important to you as part of our ongoing effort to provide products that meet
your current and future needs. When enabled, WebTalk provides information on your use of
the synthesis and implementation flow in the Xilinx Design Tools.

WebTalk Participation
Your participation in WebTalk is voluntary except in the following cases:

• You are using a WebPack™ license.

• You are using pre-release software or devices.

In these cases, WebTalk data collection and transmission always occurs, regardless of your
preference settings. For all other cases, data is not collected or transmitted if you disable
WebTalk.

The table below summarizes WebTalk behavior for data transmission to Xilinx from your
post-route design, based on your Xilinx license, WebTalk install preference, and user
preference settings.

Table 2-1: WebTalk Behavior for Bitstream Generation or Route Design Flow
WebTalk Data
Design Flow License WebTalk Install WebTalk User Transmission to
Preference Preference
Xilinx
Bitstream
WebPACK Yes
Generation/ Route Ignored Ignored
(or pre-release software) (Send)
Design
Bitstream
Yes
Generation/ Route Logic Edition Enabled Enabled
(Send)
Design

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Table 2-1: WebTalk Behavior for Bitstream Generation or Route Design Flow

WebTalk Install WebTalk User WebTalk Data

Design Flow License Transmission to
Preference Preference Xilinx
Bitstream
No
Generation/ Route Logic Edition Enabled Disabled
(Do Not Send)
Design
Bitstream
No
Generation/ Route Logic Edition Disabled Ignored
(Do Not Send)
Design

Note: For Vivado™ Design Suite, WebTalk currently transmits data after Route Design for all devices.
For ISE® Design Suite, Webtalk transmits data after PAR for devices which bitstream generation is
not enabled and after bitstream generation for devices that support bitstream generation.

Setting WebTalk Install Preference

You can enable or disable WebTalk globally during or after installation as described below.
During installation you can enable or disable WebTalk installation options by checking or
unchecking the Enable WebTalk to send software, IP and device usage statistics to
Xilinx (Always enabled for WebPACK license) checkbox.

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Figure 2-1: WebTalk Install Preference

For the Vivado Design Suite, you can enable or disable WebTalk installation options using
the Tcl command config_webtalk:

config_webtalk -install on|off

on turns WebTalk on for the installation.

off turns WebTalk off for the installation.

Install settings are saved in the following location:

• Windows 7: <install dir>/vivado/data/webtalk/webtalksettings

• Linux: <install dir>/vivado/data/webtalk/webtalksettings
Note: You need administrator privileges to write to the install location.

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Setting WebTalk User Preferences

For the Vivado Design Suite, you can enable or disable WebTalk user options by selecting
Tools > Options > General as shown below.
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Figure 2-2: WebTalk User Preferences

After installation, you can enable or disable WebTalk user options using the
config_webtalk Tcl command:

config_webtalk -user on|off

on turns WebTalk on for the current user.

off turns WebTalk off for the current user.

User settings are saved in the following location:

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• Windows 7:

%APPDATA%\Xilinx\Common\<version>\webtalk

where:

%APPDATA% is:

C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming

• Linux:

%APPDATA%/.Xilinx/Common/<version>/webtalk

where:

%APPDATA% is:

/home/<user>

Note: For the ISE Design Suite flow, you can enable or disable WebTalk user options from the Project
Navigator or by using the XWebTalk command line utility. For more information, go to the ISE
WebTalk page available from the Xilinx website.

Checking WebTalk Install and User Preferences

You can also use the config_webtalk Tcl command to check the current status of
WebTalk settings. The command line option -info reports the values for the install setting
and the user setting:

config_webtalk -info

Types of Data Collected

WebTalk does not collect your design netlist or any other proprietary information that can
be used to reverse engineer your design. The data that Xilinx collects through WebTalk
includes:

• Software version
• Platform information (for example, operating system, speed and number of processors,
and main memory)
• Unique project ID
• Authorization code

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• Date of generation
• Targeted device and family information

For more information on the type of data that is collected, see the ISE WebTalk page
available from the Xilinx website. To see the specific WebTalk data collected for your design,
open the usage_statistics_webtalk.xml file in the project directory. You can also
open the usage_statistics_webtalk.xml file for easy viewing of the data
transmitted to Xilinx.

