diff --git a/boards/sim/firmware/cfg/sim_eth_infra.dep b/boards/sim/firmware/cfg/sim_eth_infra.dep
index d16afc88..d428953d 100644
--- a/boards/sim/firmware/cfg/sim_eth_infra.dep
+++ b/boards/sim/firmware/cfg/sim_eth_infra.dep
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+# Dummy device information
+# (Not used in practice for this specific simulation, but required for setting up sim project)
+@device_name = "xcvu9p"
+@device_package = "-flga2104"
+@device_speed = "-2L-e"
 
 src sim_eth_infra.vhd
 src -c components/ipbus_util ../sim_hdl/clock_sim.vhd
diff --git a/boards/sim/firmware/cfg/sim_udp_infra.dep b/boards/sim/firmware/cfg/sim_udp_infra.dep
index 120b17a6..a78e4a35 100644
--- a/boards/sim/firmware/cfg/sim_udp_infra.dep
+++ b/boards/sim/firmware/cfg/sim_udp_infra.dep
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+# Dummy device information
+# (Not used in practice for this specific simulation, but required for setting up sim project)
+@device_name = "xcvu9p"
+@device_package = "-flga2104"
+@device_speed = "-2L-e"
+
 
 src sim_udp_infra.vhd
 src -c components/ipbus_util ../sim_hdl/clock_sim.vhd
diff --git a/ci/sim.yml b/ci/sim.yml
index e3329141..100fe20b 100644
--- a/ci/sim.yml
+++ b/ci/sim.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 run_sim_udp:vivado2018.3:modelsim10.6c:
   extends: .template_base
-  image: ${IPBUS_DOCKER_REGISTRY}/ipbus-fw-dev-cc7:2020-03-15__ipbb0.5.2_uhal2.7.2
+  image: ${IPBUS_DOCKER_REGISTRY}/ipbus-fw-dev-centos7:2021-04-26__ipbbdev-2021f_uhal2.8.0
   tags:
     - docker
     - docker-cap-net-admin
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ run_sim_udp:vivado2018.3:modelsim10.6c:
 
 run_sim:vivado2018.3:modelsim10.6c:
   extends: .template_base
-  image: ${IPBUS_DOCKER_REGISTRY}/ipbus-fw-dev-cc7:2020-03-15__ipbb0.5.2_uhal2.7.2
+  image: ${IPBUS_DOCKER_REGISTRY}/ipbus-fw-dev-centos7:2021-04-26__ipbbdev-2021f_uhal2.8.0
   tags:
     - docker
     - docker-cap-net-admin
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ run_sim:vivado2018.3:modelsim10.6c:
 
 run_ram_slaves_testbench_sim:vivado2018.3:modelsim10.6c:
   extends: .template_base
-  image: ${IPBUS_DOCKER_REGISTRY}/ipbus-fw-dev-cc7:2020-03-15__ipbb0.5.2_uhal2.7.2
+  image: ${IPBUS_DOCKER_REGISTRY}/ipbus-fw-dev-centos7:2021-04-26__ipbbdev-2021f_uhal2.8.0
   tags:
     - docker
     - docker-cap-net-admin
@@ -66,18 +66,18 @@ run_ram_slaves_testbench_sim:vivado2018.3:modelsim10.6c:
     - ipbb init work_area
     - cd work_area
     - ln -s ${CI_PROJECT_DIR} src/ipbus-firmware
-    - ipbb proj create sim ram_slvs_tb ipbus-firmware:tests/ram_slaves -t top_sim.dep
+    - ipbb proj create sim ram_slvs_tb ipbus-firmware:tests/ram_slaves top_sim.dep
     - cd proj/ram_slvs_tb
     - ipbb sim setup-simlib
     - ipbb sim ipcores
-    - ipbb sim fli
-    - ipbb sim make-project
-    - ./vsim -c work.top -gIP_ADDR='X"c0a8c902"' -do 'run 1ms' -do 'quit'
+    - ipbb sim fli-udp
+    - ipbb sim generate-project
+    - ./run_sim -c work.top -do 'run 1ms' -do 'quit'
 
