Compatible Xilinx USB Cables: worth to bother?

[scrts]

For a perfect copy you probably going to pay 30USD

Here is an example:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Altera-FPGA-CPLD-USB-Blaster-programmer-JTAG-cable-/280506472755?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item414f7d1933#ht_3351wt_1163

Who cares if that cheaper one works 100% the same as original one?

 

[Petter Gustad]

Steve B <sbattazzo@gmail.com> writes:

For the Digilent-specific ones, you need to install the Digilent
Plugin for Xilinx Tools, which they kindly offer for Linux as well as
Windows:

http://digilentinc.com/Products/Detail.cfm?NavPath=2,66,768&Prod=DIGILENT-PLUGIN

Have you done this? If not, I guess that would explain why it doesn't
work with impact.

Thank you Steve. I was not aware that you needed a plugin. I thought
it was a Xilinx compatible cable.

However, I can not get it to work. I've downloaded the tar file and
installed the so and xml file as shown in the documentation:

ls -1 $XILINX/lib/lin64/plugins/Digilent/libCseDigilent.* | cut -c27-
v13.3i/ISE/lib/lin64/plugins/Digilent/libCseDigilent.so
v13.3i/ISE/lib/lin64/plugins/Digilent/libCseDigilent.xml

Also I would like to do this in batch mode. But I can't get it to work
in batch either. I'm uncertain about the setCable -target syntax as I
can't find any documentation other than I've have to supply
target_parameters:

setMode -bs
setCable -target digilent_plugin
addDevice -p 1 -file top-par.bit
....

INFO:iMPACT - Using CseAdapterBSDevice
....

program -p 1 -verify
ERROR:iMPACT:1075 - setCable must be set before this operation.

Any idas?

Are there anywhere I can find more detailed documentation on the
plugin mode, e.g. documentation on the API as well as documentation on
the server mode?

Also is it possible to install the plugin somewhere else and point to
it using an environment variable or similar? In some environment one
does not have write access to the ISE installation.

//Petter
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[Morten Leikvoll]

"scrts" <hidden@email.com> wrote in message
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For a perfect copy you probably going to pay 30USD

Here is an example:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Altera-FPGA-CPLD-USB-Blaster-programmer-JTAG-cable-/280506472755?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item414f7d1933#ht_3351wt_1163

Who cares if that cheaper one works 100% the same as original one?

You should all be careful and buy one with proper antistatic protection on
the jtag wires. Ive blown quite a few of the Altera byteblaster clones.

 

[SonnyAnd]

"scrts" <hidden@email.com> wrote in message
news:jb76og$2t8$1@dont-email.me...
For a perfect copy you probably going to pay 30USD

Here is an example:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Altera-FPGA-CPLD-USB-Blaster-programmer-JTAG-cable-/280506472755?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item414f7d1933#ht_3351wt_1163

Who cares if that cheaper one works 100% the same as original one?

You should all be careful and buy one with proper antistatic protection o

the jtag wires. Ive blown quite a few of the Altera byteblaster clones.

@ Petter

I bought this Digilent HS1 cable end of December and it took also some tim
until I recognized their installation procedure.
Maybe following description could help you:

After you copied all the files as it is described in Xilinx plugi
documentation, you have to go into Impact -> "cable setup", you usuall
will get an error message. Now check the checkbox at "Cable plugin" an
write into the field "digilent_plugin". After you now hit ok, the Impac
software will access your JTGA-HS1 cable (which should be plugged into US
and some device connected to it).
On my first tries I did not really recognize that you have to write thi
"string" into Impact software as I thought after plugin was installed
Impact would recognize it itself. May it solves your question, too....



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[Thomas Entner]

On 1 Dez. 2011, 16:08, "Morten Leikvoll" <mleik...@yahoo.nospam>
wrote:

"scrts" <hid...@email.com> wrote in message

news:jb76og$2t8$1@dont-email.me...

For a perfect copy you probably going to pay 30USD

Here is an example:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Altera-FPGA-CPLD-USB-Blaster-programmer-JTAG-...

Who cares if that cheaper one works 100% the same as original one?

You should all be careful and buy one with proper antistatic protection on
the jtag wires. Ive blown quite a few of the Altera byteblaster clones.

Especially for people in Europe, our EEBlaster (http://www.entner-
electronics.com/tl/index.php/eeblaster.html) is a good option. It has
some improvements over the original USB-Blaster and costs EUR 49,-.

Regards,

Thomas

www.entner-electronics.com

 

[Thomas Entner]

On 20 Jan., 01:01, Thomas Entner <thomas.entne...@gmail.com> wrote:

On 1 Dez. 2011, 16:08, "Morten Leikvoll" <mleik...@yahoo.nospam
wrote:

"scrts" <hid...@email.com> wrote in message

news:jb76og$2t8$1@dont-email.me...

For a perfect copy you probably going to pay 30USD

Here is an example:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Altera-FPGA-CPLD-USB-Blaster-programmer-JTAG-...

Who cares if that cheaper one works 100% the same as original one?

You should all be careful and buy one with proper antistatic protection on
the jtag wires. Ive blown quite a few of the Altera byteblaster clones.

Especially for people in Europe, our EEBlaster (http://www.entner-
electronics.com/tl/index.php/eeblaster.html) is a good option. It has
some improvements over the original USB-Blaster and costs EUR 49,-.

Regards,

Thomas

www.entner-electronics.com

Here is the link again:
http://www.entner-electronics.com/tl/index.php/eeblaster.html