Transmission of Data
WebTalk is invoked after bitstream or route design compilation. WebTalk bundles the collected
data in an usage_statistics_webtalk.xml file and sends this file to Xilinx by https
(hypertext transfer protocol secure) post. Every new compilation for a given design overwrites the
previous usage_statistics_webtalk.xml file. WebTalk also writes an HTML file equivalent
usage_statistics_webtalk.html file for easy viewing of the data transmitted to Xilinx.
WebTalk also writes to the vivado.log (or runme.log) file that contains additional
information about whether the file was successfully transmitted to Xilinx.

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Obtaining and Managing a License

The Xilinx® Product Licensing Site is an online service for licensing and administering
evaluation and full copies of Xilinx design tools and IP products. This chapter describes the
FLEXnet license generation functionality of the Product Licensing Site.

For information on the licensing of the Vivado Design Suite and the generation of ISE® and
Vivado™ Design Edition licenses, see the Xilinx Design Tools: Release Notes Guide (UG631).

Accessing the Product Licensing Site

You can access the Xilinx Product Licensing Site in various ways depending upon the type of
license being generated.

• If you purchased products, follow the link included in your order confirmation email. It
will provide direct access to an account containing your product entitlements.
• To evaluate the ISE Design Suite products, go to http://www.xilinx.com/ise_eval.
• To evaluate IP products, go to http://www.xilinx.com/ipcenter and follow the Evaluate
link on the IP product page of interest.
• To access the Product Licensing Site directly, go to http://www.xilinx.com/getlicense.
You must first register or enter your registration information.

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Figure 3-1: Xilinx Licensing Sign In Page

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You must first sign in. If you already have a Xilinx user account, enter your user ID and
password, and then confirm your contact information is current. If you do not have an
account, click the Create Account button.

Changing Xilinx User Account Information

It is important to keep your Xilinx User Account up to date. As you change companies,
addresses or emails may change.

Modifying your Corporate Email Address

1. Go to www.xilinx.com.

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Figure 3-2: Xilinx Website

2. Click Sign In.
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Figure 3-3: Personal Information

3. Expand Personal Information.

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Figure 3-4: Enter New Corporate email Address

4. Enter your new corporate email address in the Enter new Corporate email address box.
5. Click Save Profile button for changes to take effect.

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Product Licensing Accounts

When you purchase a design tool edition or IP product from Xilinx, you are purchasing a
license to use and receive updates for that product for one year. The license to use Xilinx
deign tools and IP products is managed through the use of product entitlements. A product
entitlement is the determination of:

• Which product was purchased

• The number of seats purchased
• The license type (floating or node-locked)
• The product subscription period (product updates are provided throughout the year)

In addition to managing the product entitlements for your purchased design tools and IP,
you can also access product entitlements for No Charge or Evaluation products. Full and No
Charge licenses have a subscription period of one year. Design tools evaluations are for 30
days, and IP evaluations are for 120 days.

Activating a product entitlement results in one or more license keys being generated by the
website. When installed, the license keys enable the use of the design tools and IP that were
purchased or are being evaluated. Your product entitlements and resulting license key files
are managed in a product licensing account on the Xilinx website.

Product licensing accounts are specific to the individual listed on the Xilinx Software
Purchase Order, who is either the end user or administrator of the design tools. All
purchases made can be managed in the same product licensing account if a single
administrator is named. A company site can have multiple accounts managed by different
administrators. The latter is helpful if a site has multiple design teams working on differing
projects with different budget pools.

Note: A license key can be generated for a product entitlement that has expired; however, it will only
enable product releases up to the subscription end date. Applying a product update made available
after the subscription end date of your license results in an error.

LogiCORE IP License Generation in the Xilinx Design Tools

Any LogiCORE™ IP and design tools entitlements you have purchased appear in your list of
entitled products when you log into the Product Licensing Site. Licenses for Evaluation and
No Charge IP are available on the site in a separate area. Licenses for all your design tools
and IP can now be generated in one pass. They are emailed to you in a single license file. IP
core FLEXnet licenses now feature more licensing options, such as single or
Triple-Redundant Floating Server support, and more host options for node-locked license
keys: Ethernet MAC address, Hard Drive Serial Number or USB Dongle ID.

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User Types and Actions

There are three user types for the Product Licensing Site: customer account administrator,
end user, and evaluation user.

