running linux on virtex ii pro ppc 405
First of all, I think xilinx has provided the complete Virtex-IIP SDK with its ISE 5. Looking in the Xilinx directory of ISE 5, you will find a folder : smartmodels, with a big .tar.gz file in it. Unzupping the file you will find many tools and models. ( Correct ? )
Then, really do we need to have a board with Virtex-II on it for completing our project. In normal FPGA projects, you can do the entire design with out having any physical access to your target device. Simulation is very near to what happens when you implement the circuit on a board. And here, we have some additional components such as Rocket I/O and PPC in virtex-II which add some new design techniques to our projects.
I have a question: We know the above mentioned linux operating system is compatible with PPC-405, I wanted to know, if it is possible in any way to simulate the entire FPGA chip operation while the powerpc inside V2P is running This linux's instructions. e.g. can we simulate the start up operation of PPC inside V2P, running Linux?
Do we really need a board, or we can simulate the entire process?