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# 4. Vivado Toolchain
The selected boards displayed in the sections before, contain an Xilinx FPGA/SoC. They are supported by the latest tool version. The tools which are provided by Xilinx are the Vivado Design Suite - HLx Editions. The various editions differ in the scope of functions and supported devices. They are also not free to use. The Vivado HL WebPACK edition is free to use. It is only necessary to create an account on the Xilinx website, in order to get a free license. This will be done through the download and installation process. Moreover, the Vivado WebPACK edition supports all functionalities for our selected boards. It supports the Artix®-7 and the Zynq®-7000 All Programmable SoC Devices. For more informations please visit the Xilinx [website](http://www.xilinx.com/products/design-tools/vivado.html). The following section will guide you to the installation of the free license Vivado HL WebPACK edition.
The selected boards displayed in the sections before, contain an Xilinx FPGA/SoC. They are supported by the latest development tool version. The tools which are provided by Xilinx are the Vivado Design Suite - HLx Editions. The various editions differ in the scope of functions and supported devices. Most of this editions are not free to use. The Vivado HL WebPACK edition is free to use. It is only necessary to create an free Xilinx account , in order to get a free license. This will be done through the download and installation process. Moreover, the Vivado WebPACK edition supports all functionalities for our boards. It supports the Artix®-7 and the Zynq®-7000 All Programmable SoC Devices. For more informations please visit the Xilinx [website](http://www.xilinx.com/products/design-tools/vivado.html). The following section will guide you to the installation of the free license Vivado HL WebPACK edition.
## 4.1. Installation Guide
The following istructions were be done with Windows 7 and Vivado HLx 2015.4. The installation are equivalent with an Linux operating system. At first download the "Vivado HLx 201x.y: Windows Web Installer" from the Xilinx [website](http://www.origin.xilinx.com/support/download/index.html/content/xilinx/en/downloadNav/vivado-design-tools.html) as displayed in the following figure.
![](https://es.technikum-wien.at/iplat/testwiki/raw/master/vivado-toolchain/installation1.png)
### Helpful links:
Xilinx Vivado Website: [http://www.xilinx.com/products/design-tools/vivado.html](http://www.xilinx.com/products/design-tools/vivado.html)
Xilinx Vivado download: [http://www.origin.xilinx.com/support/download/index.html/content/xilinx/en/downloadNav/vivado-design-tools.html](http://www.origin.xilinx.com/support/download/index.html/content/xilinx/en/downloadNav/vivado-design-tools.html).
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