Customer Account Administrator

An example of a typical customer account administrator is a CAD tools manager. Every
product licensing account must have at least one customer account administrator. A
customer account administrator can manage more than one product licensing account.

The responsibilities as the customer account administrator include:

• Generating node-locked or floating licenses for Xilinx design tools and IP products.
• Adding and removing users from the product licensing account.
• Assigning administrative privileges to other users.
• Ordering product DVDs (if desired).

The original customer account administrator is the Ship To contact identified during the
product ordering process. That person will receive an email with instructions on how to
download and license each purchased product. The customer account administrator must
follow the link in the email, to ensure access to the purchased products.

End User
Adding end users to a product licensing account allows an engineer or design team
member the flexibility to manage and generate license keys on their own. The end user may
generate license keys for node-locked products entitlements within the account as well as
evaluation and “no charge” license keys for design tools and IP products. A customer
account administrator can also configure the end user account to allow an end user to
generate floating licenses. An end user cannot:

• View or generate floating license keys by default. This privilege may be assigned to
them by the customer account administrator.
• View the license keys generated by other users.
• Add or remove other users to or from the product licensing account.

Evaluation User
Evaluation users can:

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• Generate a 30-day free evaluation license key for the Xilinx Design Tools: System
Edition
• Generate license keys for evaluation and no charge IP products
• Generate a WebPACK™ tool license for the Xilinx Design Tools
• Request a Xilinx Design Tools DVD with one of the following Shipping Options:

° Free Shipping (2-4 Weeks)

° Standard (2-3 Days)

° Overnight
Note: A customer who is already licensed for a full version of a Xilinx Design Tools product edition
can evaluate other Xilinx Design Tools product editions or IP. These product entitlements are made
available in the same product licensing account.

All user types can download products electronically and request a Xilinx Design Tools DVD.

Creating a License Key File

The Create New Licenses tab on the Product Licensing Site is the starting point for license
key file generation. The design tools and IP product entitlements you have purchased or
wish to evaluate are shown in the product entitlement table.

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Figure 3-5: Create New License

Selecting Products
To begin the license generation process for products you have purchased or want to
evaluate:

1. Select a product licensing account from the Account drop-down list.

Note: This selection is not available if you are entitled to evaluation or free products only.
2. Enter product voucher codes for design tools or IP product licenses purchased with kits
or for tools purchased from the Xilinx online store (optional).
3. Add evaluation or no-charge IP product entitlements to the product entitlement table
(optional).

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4. Make your product selections from the product entitlement table.

The type of product entitlements available are Full (purchased), No Charge, or Evaluation.
Full and No Charge licenses have a subscription period of one year. Design tools evaluation
is for 30 days. IP evaluations are for 120 days.

Floating and node-locked licenses cannot be combined in the same license key file.

Note: A floating license resides on a network server and enables applications to check out a license
when they are invoked. At any one time, the number of licenses for simultaneous users is restricted
to the number of license seats purchased. A node-locked license allows for the use of a single seat
of a product entitlement on a specific machine.

For design tools, available seats represents the number of seats available for licensing over
the total number of seats purchased. For IP, seats are managed according to the terms of the
site wide license agreement.

Products with a status of Current are within their warranty period. Products with a status of
Expired have a warranty period end date that has passed. If seats are available, licenses can
be generated for either Current or Expired product entitlements.

The Xilinx Design Tools: System Edition evaluation product entitlement provides access to
all the capabilities in the Xilinx Design Tools tool set. This product entitlement is
automatically included in your product licensing account.

Product vouchers for design tools and IP product licenses may be shipped with a Xilinx or
partner development board or design kit. If you have a product voucher card, you may enter
the voucher code on the card into the associated text field and click Redeem Now. This
places the corresponding design tools or IP product entitlement in the product entitlement
table which you can use to generate a license key.

To add Evaluation and No Charge IP to the list of product entitlements, click the Search Now
button in the Add Evaluation and No Charge IP Cores section of the page. This opens an IP
product finder tool.

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Figure 3-6: IP Product Selector

Note: IP products are typically sold as site licenses that gives the administrator the ability to
generate license keys for floating and node-locked license types. End users see only product
entitlements for node-locked products. The customer account administrator, or an End User who has
been granted Floating License generation status by the administrator, sees product entitlements for
both node-locked and floating products.

