You might wonder why anyone would use "obsolete" software. The answer lies in hardware compatibility. Xilinx divided their architecture support between ISE and Vivado at the 7-series boundary.
All official downloads are hosted on the AMD Xilinx ISE Archive . ise design suite download
You will see several files depending on your operating system: You might wonder why anyone would use "obsolete" software
: Choose the version identified in Section 1. All official downloads are hosted on the AMD
| Edition | Best For | License Cost | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | WebPACK | Hobbyists, Students, Spartan-6 devices | Free | | Logic Edition | Professional designers, larger Virtex-5/6 | Paid (Free 30-day trial available) | | System Edition | Embedded design (MicroBlaze), DSP development | Paid |
Since the ISE Design Suite is no longer in active development, version is the final and most stable release. There are two primary ways to download it: