| Q |
What third party programming support is available for the CoolRunner family? |
| A |
The following programmer vendors currently supports the CoolRunner family; BP Microsystems,
Data-IO, System General, Stag, Tribal, Hi-Lo, Advantech, Dataman, Eurodis Enatechnik, MQP,
SMS (Data-IO) and LDI. Xeltek is currently working on new support. For a detailed listing
of device and package support, please visit;
http://www.xilinx.com/support/programr/dev_sup.htm Please note that this page will be
updated frequently since there is lots of ongoing third party programmer support. |
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| Q |
When will support for CoolRunner be available on the HW130 programmer? |
| A |
A new series of adapters will be designed and manufactured for the HW-130 programmer.
We expect the first of these adapters to be available to our customers at the end of
October (1999) and the last ones before the end of January (2000). When adapters and
software become available, they will be posted to the Xilinx web site at
http://www.xilinx.com/support/programr/ps.htm |
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| Q |
Which other Xilinx programmer adapters are compatible with the HW-130? |
| A |
HW-112: None
HW-120: All are compatible except the Serial PROM (HW-120-PRM)
adapter. |
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| Q |
Which HW-130 adapters should be used to program XC9500 devices? |
| A |
The same adapters that are used for the XC7300 devices can also be used for the
XC9500's except for the PQ160. It requires a CPLD PQFP-160 adapter. |
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NOTE: The XC9500's are not supported on the HW-120 adapters. |
| Q |
Why does the HW-130 Fail indicator light flash once when the power is turned on,
with an HW-120 adapter installed? If the adapter is removed, and power is turned on,
the HW-130 operates normally. |
| A |
Since the adapters were originally manufactured by Logical Devices for the HW-120,
there are some minor compatability issues which can be overcome by simply removing
the adapter during power-up. Using an HW-130 adapter is certainly another alternative. |
| Q |
Does the HW-130 accept *.bit file format for SPROMs? |
| A |
No. It was decided that since there are several tools available in XACT,
MakeBits, MakeProm, and the PROM Formatter to name a few, the *.bit format
is no longer a widely used file format for configuration data. |
| |
NOTE: There was an error in the original April 1995 User Guide which erroneously
listed support for the *.bit format. It was subsequently removed in the April 1996
User Guide. |
| Q |
Why aren't the checksums the same on the HW-130 for devices programmed on the other
3rd party programmers? |
| A |
There are many methods for calculating the checksum of a device. The HW-130 uses a
JEDEC standard four-character hexadecimal checksum. The method of calculating a
checksum by 3rd party manufacturers will be consistent for their products,
but may not use the same methodology as the HW-130. |
| Q |
Is there any way to secure an CPLD device after it has been programmed? |
| A |
Yes, the HW-130 offers a special feature that permits the user to secure an CPLD
device even after programming. This feature can be selected in the programming mode. |
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| Q |
Can't the checksum of a secured EPLD device be read? |
| A |
No. The only data that is available to the user after securing
the device is the signature string. |