Generating a License
Click the Generate License button corresponding to the type of license key file you are
generating (floating or node-locked). The license generation form shown below appears.

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Figure 3-7: Generate Floating License

To generate floating licenses:

1. Select the number of seats required for each product license.

This is for floating licenses only. All node-locked licenses are for one seat. The number
of seats available for a product entitlement is automatically maintained by the system.
The Requested Seats field is populated, by default, with the full number of seats
remaining on the product entitlement. A product is removed from the product
entitlement table if all seats have been activated.

2. Enter system information.

System information is pre-populated in the option menu if you arrived at the Product
Licensing Site from a link within the Xilinx License Configuration Manager (XLCM).

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A redundant server configuration provides a fail over for the license manager software.
As long as two of the three servers are running, the license manager can continue to run.

If you do not have pre-populated system information, or if you want to add a different
host, select the Add a host option.
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Figure 3-8: Add a Host

The host ID value uniquely identifies the machine to which your design tools or IP is
licensed. You may choose a host ID type to be a MAC address, a hard drive serial
number, a dongle ID, or a Solaris host ID.

Note: Not all host ID types are supported for all operating systems. The easiest way to obtain
your host ID is to run the XLCM on the machine that will serve as the license host.
3. Add a comment.

Adding a comment to the license key file makes it easier for an administrator to track
the allocation of design tools and IP product entitlements among users.

4. Click Next.

The Review License Request form opens.

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Figure 3-9: Review License Request

5. Review your selections.

6. If you are satisfied with your selections, click Next.

End User License Agreements

Xilinx Design Tools and No Charge IP product End User License Agreements (EULAs) are
agreed to during the product installation process. If you license IP products, you must
accept the terms of the associated IP product EULAs before the license file can be
generated.

Third-Party Licenses
A complete copy of the third-party licenses is located at:
<install_directory>/common/licenses/unified_3rd_party_eula.txt

License Generation Confirmation

When you finish generating the licenses, you will receive a confirmation message
summarizing your licensing activity.

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Figure 3-10: License Generation Confirmation

You will also receive a license generation confirmation email. This message contains the
generated license key file as an attachment. Add ‘xilinx.notification@entitlenow.com’ as a
trusted sender in your email address book.

If you do not receive your license by email, you can download it directly from the Xilinx Licensing
Site. See the Managing License Key Files section for details

Managing License Key Files

The Product Licensing Site tracks your license key files. Select the Manage Licenses tab to
see all license key files for your product licensing account.

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Figure 3-11: Manage Licenses

Use the Manage Licenses page, to perform the actions described below.

Exploring and Retrieving Your Existing License Key Files

Information regarding the license key files in your product licensing account are displayed
in a split-section view. Click a row in the master view in the top table, to see detailed
information about the license key file in the detail view in the bottom table. The detail view
table displays:

• A list of product entitlements activated in the key file.

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• Comments associated with the key file.

The detail view table gives you the ability to:

• Download - If your license file does not arrive via email you may download the license
file here.
• Email - The license file may be emailed to you or another user.
• View - Gives you the ability to view the actual license file.
• Delete - Delete the license file. Once a file is deleted it will then become available on
the Create New License page and may be regenerated for another host ID.
• View the end user license agreement (IP only).

Modifying a License Key File

To modify an existing license key file, select the license key file in the master view. You can
modify a license key file as follows:

Delete an entire license file and place entitlement back into your account
1. From the Manage Licenses Tab (see Figure 3-11), select the license file you wish to
delete.
2. Click the Trash Can icon located below and to the left of the license file details.
3. Click the Accept button to accept the Affidavit of Destruction.
Note: This will delete all license seats in the entire license key file and return the entitlements to
your account.

Rehost or change the license server host for a license key file
1. From the Manage Licenses Tab (see Figure 3-11), select the license file you wish to
rehost.
2. Click the Modify License button. The Modify License screen appears.
3. Go to System Information.
4. Change or add new Host ID and/or Host Name by using the drop-down list and text entry
boxes respectively.
5. Click the Next button twice and then click the Accept button to accept the Affidavit of
Destruction.

Activate or add additional seats to an existing licensed product entitlement

1. From the Manage Licenses Tab (see Figure 3-11), select the license file to which you
wish to add seats.

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2. Click the Modify License button. The Modify License screen appears.
3. Go to Product Selection.
4. For floating licenses, you will be able to change the Requested Seats field and add seats up to
the total number of seats available in your entitlement.
5. Click Next twice. No Affidavit of Destruction is required for adding seats.

