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9500: What cables and voltages can I use to program a CPLD?


Record #3596

Product Family:  Hardware

Product Line:  9500

Problem Title:
9500:  What cables and voltages can I use to program a CPLD?


Problem Description:
Keywords:  xchecker, DLC5, DLC4, voltage, program, cpld, 9500

Urgency:  Standard

General Description:  What Xilinx download cables can be used
to program CPLD's, and what voltages are required?


Solution 1:

XCHECKER (DLC4):

See (Xilinx Solution 1095) regarding using the XCHECKER cable
to program 9500 CPLD's



Solution 2:

Parallel Cable (DLC5)

This cable is the JTAG cable.  All JTAG pins are available on
this cable, and will work when VCCio is either 3V or 5V.

The Parallel Cable will accept either 3V or 5V as a power
supply.  All JTAG pins are labeled on the Parallel Cable.



End of Record #3596