 
 run_ctr_slaves_testbench_sim:vivado2018.3:modelsim10.6c:
   extends: .template_base
-  image: ${IPBUS_DOCKER_REGISTRY}/ipbus-fw-dev-cc7:2020-03-15__ipbb0.5.2_uhal2.7.2
+  image: ${IPBUS_DOCKER_REGISTRY}/ipbus-fw-dev-centos7:2021-04-26__ipbbdev-2021f_uhal2.8.0
   tags:
     - docker
     - xilinx-tools
diff --git a/ci/templates.yml b/ci/templates.yml
index f21af1da..1c014184 100644
--- a/ci/templates.yml
+++ b/ci/templates.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 .template_base:
-  image: ${IPBUS_DOCKER_REGISTRY}/ipbus-fw-dev-cc7:2020-03-15__ipbb0.5.2_uhal2.7.2
+  image: ${IPBUS_DOCKER_REGISTRY}/ipbus-fw-dev-centos7:2021-04-26__ipbbdev-2021f_uhal2.8.0
   before_script:
     - source /software/Xilinx/Vivado/${VIVADO_VERSION}/settings64.sh
 
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
     - ipbb init work_area
     - cd work_area
     - ln -s ${CI_PROJECT_DIR} src/ipbus-firmware
-    - ipbb proj create vivado -t top_${PROJ}.dep ${CI_JOB_NAME#quick_check:} ipbus-firmware:projects/example
+    - ipbb proj create vivado ${CI_JOB_NAME#quick_check:} ipbus-firmware:projects/example top_${PROJ}.dep
     - cd proj/${CI_JOB_NAME#quick_check:}
-    - ipbb vivado make-project
+    - ipbb vivado generate-project
     - ipbb vivado check-syntax
   artifacts:
     when: on_success
diff --git a/components/ipbus_pcie/firmware/cfg/ipbus_pcie_xdmaBypass_us.dep b/components/ipbus_pcie/firmware/cfg/ipbus_pcie_xdmaBypass_us.dep
index e8389970..30d3c9e5 100644
--- a/components/ipbus_pcie/firmware/cfg/ipbus_pcie_xdmaBypass_us.dep
+++ b/components/ipbus_pcie/firmware/cfg/ipbus_pcie_xdmaBypass_us.dep
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 src pcie_xdma_bypass_axi_us_if.vhd
-?toolset=="Vivado"? src ../cgn/pcie_xdmaBypass_us/xdma_0.xci
-?toolset=="Vivado"? src ../cgn/axi_bram_ctrl_1.xci
+? toolset.lower() == "vivado" ? src ../cgn/pcie_xdmaBypass_us/xdma_0.xci
+? toolset.lower() == "vivado" ? src ../cgn/axi_bram_ctrl_1.xci
 src pcie_int_gen_msix.vhd
 
 src -c components/ipbus_transport_axi ipbus_axi_decl.vhd
diff --git a/components/ipbus_pcie/firmware/cfg/ipbus_pcie_xdma_us.dep b/components/ipbus_pcie/firmware/cfg/ipbus_pcie_xdma_us.dep
index 781b9bb8..e3e18fa7 100644
--- a/components/ipbus_pcie/firmware/cfg/ipbus_pcie_xdma_us.dep
+++ b/components/ipbus_pcie/firmware/cfg/ipbus_pcie_xdma_us.dep
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 src pcie_xdma_axi_us_if.vhd
-?toolset=="Vivado"? src ../cgn/pcie_xdma_us/xdma_0.xci
+? toolset.lower() == "vivado" ? src ../cgn/pcie_xdma_us/xdma_0.xci
 src pcie_int_gen_msix.vhd
 