Deactivate or remove seats from an existing licensed product entitlement

1. From the Manage Licenses Tab (see Figure 3-11), select the license file from which you
wish to remove seats.
2. Click the Modify License button. The Modify License screen appears.
3. Go to Product Selection.
4. For floating licenses, you will be able to change the Requested Seats field and reduce the
number of seats that will be authorized by this license file.
5. Click the Next button twice and then click the Accept button to accept the Affidavit of
Destruction.

Activate or add additional product entitlements to a license key file

1. From the Manage Licenses Tab (see Figure 3-11), select the license file to which you
wish to add features/entitlements.
2. Click the Modify License button. The Modify License screen appears.
3. Go to Product Selection.
4. Check boxes of any new entitlements you wish to add to this license file.
5. Click Next twice. No Affidavit of Destruction is required for adding features.

Deactivate or delete product entitlements from a license key file

1. From the Manage Licenses Tab (see Figure 3-11), select the license file to which you
wish to add features/entitlements.
2. Click the Modify License button. The Modify License screen appears.
3. Go to Product Selection.
4. Check boxes of any entitlements you wish to remove from this license file.
5. Click the Next button twice and then click the Accept button to accept the Affidavit of
Destruction.

Modifying a key file uses the same input form as when the license key file was created,
except additional product entitlements of the same license type (floating or node-locked)
are made available for licensing.

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If, during any of the modification steps, you receive a message that you have exceeded your
number of rehost attempts, email cs_1@xilinx.com to request additional rehost options.

Reclaiming Deactivated Product Entitlements

A product entitlement is deactivated when one of the following occurs:

• Rehosting or changing the license server host for a license key file.
• Deactivating or removing seats from an existing licensed product entitlement.
• Deactivating or deleting product entitlements from a license key file.

The license generation facility allows the reallocation of the deactivated seats or product
entitlements by making the corresponding seats or product entitlements available for
activation in the product entitlements table on the Create License page.

Before the reallocation of entitlement occurs, you must first agree to an Affidavit of
Destruction. This legal agreement is required to ensure the deactivated product
entitlements are no longer being used.

The number of allocation operations is recorded for each user. Administrators are allowed
to reallocate product entitlements five times per major release. End users are allowed to
reallocate product entitlements three times per major release.

What Happens to Your License Key File

For each product entitlement activated, a FLEXnet increment line and corresponding
package line is added to the license key file. When a license key file is modified to activate
(add) seats for an existing or new product entitlement, additional increment or package
lines are added to the license key file.

When a license key file is rehosted or is modified to deactivate (delete) seats or product
entitlements, the corresponding increment lines are regenerated or removed from the
modified license key file.

Legacy Licensing
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Figure 3-12: Legacy Licensing

Then complete the following steps for the respective versions:

9.2 and Prior Versions

1. Select the version you desire. You will be prompted to verify your contact information.
2. Fill out the requested form with the required information to receive your registration
IDs. Your registration ID will be displayed on the screen and emailed for your records.
3. Go to the Xilinx download center, click the Archive link under the Version column on
the left side of the page to select the product you desire.
4. During the download process you will be prompted to insert your registration ID to
complete the download process.

10.1 Version
1. The 10.1 Version is not automatically available on the Legacy Licensing page. Contact
Xilinx customer service via cs_1@xilinx.com to request access to this version.
2. Once the 10.1 entitlement is available in your product table, select the tools you would
like to register and click the Register button located underneath the product table.
3. A 25 character alpha numeric code will be displayed next to the Unified Registration
Code field, along with the code creation date.
4. Once you obtain your registration ID, go to the Xilinx download center and click on the
version you desire.
5. During the download process you will be prompted to insert your registration ID to
complete the download process.

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Understanding Your Tool and IP Orders

The Orders tab will display information regarding the purchasing orders that created the
entitlements you see in this account.

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Figure 3-13: Order Information

• Xilinx order numbers are listed on the left panel of the screen.
• Order details populate on the right panel of the screen when you highlight specific
order.
• You may only select one order at a time.
• The order’s shipping address information is visible even when product is delivered
electronically.

