doc: use term 'gateware'

FPGA newcomers are not used to the term 'bitstream'. To insist that this file is the result of the gateware compilation and thus the binary FPGA format, add the term 'gateware' as a prefix.
m-labs · Feb 29, 2016 · 8fa98f6 · 8fa98f6
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@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ Preparing the core device FPGA board
 
 You now need to flash 3 things on the FPGA board:
 
-1. The FPGA bitstream
+1. The FPGA gateware bitstream
 2. The BIOS
 3. The ARTIQ runtime
 
-They are all shipped in our Conda packages, along with the required flash proxy bitstreams.
+They are all shipped in our Conda packages, along with the required flash proxy gateware bitstreams.
 
 First you need to install OpenOCD. Then, you can flash the board:
 
@@ -169,11 +169,11 @@ and the ARTIQ kernels.
 Preparing the core device FPGA board
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-These steps are required to generate bitstream (``.bit``) files, build the MiSoC BIOS and ARTIQ runtime, and flash FPGA boards. If the board is already flashed, you may skip those steps and go directly to `Installing the host-side software`.
+These steps are required to generate gateware bitstream (``.bit``) files, build the MiSoC BIOS and ARTIQ runtime, and flash FPGA boards. If the board is already flashed, you may skip those steps and go directly to `Installing the host-side software`.
 
 * Install the FPGA vendor tools (e.g. Xilinx ISE and/or Vivado):
 
-    * Get Xilinx tools from http://www.xilinx.com/support/download/index.htm. ISE can build bitstreams both for boards using the Spartan-6 (Pipistrello) and 7-series devices (KC705), while Vivado supports only boards using 7-series devices.
+    * Get Xilinx tools from http://www.xilinx.com/support/download/index.htm. ISE can build gateware bitstreams both for boards using the Spartan-6 (Pipistrello) and 7-series devices (KC705), while Vivado supports only boards using 7-series devices.
 
     * The Pipistrello is supported by Webpack, the KC705 is not.
 
@@ -208,9 +208,9 @@ These steps are required to generate bitstream (``.bit``) files, build the MiSoC
 
 .. _install-flash-proxy:
 
-* Install the required flash proxy bitstreams:
+* Install the required flash proxy gateware bitstreams:
 
-    The purpose of the flash proxy bitstream is to give programming software fast JTAG access to the flash connected to the FPGA.
+    The purpose of the flash proxy gateware bitstream is to give programming software fast JTAG access to the flash connected to the FPGA.
 
     * Pipistrello and KC705:
 
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ These steps are required to generate bitstream (``.bit``) files, build the MiSoC
     :ref:`installing the host-side software <installing-the-host-side-software>`.
 
 
-* Build the bitstream, BIOS and runtime by running:
+* Build the gateware bitstream, BIOS and runtime by running:
     ::
 
         $ cd ~/artiq-dev
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ These steps are required to generate bitstream (``.bit``) files, build the MiSoC
 
 .. note:: The `-t` option specifies the board your are targeting. Available options are ``kc705`` and ``pipistrello``.
 
-* Check that the board boots by running a serial terminal program (you may need to press its FPGA reconfiguration button or power-cycle it to load the bitstream that was newly written into the flash): ::
+* Check that the board boots by running a serial terminal program (you may need to press its FPGA reconfiguration button or power-cycle it to load the gateware bitstream that was newly written into the flash): ::
 
         $ make -C ~/artiq-dev/misoc/tools # do only once
         $ ~/artiq-dev/misoc/tools/flterm --port /dev/ttyUSB1