diff --git a/jupyter_example.ipynb b/jupyter_example.ipynb
index 9943f7ca4..f9d230eba 100644
--- a/jupyter_example.ipynb
+++ b/jupyter_example.ipynb
@@ -16,46 +16,14 @@
    "cell_type": "markdown",
    "metadata": {},
    "source": [
-    "Clone the [FPGA-SPICE git repository:](https://github.com/LNIS-Projects/OpenFPGA)\n",
-    "\n"
-   ]
-  },
-  {
-   "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": 1,
-   "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [
-    {
-     "name": "stdout",
-     "output_type": "stream",
-     "text": [
-      "Wait for the clone to finish with a return code of 0.\n"
-     ]
-    },
-    {
-     "data": {
-      "text/plain": [
-       "0"
-      ]
-     },
-     "execution_count": 1,
-     "metadata": {},
-     "output_type": "execute_result"
-    }
-   ],
-   "source": [
-    "import os\n",
-    "# change to the user's HOME directory\n",
-    "os.chdir(os.environ['HOME']) \n",
-    "print (\"Wait for the clone to finish with a return code of 0.\")\n",
-    "os.system(\"git clone https://github.com/LNIS-Projects/OpenFPGA.git\")"
+    "The repository contains a submodule, so you need to get it as well:"
    ]
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "markdown",
    "metadata": {},
    "source": [
-    "The repository contains a submodule, so you need to get it as well:"
+    "Build the VPR tool with the FPGA-SPICE functionality:"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -67,7 +35,7 @@
      "name": "stdout",
      "output_type": "stream",
      "text": [
-      "Wait for the submodule update to finish with a return code of 0.\n"
+      "Wait for make to finish with a return code of 0.\n"
      ]
     },
     {
@@ -82,27 +50,7 @@
     }
    ],
    "source": [
-    "# move into the master repository \n",
-    "os.chdir(\"./OpenFPGA\")\n",
-    "# get the submodule\n",
-    "os.system(\"git submodule init\")\n",
-    "print (\"Wait for the submodule update to finish with a return code of 0.\")\n",
-    "os.system(\"git submodule update\")"
-   ]
-  },
-  {
-   "cell_type": "markdown",
-   "metadata": {},
-   "source": [
-    "Build the VPR tool with the FPGA-SPICE functionality:"
-   ]
-  },
-  {
-   "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
-   "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
-   "source": [
+    "import os\n",
     "# move to the directory with the Makefile\n",
     "os.chdir(\"./tangxifan-eda-tools/branches/vpr7_rram/vpr/\")\n",
     "# run make\n",
@@ -119,7 +67,7 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 3,
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
@@ -136,12 +84,12 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 20,
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
     "arch = \"~/OpenFPGA/tangxifan-eda-tools/branches/vpr7_rram/libarchfpga/arch/sample_arch.xml\"\n",
-    "circuit = \"~/OpenFPGA/tangxifan-eda-tools/branches/vpr7_rram/vpr/Circuits/s298_K6_N10_ace.blif\""
+    "circuit = \"~/OpenFPGA/tangxifan-eda-tools/trunk/MPACK1.5_FLOW/BENCHMARKS/test_case1/add16_new.blif\""
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -153,9 +101,20 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 21,
    "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "0"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 21,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
    "source": [
     "\n",
     "command_line = fpga_spice + \" \" + arch + \" \" + circuit\n",
@@ -173,7 +132,7 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 22,
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
@@ -182,12 +141,30 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 23,
    "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "0"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 23,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
    "source": [
     "os.system(command_line_nodisp)"
    ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": []
   }
  ],
  "metadata": {