= [wiki:FAQ FAQ]/General =
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== What tools are required to use WARP? ==

To fully utilize WARP, users will require a complete setup of [http://www.xilinx.com/products/design_resources/design_tool/ Xilinx's development tools]:
 * ISE Foundation (v8.2 or greater)
 * Platform Studio and EDK (v8.2 or greater)
 * System Generator for DSP (v8.2 or greater)
 * !ChipScope (v8.2 or greater)

These tools are available for purhcase from [http://www.xilinx.com/onlinestore/design_resources.htm Xilinx]. Universities can [http://www.xilinx.com/univ/don_program.htm request a donation] of the full set of tools through the [http://www.xilinx.com/univ/ Xilinx University Program].

If you're interested in getting started with these tools but don't yet have a WARP FPGA board, we suggest trying the [http://www.xilinx.com/univ/xupv2p.html Xilinx University Program Virtex-II Pro Development Board]. This board is built around a Virtex-II Pro FPGA, the same family as the FPGA in the [wiki:"FPGA Board" WARP hardware]. While the XUP board doesn't have any wireless interfaces, it does provide enough other peripherals (UART, Ethernet, memory) to allow new users to learn the tools and design flow we use for WARP.