Before installing the board it is recommended that you install the GXFPGA software as described in this section. To install the GXFPGA software, follow the instruction described below:
1. Download the latest GXFPGA.EXE and run setup program from Marvin Test Solutions' website: (http://www.marvintest.com).
2. Run the GXFPGA setup and follow the instruction on the Setup screen to install the GXFPGA driver.
Note: When installing under Windows, you may be required to restart the setup logging-in as a user with Administrator privileges. This is required in-order to upgrade your system with newer Windows components and to install the HW kernel-mode device driver which are required by the GXFPGA driver to access resources on your board |
3. The first setup screen to appear is the Welcome screen. Click Next to continue.
4. Enter the folder where GXFPGA is to be installed. Either click Browse to set up a new folder, or click Next to accept the default folder of C:\Program Files\Marvin Test Solutions\GXFPGA for 32-bit Windows or C:\Program Files (x86)\Marvin Test Solutions\GXFPGA for 64-bit Windows.
5. Select the type of Setup you wish and click Next. You can choose between Typical, Run-Time and Custom setup types. The Typical setup type installs all files. Run-Time setup type will install only the files required for controlling the board either from its driver or from its virtual panel. The Custom setup type lets you select from the available components.
The program will now start its installation. During the installation, Setup may upgrade some of the Windows shared components and files. The Setup may ask you to reboot after completion if some of the components it replaced were used by another application during the installation – do so before attempting to use the software.
You can now continue with the installation of installing the board. After the board installation is complete you can test your installation by starting a panel program that lets you control the board interactively. The panel program can be started by selecting it from the Windows Start menu, Programs, Marvin Test Solutions GXFPGA menu located in the Windows Taskbar.