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XPLA PC-ISP Programmer: Software is used to program the CoolRunner ISP CPLDs.


Record #7585

Product Family: Software

Product Line: CoolRunner

Product Part: XPLA ISP

Problem Title:

XPLA PC-ISP Programmer:	Software is used to program the CoolRunner ISP CPLDs. 


Problem Description:
Urgency: Standard

General Description: What software do I use to program the
CoolRunner ISP CPLDs?


Solution 1:

The CoolRunner ISP Software is called XPLA PC-ISP Programmer.
This software provides the following features:

Setup of JTAG Chain
  ---Allows up to 60 devices in chain. More than 5 need to be buffered.
  please see (Xilinx Solution 7569) regarding this issue.
  ---Supports non-CoolRunner CPLDs in the chain for bypass

Port/Cable Setup
  ---Supports the Altera Byte Blaster cable, Xilinx JTAG ISP Download
cable, or the CoolRunner download cable.
  ---Auto-detects which cable is being used.

ATE Vector Generation
  ---Simplified binary file output for ISP programming of device by a
microprocessor (Xilinx Solution 7577).

Safe Programming Modes
  ---Warning window is displayed if a JEDEC is about to be downloaded
  with the ISP bit turned off. A customer can choose to cancel or continue
  the download .
  ---If any portion of the verify operation fails (during the integrated
  'Program and Verify' command), the device is bulk-erased
  ---Checksum of the JEDEC being downloaded is calculated and
  compared to the written JEDEC




End of Record #7585 - Last Modified: 10/11/99 16:36

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