 src -c components/ipbus_transport_axi ipbus_axi_decl.vhd
diff --git a/components/ipbus_pcie/firmware/cfg/ipbus_pcie_xdma_usp.dep b/components/ipbus_pcie/firmware/cfg/ipbus_pcie_xdma_usp.dep
index f4bd3615..e2912cc6 100644
--- a/components/ipbus_pcie/firmware/cfg/ipbus_pcie_xdma_usp.dep
+++ b/components/ipbus_pcie/firmware/cfg/ipbus_pcie_xdma_usp.dep
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 src pcie_xdma_axi_usp_if.vhd
-?toolset=="Vivado"? src ../cgn/pcie_xdma_usp/xdma_0.xci
+? toolset == "vivado" ? src ../cgn/pcie_xdma_usp/xdma_0.xci
 src pcie_int_gen_msix.vhd
 
 src -c components/ipbus_transport_axi ipbus_axi_decl.vhd
diff --git a/components/ipbus_transport_axi/firmware/cfg/ipbus_transport_axi.dep b/components/ipbus_transport_axi/firmware/cfg/ipbus_transport_axi.dep
index 61a74e7a..9d3a3567 100644
--- a/components/ipbus_transport_axi/firmware/cfg/ipbus_transport_axi.dep
+++ b/components/ipbus_transport_axi/firmware/cfg/ipbus_transport_axi.dep
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ src ipbus_transport_multibuffer_rx_dpram.vhd ipbus_transport_multibuffer_tx_dpra
 
 src ipbus_axi_decl.vhd
 
-?toolset=="Vivado"? src ../cgn/axi_bram_ctrl_0.xci
+? toolset.lower() == "vivado" ? src ../cgn/axi_bram_ctrl_0.xci
 
 include -c components/ipbus_core
diff --git a/tests/ci/check-dep-files.sh b/tests/ci/check-dep-files.sh
index c4d0e857..7428230d 100755
--- a/tests/ci/check-dep-files.sh
+++ b/tests/ci/check-dep-files.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ do
       TOOLSET=$([[ "${componentDir}/firmware/cfg/${depFile}" =~ "sim" ]] && echo "sim" || echo "vivado")
 
       echo "Checking ${componentDir} - ${depFile}   [tool: ${TOOLSET}]"
-      ipbb toolbox check-dep -t ${TOOLSET} ipbus-firmware:${componentDir} $(basename ${depFile})
+      ipbb toolbox check-dep ${TOOLSET} ipbus-firmware:${componentDir} $(basename ${depFile})
 
       if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
         ((N_ERRORS++))
diff --git a/tests/ci/test-run-sim-slave-counters.sh b/tests/ci/test-run-sim-slave-counters.sh
index 42243dbe..da1ceab9 100755
--- a/tests/ci/test-run-sim-slave-counters.sh
+++ b/tests/ci/test-run-sim-slave-counters.sh
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 
 
 SH_SOURCE=${BASH_SOURCE}
-IPBUS_PATH=$(cd $(dirname ${SH_SOURCE})/../.. && pwd)
-WORK_ROOT=$(cd ${IPBUS_PATH}/../.. && pwd)
+IPBUS_PATH=$(readlink -f $(cd $(dirname ${SH_SOURCE})/../.. && pwd))
+WORK_ROOT=$(cd $(dirname ${SH_SOURCE})/../../../.. && pwd)
 PROJ=sim_ctr_slaves
 
 # Stop on the first error
@@ -37,17 +37,17 @@ set -e
 cd ${WORK_ROOT}
 rm -rf proj/${PROJ}
 
-ipbb proj create sim -t top_sim.dep ${PROJ} ipbus-firmware:tests/ctr_slaves 
+ipbb proj create sim ${PROJ} ipbus-firmware:tests/ctr_slaves top_sim.dep
 cd proj/sim_ctr_slaves
 
 ipbb sim setup-simlib
 ipbb sim ipcores
 ipbb sim fli-udp
-ipbb sim make-project
+ipbb sim generate-project
 ipbb sim addrtab
 
