

Using 32-bit ISE 10.1 on a 64-bit platform: When using the 32-bit JTAG tools from ISE Design Suite 10.1 on a 64-bit machine, the tools will not connect to the cable but output the following error: Cable operation is not supported when running the 32-bit version of the application on a 64-bit platform. Parallel port support still seems to rely on windrvr, which can be emulated by libusb-driver. The driver on this page no longer needs to be preloaded if you only used it to access USB cables. To use them, you need to set the environment-variable XILIMPACTUSELIBUSB to 1 before running the tools. : Xilinx has released their own drivers based on libusb with ISE Design Suite 10.1. The library is called libusb-driver as it was developed to support the USB cable, but later extended to also support parallel cables. These devices are currently significantly slower than every other supported cable. So you are limited to a 200kHz JTAG clock when using Parallel Cable IV with this software.Įxperimental support for FTDI 2232 based devices has been added. The parallel part currently only supports Parallel Cable III mode (and PCIV in PCIII compatibility mode) as the faster PCIV modes use another kernel module which is not emulated by this library.

The library uses to access USB devices and the interface to communicate with parallel cables.

XILINX USBParallel JTAG cables on Linux without windrvr XILINX JTAG tools on Linux without proprietary kernel modules About When using JTAG software like Impact, Chipscope and XMD on Linux, the proprietary kernel module windrvr from is needed to access the parallel- or usb-cable.Īs this module does not work with current linux kernel versions ( 2.6.18) a library was developed, which emulates the module in userspace and allows the tools to access the JTAG cable without the need for a proprietary kernel module. Run installdigilent.exe and complete the installation wizard. Mercury boards are proudly manufactured in Metro Detroit, using our in-house SMT assembly line. This does not negatively impact the operation of the tools, and should successfully work around the ISE 14.7 crash documented above.
