In the technological environment, programmable chips in FPGA technology are increasingly appearing, allowing for rapid development, testing, and creation of digital systems. The generation of bitstreams for their programming can be accomplished using a variety of tools. In the thesis, we explore the possibility of using the open-source toolchain F4PGA for generating bitstreams for the purpose of programming FPGA chips, focusing on programming devices Artix-7 by the Xilinx family. We describe the usage process as well as its advantages and disadvantages compared to the well-established closed-source software AMD/Xilinx Vivado. We examine its utilization across three major operating systems and the process of adding support for a new chip.
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