Xilinx USB programming cable.

[Leon]

On Feb 17, 5:12 am, boB wrote:

On Wed, 16 Feb 2011 10:08:17 -0800 (PST), jack



postbox4j...@gmail.com> wrote:
On Feb 16, 9:49 pm, Jay <jpt03...@engr.uconn.edu> wrote:
Bryan <bryan.fletc...@avnet.com> wrote:
You could use the $39 USB JTAG cable from Digilent, I'm thinking of
getting one. It isn't supported by Impact, but Digilent supplies their
own Adept software for it.

The Digilent Cables can, in fact, support iMPACT, ChipScope, and SDK
Debugging using a 3rd-party cable plug-in that Digilent provides.
There are a few extra steps involved to get it set up, but it does
work. Since the $39 cable is USB Full-speed, you might want to
consider the $47.95 High-Speed version.

Also, it looks like Digilent has a Xilinx-authorized replica of the
Platform Cable USB-II since Digilent participates in the Xilinx
University Program. The non-Academic price is $129.

Bryan

I tried to order the Digilent cable and they told me that since I
wasn't a student, they could not sell me one.  Period. That was about
a year ago.

I'm in the US if that makes any difference.

boB

I've been using the XUP cable for a few months now, and I have no
complaints. A bit pricy, but I wanted a cable that works with impact under
Linux. I got the academic price, though.

Thanks all for your suggestions. Am considering ordering one for
Digilent.

I'd forgotten that I actually had one that I ordered some time ago
from Trenz, Digilent's German distributor, and stashed away.

Unfortunately, I can't get it to work with my Digilent Spartan 3
board, using both the Adept 2 software or Impact. I emailed Digillent
about the problem a couple of days ago, and haven't had a reply,
despite the acknowledgement claiming that they respond in 24 hours. I
don't recommend that you order one.

Leon

 

[Leon]

On Feb 17, 4:40 pm, Leon <leon...@btinternet.com> wrote:

On Feb 17, 5:12 am, boB wrote:



On Wed, 16 Feb 2011 10:08:17 -0800 (PST), jack

postbox4j...@gmail.com> wrote:
On Feb 16, 9:49 pm, Jay <jpt03...@engr.uconn.edu> wrote:
Bryan <bryan.fletc...@avnet.com> wrote:
You could use the $39 USB JTAG cable from Digilent, I'm thinking of
getting one. It isn't supported by Impact, but Digilent supplies their
own Adept software for it.

The Digilent Cables can, in fact, support iMPACT, ChipScope, and SDK
Debugging using a 3rd-party cable plug-in that Digilent provides.
There are a few extra steps involved to get it set up, but it does
work. Since the $39 cable is USB Full-speed, you might want to
consider the $47.95 High-Speed version.

Also, it looks like Digilent has a Xilinx-authorized replica of the
Platform Cable USB-II since Digilent participates in the Xilinx
University Program. The non-Academic price is $129.

Bryan

I tried to order the Digilent cable and they told me that since I
wasn't a student, they could not sell me one.  Period. That was about
a year ago.

I'm in the US if that makes any difference.

boB

I've been using the XUP cable for a few months now, and I have no
complaints. A bit pricy, but I wanted a cable that works with impact under
Linux. I got the academic price, though.

Thanks all for your suggestions. Am considering ordering one for
Digilent.

I'd forgotten that I actually had one that I ordered some time ago
from Trenz, Digilent's German distributor, and stashed away.

Unfortunately, I can't get it to work with my Digilent Spartan 3
board, using both the Adept 2 software or Impact. I emailed Digillent
about the problem a couple of days ago, and haven't had a reply,
despite the acknowledgement  claiming that they respond in 24 hours. I
don't recommend that you order one.

Leon

It's a long time since I last used the Impact software, and I'd
forgotten that I needed to create a project. When I did that the
Digilent cable worked OK with the Spartan 3 board.

Leon

 

[Leon]

The cheap Platform Cable USB I'd bought on Ebay arrived this morning:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150560914094&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Delivery via DHL was very quick.

It works OK, also.

Leon