 set -x
-./vsim -c work.top -do 'run 60sec' -do 'quit' > /dev/null 2>&1 &
+./run_sim -c work.top -do 'run 60sec' -do 'quit' > /dev/null 2>&1 &
 VSIM_PID=$!
 VSIM_PGRP=$(ps -p ${VSIM_PID} -o pgrp=)
 
diff --git a/tests/ci/test-run-sim-udp.sh b/tests/ci/test-run-sim-udp.sh
index 10685030..9f75110b 100755
--- a/tests/ci/test-run-sim-udp.sh
+++ b/tests/ci/test-run-sim-udp.sh
@@ -57,14 +57,14 @@ echo "#------------------------------------------------"
 echo "Building Project ${PROJ}"
 echo "#------------------------------------------------"
 if [[ "$PROJ" == "sim" ]]; then
-  ipbb proj create sim -t top_sim_udp.dep sim_udp ipbus-firmware:projects/example 
+  ipbb proj create sim sim_udp ipbus-firmware:projects/example top_sim_udp.dep
   cd proj/sim_udp
   ipbb sim setup-simlib
   ipbb sim ipcores
   ipbb sim fli-udp
-  ipbb sim make-project
+  ipbb sim generate-project
   set -x
-  ./vsim -c work.top -do 'run 60sec' -do 'quit' > /dev/null 2>&1 &
+  ./run_sim -c work.top -do 'run 60sec' -do 'quit' > /dev/null 2>&1 &
   VSIM_PID=$!
   VSIM_PGRP=$(ps -p ${VSIM_PID} -o pgrp=)
   # Wait for the simulation to start
diff --git a/tests/ci/test-run-sim.sh b/tests/ci/test-run-sim.sh
index 641a8216..79197fe2 100755
--- a/tests/ci/test-run-sim.sh
+++ b/tests/ci/test-run-sim.sh
@@ -25,14 +25,24 @@
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
+function print_log_on_error {
+  set +x
+  echo " ----------------------------------------------------"
+  echo " ----------------------------------------------------"
+  echo "ERROR occurred. Printing simulation output before bailing"
+  cat ${SIM_LOGFILE}
+}
 
 
 SH_SOURCE=${BASH_SOURCE}
 IPBUS_PATH=$(cd $(dirname ${SH_SOURCE})/../.. && pwd)
 WORK_ROOT=$(cd ${IPBUS_PATH}/../.. && pwd)
 
+SIM_LOGFILE=sim_output.txt
 PROJECTS=(sim)
 
+
+
 if (( $# != 1 )); then
   echo "No project specified."
   echo "Available projects:" $(printf "'%s' " "${PROJECTS[@]}")
@@ -57,14 +67,15 @@ echo "#------------------------------------------------"
 echo "Building Project ${PROJ}"
 echo "#------------------------------------------------"
 if [[ "$PROJ" == "sim" ]]; then
-  ipbb proj create sim -t top_sim_eth.dep sim ipbus-firmware:projects/example 
-  ipbb sim -p ${PROJ} setup-simlib
-  ipbb sim -p ${PROJ} ipcores
-  ipbb sim -p ${PROJ} fli
-  ipbb sim -p ${PROJ} make-project
-  cd proj/sim
+  ipbb proj create sim ${PROJ} ipbus-firmware:projects/example top_sim_eth.dep
+  cd proj/${PROJ}
+  ipbb sim setup-simlib
+  ipbb sim ipcores
+  ipbb sim fli-eth
+  ipbb sim generate-project
   set -x
-  ./vsim -c work.top -gIP_ADDR='X"c0a8c902"' -do 'run 60sec' -do 'quit' > /dev/null 2>&1 &
+  ./run_sim -c work.top -gIP_ADDR='X"c0a8c902"' -do 'run 60sec' -do 'quit' > ${SIM_LOGFILE} 2>&1 &
+  trap print_log_on_error EXIT
   VSIM_PID=$!
   VSIM_PGRP=$(ps -p ${VSIM_PID} -o pgrp=)
   # ait for the simulation to start
diff --git a/tests/ci/test-vivado-syntax.sh b/tests/ci/test-vivado-syntax.sh
index df7c7625..7867ea28 100755
--- a/tests/ci/test-vivado-syntax.sh
+++ b/tests/ci/test-vivado-syntax.sh
@@ -56,9 +56,10 @@ rm -rf proj/${PROJ}
 echo "#------------------------------------------------"
 echo "Building Project ${PROJ}"
 echo "#------------------------------------------------"
-ipbb proj create vivado -t top_${PROJ}.dep ${PROJ} ipbus-firmware:projects/example
-ipbb vivado -p ${PROJ} make-project
-ipbb vivado -p ${PROJ} check-syntax
+ipbb proj create vivado ${PROJ} ipbus-firmware:projects/example top_${PROJ}.dep
+cd proj/${PROJ}
+ipbb vivado generate-project
+ipbb vivado check-syntax
 
