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= Drivers installation =

This chapter guides through the Xillybus PCIe driver installation for the LimeSDR-PCIe board under Windows and Linux.

== Windows PCIe driver installation procedure ==

Download the latest drivers [http://xillybus.com/downloads/xillybus-windriver-1.2.0.0.zip [here]], select xillybus-windriver-1.2.0.0.zip package and unzip.
First time LimeSDR-PCIe board is connected to the PC, follow the installation procedure below. 

1. Press Start Menu and right click on Computer, select Properties and Device Manager. 

[[File:LimeSDR-PCIe_drivers_computer_properties.png|thumb|center|640px|Figure 1. Open computer properties ]]


[[File:LimeSDR-PCIe_device_manager.png|thumb|center|640px|Figure 2. Open device manager]]


2. When LimeSDR-PCIe board is plugged in, in Device Manager it appears as PCI Device under Other devices. Right click on the PCI device and select Update Driver Software Figure 50.

[[File:LimeSDR-PCIe_device_manager.png|thumb|center|640px|Figure 3. Update driver software]]


3. Select Browse my computer for driver software (Figure 51) and in browse window (Figure 52) choose driver from downloaded package (extracted files from xillybus-windriver-1.2.0.0.zip). 

[[File:LimeSDR-PCIe_drivers_select_drivers.png|thumb|center|640px|Figure 4. Browse for driver software]]


[[File:LimeSDR-PCIe_drivers_select_path.png|thumb|center|640px|Figure 5. Select driver location]] 


4. After selecting driver files and clicking Next button Windows security warning might appear, check Always trust software from “Xillybus Ltd” and click Install. 

[[File:LimeSDR-PCIe_drivers_security_warning.png|thumb|center|640px|Figure 6. Windows security warning]] 


5. After successful installation (Figure 54) “Xillybus driver for generic FPGA interface” will appear under Xillybus device (Figure 55).

[[File:LimeSDR-PCIe_drivers_success.png|thumb|center|640px|Figure 7. Successful LimeSDR-PCIe installation]]  


[[File:LimeSDR-PCIe_drivers_device_manager_after_installation.png|thumb|center|640px|Figure 8. Device manager window after installation]]  


== Linux PCIe drivers ==

No need to install PCIe drivers for Linux operating system.


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