Opening a Xilinx Project

Now that you have XILINX FOUNDATION running, next load the andor project and we will see how to simulate it and compile it for Xilinx FPGA.

Open the project:

File $\to$ Open project...

and select andor, then click Open. You will see the project loaded in the window, Figure 5.

**Figure 5:** Xilinx Project Manager window with `andor` project.
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Notice the project information in the left panel, Figure 6. The item xc4000e refers to the series of FPGA hardware we are using.

**Figure 6:** `andor` project information.
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The right panel contains icons for various software tools, indicating the design flow, Figure 7.

**Figure 7:** Xilinx Project Manager design flow.
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A log window forms the lower section of the main window. This contains useful information, such as warnings and error messages (you will find it helpful to refer to it for debugging purposes).

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