How to install Vivado 2021.2 on Windows - tomas-fryza/vhdl-labs GitHub Wiki

Installation

Step 1: Download Xilinx Vivado

Download Xilinx Unified Installer 2021.2: Windows Self Extracting Web Installer (EXE - 212.41 MB). You will need a free Xilinx account to do so.

Note: Officially, only the following operating systems are supported: Windows 10 Professional and Enterprise versions 1903, 1909, 2004, 20H2 and 21H1: 64-bit.

Step 2 (optional): Check MD5

Check the MD5 sum to see if the installation file was downloaded correctly. If the checksum value is different, download the installation file again. Open a command prompt, use Windows 10 built in utility, and enter the following:

certutil -hashfile <path to file> MD5
# Correct MD5 SUM Value is 76b60fc6a74338066f4e4dd0a855ec93

Step 3: Run downloaded installer

  • Use your Xilinx.com "User ID" and "password" for user authentication (same as you used to download the installer).
  • Select Download and Install Now.
  • Select Vivado product to install and Vivado ML Standard edition.
  • Customize your installation be selecting only Design Tools > Vivado Design Suite, Devices > Production Devices > 7 Series devices, and Installation Options > Install Cable Drivers.

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  • Accept all license agreements.
  • Select the installation directory, such as: C:\APPZ\Xilinx (Admin privileges needed).

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Warning: Download size is 36 GB, disk space required 104 GB, and final disk usage is about 60 GB!

Step 4: Add Nexys A7-50T definition

Add board definition files. Download and extract Zip file and copy content of vivado-boards-master\new\board_files\ to your Vivado installation folder YOUR_VIVADO_LOCATION\2020.2\data\boards\board_files\.

Note: You can find detailed instructions here:
https://reference.digilentinc.com/reference/software/vivado/board-files?redirect=1

Known issues and recommendations

  1. Never use accented symbols and spaces in the path to program and project folder. Only letters of the English alphabet, numbers, underscores, (dash) are safe.
C:\Users\Vivado        # GOOD
C:\Císař Rudolf Druhý  # BAD

  1. Add exception to your Antivirus software for Vivado install folder and project folder (see 1, 2 for details).

  2. Add rights for operating system users.

  3. List of known issues and solutions can be found on Xilinx webpage.

  4. Switch to the Linux operating system (or to a virtualized form such as VirtualBox) and install the Linux-based version of Vivado:)

Tested on operating systems

Name Version Result Note
Windows Windows 10 ?? (2022-01-25) Homeoffice