Installation

To use the IP‑XACT editor, you will need the following software components installed:

·         A Java Runtime Environment (JRE) at release 1.5.0 or later

·         The Eclipse Platform version 3.3 or later

·         The Plugins that comprise the IP‑XACT editor

Optional for editor, but required for the Feature Tour section of this document:

·         The SPIRIT Consortium’s Public Release Documentation

·         The SPIRIT Consortium’s Leon2 example

Java Runtime Environment (JRE)

The IP‑XACT editor will not load with a version of JRE less than 1.5.0.  If you already have a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installed, you should check that its version is at release 1.5.0 or later.  To do this, type

java –version

at a command prompt,
and the current version will be reported.

If you need to install a Java Runtime Environment (JRE), go to the Sun Java site at http://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp and follow the instructions there to install a JRE suitable for your platform.

Eclipse Platform

The IP‑XACT editor requires the Eclipse Platform version 3.3 or later. This can be downloaded from the Eclipse download page http://www.eclipse.org/downloads. Any of the packages on this page will work; chose one based on how else, if at all, you will be using Eclipse.

IP‑XACT Editor Plugins

The editor plugins can be installed from the Eclipse Europa update site. To install them:

  1. Start Eclipse.
  2. Select Help/Software Updates/Find and Install from the menus.
  3. Select "Search for new features to install", and click Next.
  4. Select "Europa Update Site" and click Finish
  5. Select "IP-XACT Electronic Device Book Editor" from "Remote Access and Device Development"
  6. Depending which Eclipse package you downloaded this may tell you that you need some other components. Click "Select Required" button get all the other components you need.
    • This may take a minute or two to complete.
  1. Click Next
  2. Read and accept the licenses and click Finish.
  3. When asked whether you want to install components say "Yes" (or "Yes to All").
  4. Allow Eclipse to restart.

The SPIRIT Consortium’s Public Release Documentation

It is strongly suggested that you download the SPIRIT Consortium’s Public Release Documentation for the SPIRIT IP‑XACT version 1.2 release.  This is available from http://www.spiritconsortium.org/tech/docs/.  The file you require is IP‑XACT_V1.2_Public_release.zip.

The SPIRIT Consortium’s Leon2 example

This example is provided in the IP‑XACT_V1.2_Public_release.zip that you can download from the SPIRIT Consortium’s web site.  (See The SPIRIT Consortium’s Public Release Documentation).