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Chapter 1: Embedded System and Tools Architecture Overview
Format Revision (revup) Tool and Version Management Wizard
The Format Revision Tool (revup) updates an existing EDK project to the current version.
The revup tool performs format changes only. It does not update your design. Backups of
existing files, such as the project file (XMP), the MHS and MSS files, are performed before
the format changes are applied. Refer to Chapter 7, “Version Management Tools,” for more
information.
The Version Management Wizard appears automatically when an older project is opened
in a newer version of EDK (for example, when a project created in EDK 7.1.1 is opened in
version 8.1).
The Version management wizard is invoked after format revision has been performed. The
wizard provides information about any changes in Xilinx Processor IPs (pcores) used in
the design. If a new compatible version of an IP is available, then the wizard also prompts
you to update to the new version.
For instructions on using the Version Management Wizard, see Chapter 7, “Version
Management Tools,” and the “Version Management Wizard” topic in the Xilinx Platform
Studio Help.
LibXil Memory File System (LibXil MFS)
The LibXil Memory File System (LibXil MFS) provides the capability to manage program
memory in the form of file handles. You can create directories and have files within each
directory. The file system can be accessed from high-level C language through function
calls specific to the file system.
For more information about XilMFS, refer to the “LibXil Memory File System (MFS)”
section of the OS and Libraries Document Collection. A link to the document is supplied in
the “Additional Resources,” page 20.
Platform Specification Utility
The Platform Specification Utility (PsfUtility) enables automatic generation of
Microprocessor Peripheral Definition (MPD) files required to create an IP core compliant
with the Embedded Development Kit (EDK). Features provided by this tool can be used
with the help of the Create and Import Peripheral Wizard in Xilinx Platform Studio (XPS).
For more information, see Chapter 6, “Platform Specification Utility (PsfUtility).”
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