Problems connecting with Xilinx Spartan-6 FPGA

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DaMunky89

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Currently, when trying to download the bitstream to this SP605 board,
I get the following error:

FPGA configuration encountered errors.
Program FPGA failed
ERROR: Connection to Board Failed
Failed to Open JTAG Cable
Check the following:
1. Cable is Connected to the Board and the Board is Powered-ON
2. On Cable Lock Error, Close the other application using the
cable or Remove Cable Locks using "xclean_cablelock" command
3. You have specified the correct JTAG settings for cable type and
port.

So basically the SDK is not seeing the board. It's odd, because in my
"Devices and Printers" window it does appear as "Silicon Labs CP210x
USB to UART Bridge (COM3)". Currently it seems that my computer thinks
this connection is a wired mouse. (That's the icon it's showing.)
Earlier it was using the generic "unidentified device" icon, but it
has been unplugged and reattached a couple times since then.

I'm using SDK version 12.3 on a Windows 7 x64 version 6.1.7600 Build
7600.
I tried following the instructions in the included "Getting Started"
pamphlet to ensure the board was hooked up correctly, and basically
when I got to the part where the Xilinx logo is supposed to appear
onscreen I instead get large horizontal green and purple strips,
overlaid with vertical lines in different shades of grey and black. I
get the impression that either the board as a whole, or perhaps just
the adapter piece for the monitor cable is broken.

I am getting a solid green and a solid red "Error" LED in the upper-
right corner of the board. Not sure if these mean anything. Any ideas
as to how I can get this connected and running projects?
 
On Mar 23, 4:16 pm, DaMunky89 <shwankymu...@gmail.com> wrote:
Currently, when trying to download the bitstream to this SP605 board,
I get the following error:

FPGA configuration encountered errors.
Program FPGA failed
   ERROR: Connection to Board Failed
Failed to Open JTAG Cable
    Check the following:
    1. Cable is Connected to the Board and the Board is Powered-ON
    2. On Cable Lock Error, Close the other application using the
cable or Remove Cable Locks using "xclean_cablelock" command
    3. You have specified the correct JTAG settings for cable type and
port.

So basically the SDK is not seeing the board. It's odd, because in my
"Devices and Printers" window it does appear as "Silicon Labs CP210x
USB to UART Bridge (COM3)". Currently it seems that my computer thinks
this connection is a wired mouse. (That's the icon it's showing.)
Earlier it was using the generic "unidentified device" icon, but it
has been unplugged and reattached a couple times since then.

I'm using SDK version 12.3 on a Windows 7 x64 version 6.1.7600 Build
7600.
I tried following the instructions in the included "Getting Started"
pamphlet to ensure the board was hooked up correctly, and basically
when I got to the part where the Xilinx logo is supposed to appear
onscreen I instead get large horizontal green and purple strips,
overlaid with vertical lines in different shades of grey and black. I
get the impression that either the board as a whole, or perhaps just
the adapter piece for the monitor cable is broken.

I am getting a solid green and a solid red "Error" LED in the upper-
right corner of the board. Not sure if these mean anything. Any ideas
as to how I can get this connected and running projects?
Click to expand...
The SP605 has two mini USB ports on it. One of them is a USB to serial
port, and that appears to be what you have connected to if you see the
Silicon Labs part. The other one is the USB to JTAG port. Try
connecting to that one, and see if the "Failed to Open JTAG Cable"
error message goes away.

Regards,

John McCaskill
www.FasterTechnology.com
 
On Mar 23, 6:23 pm, John McCaskill <jhmccask...@gmail.com> wrote:
On Mar 23, 4:16 pm, DaMunky89 <shwankymu...@gmail.com> wrote:



Currently, when trying to download the bitstream to this SP605 board,
I get the following error:

FPGA configuration encountered errors.
Program FPGA failed
   ERROR: Connection to Board Failed
Failed to Open JTAG Cable
    Check the following:
    1. Cable is Connected to the Board and the Board is Powered-ON
    2. On Cable Lock Error, Close the other application using the
cable or Remove Cable Locks using "xclean_cablelock" command
    3. You have specified the correct JTAG settings for cable type and
port.

So basically the SDK is not seeing the board. It's odd, because in my
"Devices and Printers" window it does appear as "Silicon Labs CP210x
USB to UART Bridge (COM3)". Currently it seems that my computer thinks
this connection is a wired mouse. (That's the icon it's showing.)
Earlier it was using the generic "unidentified device" icon, but it
has been unplugged and reattached a couple times since then.

I'm using SDK version 12.3 on a Windows 7 x64 version 6.1.7600 Build
7600.
I tried following the instructions in the included "Getting Started"
pamphlet to ensure the board was hooked up correctly, and basically
when I got to the part where the Xilinx logo is supposed to appear
onscreen I instead get large horizontal green and purple strips,
overlaid with vertical lines in different shades of grey and black. I
get the impression that either the board as a whole, or perhaps just
the adapter piece for the monitor cable is broken.

I am getting a solid green and a solid red "Error" LED in the upper-
right corner of the board. Not sure if these mean anything. Any ideas
as to how I can get this connected and running projects?

The SP605 has two mini USB ports on it. One of them is a USB to serial
port, and that appears to be what you have connected to if you see the
Silicon Labs part. The other one is the USB to JTAG port.  Try
connecting to that one, and see if the "Failed to Open JTAG Cable"
error message goes away.

Regards,

John McCaskillwww.FasterTechnology.com
Click to expand...
Yeah, I tried that one, and I just got the "could not find drivers"
error when Windows tried to set it up.
 
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