The new 12.1 release of the Xilinx ISE Suite contains an updated version of Xilinx EDK/SDK. EDK is now build on the Galileo (3.5.1) version of the Eclipse framework. This fills the requirements to install Sigasi's VHDL Eclipse plugin. So it is now possible to install Sigasi's VHDL plugin in Xilinx EDK, next to the Xilinx plugins.

Xilinx SDK splash screen

The installation is entirely as explained in the plugin installation instructions. Just make sure you have write permission on the install location of Xilinx EDK. You might have to run Xilinx EDK as adminstrator when you install Sigasi's VHDL plugin.

Default install location on Windows:

c:\Xilinx\12.1\ISE_DS\EDK\eclipse\nt\eclipse

Default install location on Linux:

/opt/Xilinx/12.1/ISE_DS/EDK/eclipse/lin/eclipse

Finally you can easily switch between soft- and hardware development inside one development environment.

Sigasi HDT running in Xilinx EDK