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Managing User Access to Product Licensing

Account
The responsibility of administering a product licensing account may be transferred or
shared with another user. The ability to add or remove users from a product licensing
account is managed under the Manage Users tab.
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Figure 3-14: Manage Users

Adding Users
To add a user to your product licensing account:

• Type in the corporate email address of the new user.

• Check Add as a full administrator, to grant the new user customer account administrative
privileges. Check Allow Floating Licenses, to grant the new user the ability to generate
Floating Licenses, but not have full administrative privileges.

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Note: The email address you provide must be the same email address the user supplied or supplies
when creating their Xilinx account. If not, the user may not be properly recognized when logging in.

If a user has already logged into the Product Licensing Site, their name appears in the user
list. If the user has never been to the site, the words Not Yet Registered appears in the space
for their name. Once the user has signed in, their name is filled in.

In some instances, a customer account administrator may wish to have design team
members administer license key files for their own use. By leaving both Add as full
administrator and Allow Floating Licenses check boxes unchecked, the user is granted the
following restricted privileges:

• Can generate node-locked license keys only.

• Can view and modify only those license key files they generated for themselves.
• Cannot manage users.

If you check Allow Floating Licenses only, the restriction on node-locked keys is lifted, but
the others remain. You cannot check both boxes since it is not allowed. Full administrators
already have floating license generation capability.

Removing Users
To remove administrative or floating license generation privileges from a user, uncheck the
Administrator or Floating check box for that user.

To remove a user from a product licensing account, click the Trash Can icon for that user.

Installing Your License Key File

The following subsections describe installing different types of licenses.

Node Lock License Installation

After generating a license file, you will receive an e-mail from
‘xilinx.notification@entitlenow.com’.

1. Save the license file attached to the e-mail to a temporary directory on your local
system.
2. Run the Xilinx License Configuration Manager:

° For Windows: Select Start > All Programs > Xilinx Design Tools 14.3 >Accessories >
Manage Xilinx Licenses.

° For Linux: Type xlcm in a command-line shell.

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3. Click Copy License at the top of the Manage Xilinx Licenses tab.
4. Browse to your license file (Xilinx.lic) and click Open.
5. This copies the license file to the C:\.Xilinx (Windows) or <Home>/.Xilinx
directory of your computer where it will be automatically found by the Xilinx tools.
6. When the Copy License operation is complete, the table on the Manage Xilinx Licenses
tab is updated with licensing information from the license file.
7. Click Close to exit the Xilinx License Configuration Manager.

Floating License Installation on Servers

For existing FLEXnet license servers, a common practice is to copy the contents of the
license file, mailed from ‘xilinx.notification@entitlenow.com’, into the existing license file
on your FLEXnet server.

Note: Restart the floating license server to enable the Xilinx licenses.

For New License Servers

1. Download the appropriate Xilinx FLEXnet license utilities for your server's operating
system from the Xilinx Download Center:

http://www.xilinx.com/download/index.htm

2. Unzip these utilities into a destination directory. Xilinx recommends you place this
directory into your application search path.
3. Once the FLEXnet utilities are installed, run the following commands to start the floating
license server:

° Linux
- <Server Tool directory>/bin/lin/lmgrd -c <path_to_license>/Xilinx.lic -l
<path_to_license>/log1.log
- <Server Tool directory> bin/lin64/lmgrd -c <path_to_license>/Xilinx.lic -l
<path_to_license>/log1.log

° Windows
- < Server Tool directory>\bin\nt\lmgrd -c <path_to_license>\Xilinx.lic –l
<path_to_license>\log1.log
- < Server Tool directory>\bin\nt64\lmgrd -c <path_to_license>\Xilinx.lic –l
<path_to_license>\log1.log

Client Machines Pointing to a Floating License

1. Run the Xilinx License Configuration Manager (XLCM).

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2. Click the Manage Xilinx Licenses tab.

3. On the Manage Xilinx Licenses tab, enter the network path to the license server in the
port@server format into the XILINXD_LICENSE_FILE field. Click Set. The default Xilinx
port number is 2100.
4. For Linux operating systems, licensing environment variables cannot be set using the
Xilinx License Configuration Manager (XLCM). The environment variable fields are read
only, and they are grayed out and there are no Set buttons. The environment variable
must be set using the appropriate shell and commands.

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