Hi, I have a 4 yr old xilinx spartan-3 starter kit which came with a parallel port JTAG programming cable. My desktop with the parallel port died recently. As desktops/laptops no longer ship with parallel port so i am looking for a USB programming cable. However the one available from Xilinx is for 225$ which is pretty steep for me. Any suggestions for alternative cheaper USB JTAG programming cable for xilinx boards ? Regards,
Xilinx USB programming cable.
Started by ●February 14, 2011
Reply by ●February 14, 20112011-02-14
On Feb 14, 2:28=A0pm, jack <postbox4j...@gmail.com> wrote:> Hi, > > I have a 4 yr old xilinx spartan-3 starter kit which came with a > parallel port JTAG programming cable. My desktop with the parallel > port died recently. As desktops/laptops no longer ship with parallel > port so i am looking for a USB programming cable. However the one > available from Xilinx is for 225$ which is pretty steep for me. > > Any suggestions for alternative cheaper USB JTAG programming cable for > xilinx boards ? > > Regards,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. Leon
Reply by ●February 14, 20112011-02-14
You could try ebay I picked one up for about $30 a while back. Another alternative is to build your own as I think Xilinx provide the schematics now. I believe some people on the net have done this. Enterpoint also sell a programmer for £50 which works with the Xilinx software. Jon --------------------------------------- Posted through http://www.FPGARelated.com
Reply by ●February 14, 20112011-02-14
Am 14.02.2011 15:28, schrieb jack:> I have a 4 yr old xilinx spartan-3 starter kit which came with a > parallel port JTAG programming cable. My desktop with the parallel > port died recently. As desktops/laptops no longer ship with parallel > port so i am looking for a USB programming cable. However the one > available from Xilinx is for 225$ which is pretty steep for me. > > Any suggestions for alternative cheaper USB JTAG programming cable for > xilinx boards ?You can get low-cost parallel ports for PCI OR PCI-E in your local mall and stay with the cable that works. OK, it consumes a slot in your desktop. regards, Gerhard
Reply by ●February 14, 20112011-02-14
On Feb 14, 2:28 pm, jack <postbox4j...@gmail.com> wrote:> Hi, > > I have a 4 yr old xilinx spartan-3 starter kit which came with a > parallel port JTAG programming cable. My desktop with the parallel > port died recently. As desktops/laptops no longer ship with parallel > port so i am looking for a USB programming cable. However the one > available from Xilinx is for 225$ which is pretty steep for me. > > Any suggestions for alternative cheaper USB JTAG programming cable for > xilinx boards ? > > Regards,I use one of these: http://www.absolute-data-services.co.uk/xilinx_platform_usb_cable.htm
Reply by ●February 14, 20112011-02-14
On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 06:28:45 -0800 (PST), jack <postbox4jack@gmail.com> wrote:>Hi, > >I have a 4 yr old xilinx spartan-3 starter kit which came with a >parallel port JTAG programming cable. My desktop with the parallel >port died recently. As desktops/laptops no longer ship with parallel >port so i am looking for a USB programming cable. However the one >available from Xilinx is for 225$ which is pretty steep for me. > >Any suggestions for alternative cheaper USB JTAG programming cable for >xilinx boards ? > >Regards,I got one of these recently - not used it yet but build quality looks good - possibly not made by Xilinx.... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Xilinx-FPGA-CPLD-USB-download-Cable-JTAG-/150560914094?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item230e213aae
Reply by ●February 14, 20112011-02-14
On 02/14/2011 06:08 PM, Mike Harrison wrote:> On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 06:28:45 -0800 (PST), jack<postbox4jack@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I have a 4 yr old xilinx spartan-3 starter kit which came with a >> parallel port JTAG programming cable. My desktop with the parallel >> port died recently. As desktops/laptops no longer ship with parallel >> port so i am looking for a USB programming cable. However the one >> available from Xilinx is for 225$ which is pretty steep for me. >> >> Any suggestions for alternative cheaper USB JTAG programming cable for >> xilinx boards ? >> >> Regards, > > I got one of these recently - not used it yet but build quality looks good - possibly not made by > Xilinx.... > http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Xilinx-FPGA-CPLD-USB-download-Cable-JTAG-/150560914094?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item230e213aaeHeh. That looks like a knock-off. Not sure about other countries, but it's possible one could have Customs issues coming into the US.
Reply by ●February 14, 20112011-02-14
On 2/14/2011 8:05 PM, Steven Hirsch wrote:> On 02/14/2011 06:08 PM, Mike Harrison wrote: >> On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 06:28:45 -0800 (PST), jack<postbox4jack@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I have a 4 yr old xilinx spartan-3 starter kit which came with a >>> parallel port JTAG programming cable. My desktop with the parallel >>> port died recently. As desktops/laptops no longer ship with parallel >>> port so i am looking for a USB programming cable. However the one >>> available from Xilinx is for 225$ which is pretty steep for me. >>> >>> Any suggestions for alternative cheaper USB JTAG programming cable for >>> xilinx boards ? >>> >>> Regards, >> >> I got one of these recently - not used it yet but build quality looks >> good - possibly not made by >> Xilinx.... >> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Xilinx-FPGA-CPLD-USB-download-Cable-JTAG-/150560914094?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item230e213aae >> > > Heh. That looks like a knock-off. Not sure about other countries, but > it's possible one could have Customs issues coming into the US.I got one of those (from the same source) a few months ago. It took longer to get to me than it would from inside the country (I'm in the USA), but there were no customs issues and it has worked fine for me. Impact recognizes it as a standard cable.
Reply by ●February 15, 20112011-02-15
On Feb 15, 2:05=A0am, Chris Abele <ccab...@yahoo.com> wrote:> On 2/14/2011 8:05 PM, Steven Hirsch wrote: > > > > > On 02/14/2011 06:08 PM, Mike Harrison wrote: > >> On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 06:28:45 -0800 (PST), jack<postbox4j...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > > >>> Hi, > > >>> I have a 4 yr old xilinx spartan-3 starter kit which came with a > >>> parallel port JTAG programming cable. My desktop with the parallel > >>> port died recently. As desktops/laptops no longer ship with parallel > >>> port so i am looking for a USB programming cable. However the one > >>> available from Xilinx is for 225$ which is pretty steep for me. > > >>> Any suggestions for alternative cheaper USB JTAG programming cable fo=r> >>> xilinx boards ? > > >>> Regards, > > >> I got one of these recently - not used it yet but build quality looks > >> good - possibly not made by > >> Xilinx.... > >>http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Xilinx-FPGA-CPLD-USB-download-Cable-JTAG-/15056..=.> > > Heh. That looks like a knock-off. Not sure about other countries, but > > it's possible one could have Customs issues coming into the US. > > I got one of those (from the same source) a few months ago. =A0It took > longer to get to me than it would from inside the country (I'm in the > USA), but there were no customs issues and it has worked fine for me. > Impact recognizes it as a standard cable.I just ordered one, instead of the Digilent unit I mentioned. It's obviously a clone of the Xilinx unit. I paid extra for express delivery so I should have it in a few days, I'll report back on how it works.
Reply by ●February 15, 20112011-02-15
I just checked on Ebay for other suppliers of those Chinese-made units, there are several of them: http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=xilinx+platform+cable&_sacat=See-All-Categories There is probably one company making them all.
