"Rob Gaddi" <rgaddi@bcm.YUMMYSPAMtmc.edu> wrote in message 
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> Antti Lukats wrote:
>> "Michael McGuirk" <michael.mcguirk@xilinx.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
>> news:428BB131.1AB9E7E1@xilinx.com...
>>
>>>Antti-
>>>     XMD does not currently support the USB cable. Support will come in 
>>> an
>>>upcoming 7.1 service pack. You should use the PC4 for now.
>>>-Michael
>>
>>
>> ok, thanks for rerply - on the PC where I need it I do not have parallel
>> ports :(
>> so I need to wait...
>>
>> Antti
>>
>>
> I'm almost certain they make USB->parallel port adapters.  Probably no 
> more than $20 or so from newegg.

These only work with printers not much else. 

"Rob Gaddi" <rgaddi@bcm.YUMMYSPAMtmc.edu> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> Antti Lukats wrote:
> > "Michael McGuirk" <michael.mcguirk@xilinx.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> > news:428BB131.1AB9E7E1@xilinx.com...
> >
> >>Antti-
> >>     XMD does not currently support the USB cable. Support will come in
an
> >>upcoming 7.1 service pack. You should use the PC4 for now.
> >>-Michael
> >
> >
> > ok, thanks for rerply - on the PC where I need it I do not have parallel
> > ports :(
> > so I need to wait...
> >
> > Antti
> >
> >
> I'm almost certain they make USB->parallel port adapters.  Probably no
> more than $20 or so from newegg.

USB to parallel will not work with xilinx parallel cable.

Antti

Antti Lukats wrote:
> "Michael McGuirk" <michael.mcguirk@xilinx.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:428BB131.1AB9E7E1@xilinx.com...
> 
>>Antti-
>>     XMD does not currently support the USB cable. Support will come in an
>>upcoming 7.1 service pack. You should use the PC4 for now.
>>-Michael
> 
> 
> ok, thanks for rerply - on the PC where I need it I do not have parallel
> ports :(
> so I need to wait...
> 
> Antti
> 
> 
I'm almost certain they make USB->parallel port adapters.  Probably no 
more than $20 or so from newegg.

"Michael McGuirk" <michael.mcguirk@xilinx.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:428BB131.1AB9E7E1@xilinx.com...
> Antti-
>      XMD does not currently support the USB cable. Support will come in an
> upcoming 7.1 service pack. You should use the PC4 for now.
> -Michael

ok, thanks for rerply - on the PC where I need it I do not have parallel
ports :(
so I need to wait...

Antti

Antti-
     XMD does not currently support the USB cable. Support will come in an
upcoming 7.1 service pack. You should use the PC4 for now.
-Michael

Antti Lukats wrote:

> Hi Dear Xilinx and users of Xilinx FPGA devices,
>
> Q: is it possible to use:
>
> 1) Xilinx ISE/EDK 7.1 all latest service packs
> 2) Xilinx platform usb cable (pld updated by impact 7.1)
> 3) target device Xilinx V4 LX25
> 4) EDK XMD (I think I tried all variants of them!)
>
> All the above are Xilinx latest and greatest!
>
> To my understanding its not possible to get them to work, XMD fails to
> connect or crash terminates no matter what I use.
>
> I have a fresh new dual CPU PC workstation (with NO PARALLEL port), I
> assumed that to be ok, as Xilinx has now the new and better usb cable. I
> have at my use:
>
> 1) original Xilinx Cable III - 1 pcs
> 2) amontec cable emulating Cable III - 1 pcs
> 3) Xilinx parallel Cable IV - 3 pcs
> 4) Xilinx usb cable - 2 pcs
>
> and all that hardware is piece of junk !!
> except amontec cable that I use regularly to program Atmel AVR's, as I can
> not use them as the XMD crashes for the system I need to use it for.
>
> I am really really really getting upset again over Xilinx EDK, the amount of
> time wasted with the fights with it!
>
> So the question, is it possible or not to use EDK 7.1 XMD, V4 and platform
> usb cable?
> [Y/N]
>
> An simple authoritave NO would be great help, I would not longer struggle
> then trying the impossible, of course if there is some trick to make it all
> work the better
>
> Antti

Hi Dear Xilinx and users of Xilinx FPGA devices,

Q: is it possible to use:

1) Xilinx ISE/EDK 7.1 all latest service packs
2) Xilinx platform usb cable (pld updated by impact 7.1)
3) target device Xilinx V4 LX25
4) EDK XMD (I think I tried all variants of them!)

All the above are Xilinx latest and greatest!

To my understanding its not possible to get them to work, XMD fails to
connect or crash terminates no matter what I use.

I have a fresh new dual CPU PC workstation (with NO PARALLEL port), I
assumed that to be ok, as Xilinx has now the new and better usb cable. I
have at my use:

1) original Xilinx Cable III - 1 pcs
2) amontec cable emulating Cable III - 1 pcs
3) Xilinx parallel Cable IV - 3 pcs
4) Xilinx usb cable - 2 pcs

and all that hardware is piece of junk !!
except amontec cable that I use regularly to program Atmel AVR's, as I can
not use them as the XMD crashes for the system I need to use it for.

I am really really really getting upset again over Xilinx EDK, the amount of
time wasted with the fights with it!

So the question, is it possible or not to use EDK 7.1 XMD, V4 and platform
usb cable?
[Y/N]

An simple authoritave NO would be great help, I would not longer struggle
then trying the impossible, of course if there is some trick to make it all
work the better

Antti