 
 
diff --git a/tests/ci/test_build.sh b/tests/ci/test_build.sh
index cc8bd2b0..068a1321 100755
--- a/tests/ci/test_build.sh
+++ b/tests/ci/test_build.sh
@@ -57,14 +57,15 @@ echo "#------------------------------------------------"
 echo "Building Project ${PROJ}"
 echo "#------------------------------------------------"
 if [[ "$PROJ" == "sim" ]]; then
-  ipbb proj create sim -t top_sim.dep sim ipbus-firmware:projects/example 
-  ipbb sim -p ${PROJ} setup-simlib
-  ipbb sim -p ${PROJ} ipcores
-  ipbb sim -p ${PROJ} fli
-  ipbb sim -p ${PROJ} make-project
+  ipbb proj create sim ${PROJ} ipbus-firmware:projects/example top_sim.dep
+  cd proj/${PROJ}
+  ipbb sim setup-simlib
+  ipbb sim ipcores
+  ipbb sim fli
+  ipbb sim generate-project
   cd proj/sim
   set -x
-  ./vsim -c work.top -gIP_ADDR='X"c0a8c902"' -do 'run 60sec' -do 'quit' > /dev/null 2>&1 &
+  ./run_sim -c work.top -gIP_ADDR='X"c0a8c902"' -do 'run 60sec' -do 'quit' > /dev/null 2>&1 &
   VSIM_PID=$!
   VSIM_PGRP=$(ps -p ${VSIM_PID} -o pgrp=)
   # ait for the simulation to start
@@ -75,11 +76,13 @@ if [[ "$PROJ" == "sim" ]]; then
   pkill -SIGINT -g ${VSIM_PGRP} vsimk
   set +x
 else
-  ipbb proj create vivado -t top_${PROJ}.dep ${PROJ} ipbus-firmware:projects/example
-  ipbb vivado -p ${PROJ} make-project
-  ipbb vivado -p ${PROJ} synth -j4
-  ipbb vivado -p ${PROJ} impl 
-  ipbb vivado -p ${PROJ} bitfile
+  ipbb proj create vivado ${PROJ} ipbus-firmware:projects/example top_${PROJ}.dep
+  cd proj/${PROJ}
+  ipbb vivado generate-project
+  ipbb vivado synth -j4
+  ipbb vivado impl 
+  ipbb vivado bitfile
+  cd -
 fi
 
 exit 0
diff --git a/tests/ram_slaves/firmware/cfg/top_sim.dep b/tests/ram_slaves/firmware/cfg/top_sim.dep
index e32b9eec..37b506df 100644
--- a/tests/ram_slaves/firmware/cfg/top_sim.dep
+++ b/tests/ram_slaves/firmware/cfg/top_sim.dep
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-include -c boards/sim sim_eth.dep
+include -c boards/sim sim_udp.dep
 include ram_slaves_tester.dep
 src -c components/ipbus_core ipbus_package.vhd