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
open support question to Xilinx. should be fairly simple to answer.
Started by ●May 17, 2005
Reply by ●May 18, 20052005-05-18
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
Reply by ●May 19, 20052005-05-19
"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. > -Michaelok, thanks for rerply - on the PC where I need it I do not have parallel ports :( so I need to wait... Antti
Reply by ●May 19, 20052005-05-19
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 $20 or so from newegg.
Reply by ●May 19, 20052005-05-19
"Rob Gaddi" <rgaddi@bcm.YUMMYSPAMtmc.edu> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:d6i8cn$c5d@gazette.corp.bcm.tmc.edu...> 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 inan> >>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 $20 or so from newegg.USB to parallel will not work with xilinx parallel cable. Antti
Reply by ●May 24, 20052005-05-24
"Rob Gaddi" <rgaddi@bcm.YUMMYSPAMtmc.edu> wrote in message news:d6i8cn$c5d@gazette.corp.bcm.tmc.edu...> 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.