X-Git-Url: http://cvs.zerfleddert.de/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi/usb-driver/blobdiff_plain/3b1b5fa8abd003d16dff62d998d3660c24c5bd8b..7606d470883f796049a23df206b18f0477622790:/README?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/README b/README index 5222c4b..d0eeb65 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ the following software: * ChipScope 9.1.02i * ChipScope 8.2.04i * EDK 8.2.02i + * EDK 8.1.02i + +In addition to the XILINX USB and parallel cables, devices based on the FTDI +2232 serial converter chip are also experimentally supported. This includes +devices like the Amontec JTAGkey(-Tiny). Build the library by calling `make'. @@ -32,6 +37,9 @@ $ impact The source for this library can be found at: http://cvs.zerfleddert.de/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/usb-driver/ +The main website is located at: +http://www.rmdir.de/~michael/xilinx/ + Notes for the USB cable ======================= @@ -89,6 +97,32 @@ HIGHZ instead of BYPASS" enabled in Edit -> Preferences -> iMPACT Configuration Preferences. If you are using batch mode, add the following line to your cmd file: setPreference -pref UseHighz:TRUE -(This problem also occurs on windows and when using the real windrvr in linux and -is solved with the same workaround. Impact 8.2 is working fine with the same +(This problem also occurs on windows and when using the real windrvr in linux +and is solved with the same workaround. Impact 8.2 is working fine with the same boards and designs) + + +Notes for FTDI 2232 based cables +================================ + +To build the driver with FTDI 2232 support, you need to have libftdi and +the libftdi development package installed. On debian, you can install both +by installing 'libftdi-dev'. + +To set-up the device: +1. Find out the vendor and product id of your cable using lsusb: + Bus 003 Device 005: ID 0403:cff8 Future Technology Devices ... + ~~~~~~~~~ + +2. Copy the sample libusb-driverrc to ~/.libusb-driverrc, edit it and replace + the vendor and product-id in the example file with the values from provided + in the lsusb-output. You can also change the 'parallel port' which is mapped + to this cable. Impact sees the device at that port as a Parallel Cable III. + +3. To use the device as an ordinary user, put the following line in a new file + in /etc/udev/rules.d/ and restart udev: + ACTION=="add", BUS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="0403", SYSFS{idProduct}=="cff8", MODE="666" + (replace the vendor and product id with your values) + +The support for FTDI 2232 based devices is currently experimental and they are +currently significantly slowen than the other supported cables.