Installation for Targeting NI USRP Radios

To target NI™ USRP™ radio devices with Wireless Testbench™, you must install and configure third-party tools and additional support packages.

For details about which NI USRP radios you can target, see Supported Radio Devices.

Note

Generating a bitstream with this workflow is supported only on a Linux^® operating system (OS). For details about host system requirements, see System Requirements.

Connect and Set Up an NI USRP Radio

The Wireless Testbench software provides hardware targeting support through Wireless Testbench Support Package for NI USRP Radios. For instructions on how to install the support package, see Install Support Package for NI USRP Radios.

To load a custom FPGA image onto your radio, and to verify the algorithm running on your radio, you must set up your radio by following the steps in the Radio Setup wizard. You can generate a bitstream with this workflow without connecting to your radio.

Install Vivado and Apply Patch

Install Vivado^® development tools version 2021.1 and apply the AR76780 patch.

Follow the instructions in the README file included with the patch download.

 Troubleshoot Vivado Installation Issues

If you encounter issues with your Vivado installation, follow these steps to verify the version and patch:

• In a terminal, print the version information. Replace /opt/Xilinx/Vivado/2021.1 with the location of your Vivado installation directory.

  /opt/Xilinx/Vivado/2021.1/bin/vivado -version

  Verify that the output includes the correct version and patch numbers: v2021.1_AR76780.

• If you used METHOD 1 outlined in the README file to extract the patch files in a subdirectory of the Vivado installation directory, verify that the directory structure is correct. From the Vivado installation directory, display the directory structure of the patches subdirectory. Replace /opt/Xilinx/Vivado/2021.1 with the location of your Vivado installation directory.

  tree -L 5 /opt/Xilinx/Vivado/2021.1/patches/

  Verify that the directory exists and there is a subdirectory named AR76780 that contains the extracted patch files. For example:

  /opt/Xilinx/Vivado/2021.1/patches/
  └── AR76780
      └── vivado
          ├── data
          │   ├── ip
          │   │   └── xilinx
          │   └── patches
          │       └── AR76780.dat
          └── patch_readme
              └── AR76780_Vivado_2021_1_preliminary_rev1.txt
  
  8 directories, 2 files

Note

Ensure that you are have installed Vivado version 2021.1. Version 2021.1.1 is not supported.