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Cable - Support of software combinations, devices, readback, and other features
Record #8097
Problem Title:
Cable - Support of software combinations, devices, readback, and other features
Problem Description:
Urgency: standard
Problem description:
A table indicating the various possible combinations of Xilinx configuration cables, s/w, and PLD's
that can work together currently.
Solution 1:
MultiLINX Cable:
1. Hardware Debugger v2.1i (or later) software:
- Supports slave serial configuration of XC3000A, Spartan/XL/II, XC4000E/EX/XL/XLA/XV, and Virtex/E.
- SelectMAP configuration on Virtex/E
- Slave Parallel configuration on Spartan-II
- Readback-Verify supported for XC4000E/EX/XL/XLA/XV, Spartan/XL/II, and Virtex/E.
2. JTAG Programmer v2.1I sp3 (or later) software:
- Supports JTAG configuration of XC4000E/EX/XL/XLA/XV, XC9500/XL/XV, Spartan/XL, and Virtex/E.
- Supports Readback-Verify of XC9500/XL/XV
Solution 2:
Parallel Cable III (JTAG Cable)
1. Hardware Debugger v2.1I (or later) software:
Supports slave serial configuration of XC3000A, XC4000E/EX/XL/XLA/XV, Spartan/XL/II, Virtex/E.
No Readback support.
2. JTAG Programmer v2.1I sp3 (or later) software:
Supports JTAG configuration of XC1804, XC4000E/EX/XL/XLA/XV, XC9500/XL/XV, Spartan/XL, Virtex/E.
Supports Readback-Verify of XC9500/XL/XV
Solution 3:
XChecker Cable
1. Hardware Debugger v2.1I (or later) software:
Supports slave serial configuration of XC3000A, XC4000E/EX/XL/XLA/XV, Spartan/XL, Virtex/E
Supports Readback-Verify and Readback-Capture of XC4000E/EX/XL/XLA/XV, and Spartan/XL/II with a
configuration bit stream of 250,000 bits or less.
2. JTAG Programmer v2.1I sp3 (or later) software:
Supports JTAG configuration of XC1804, XC4000E/EX/XL/XLA/XV, XC9500/XL/XV, Spartan/XL, Virtex/E
Supports Readback-Verify of XC9500/XL/XV
End of Record #8097 - Last Modified: 02/01/00 11:16 |