Which version of Vivado should I use

[dgottesm]

Hi!

I am new to this and I have a project for school so this will be the first of many questions

I have a Zybo Z7 7020 and I am running Windows 10

For now, I plan on using the free version of Vivado.

My project will involve using the PMOD as IO and using the HDMI output. 

I understand that in order to program the Zybo, I need the board files and the library files in order to use the IPs

In order to have the best compatibility, which version of Vivado should I use? Does it matter? Why? 

[jpeyron]

Hi @dgottesm,

Version make a difference for our projects. The HDMI projects are currently made for Vivado 2016.4. We will be upgrading this project to vivado 2017.4 but we do not have an ETA. You can get the HDMI projects to work in Vivado 2017.4 but there is some adjustments you would need to do to get it working. I would suggest using Vivado 2016.4. Here is the resource center for the Zybo-Z7. I would suggest to go through the tutorials on the resource center. The Getting Started with Digilent Pmod IPs tutorial will also be helpful for using the Pmods.

thank you,

Jon