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Getting Started With the MultiLINX™ Cable
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MultiLINX Cable
Software
Support
Alliance and Foundation version 2.1i is the first version of Xilinx software to support the
MultiLINX cable. Additionally, a new software tool, ChipScope, is also now available for use with
the MultiLINX system. Please refer to
Table 1 for a cross reference of software feature support.
Hardware Debugger 2.1i
The Hardware Debugger program is a standard feature for the Alliance and Foundation series
software packages. The Hardware Debugger version 2.1i currently supports the use of the
MultiLINX Cable for FPGA Configuration and Verification. XC4000 and Spartan Series FPGAs
may be configured and verified serially through the MultiLINX Cable, refer to
Table 1 . Virtex
series FPGAs may be configured in the serial mode, and may be configured as well as verified
using the SelectMAP interface. The SelectMAP interface uses a byte-wide parallel data bus.
The high speed USB connection to the MultiLINX Cable is supported on Windows 98 and 95c
platforms. The RS232 serial connection is supported on Windows 95/98/NT and Solaris/HP
UNIX platforms.
ChipScope 1.0
The ChipScope functional verification tool is currently sold separately through the Xilinx
website. This program uses the MultiLINX Cable exclusively and currently only supports Virtex
series FPGAs. ChipScope uses the SelectMAP interface of Virtex to support Configuration,
Verification, and Internal Logic State Capture. Capture allows for the functional verification and
debugging of the FPGAs’ configured design.
ChipScope supports the high speed USB interface to the MultiLINX Cable on Windows 98/95c
platforms and the RS232 connection on Windows 95/98/NT platforms. UNIX support is not
available.
JTAG Programmer 2.1i
The JTAG Programmer does not currently have support for the MultiLINX Cable; However, this
will be added in a future service pack/release. The JTAG Programmer is also a standard feature
of the Alliance and Foundation software packages. Future support will allow the use of the
MultiLINX cable to program Xilinx ISP devices through the Boundary Scan (JTAG) interface.
Table 1: Software Support Cross-reference
S/W Family Configuration Verification Capture
Hardware
Debugger
2.1i
Virtex SS/SM SM NS
Spartan SS SS NS
XC4000 SS SS NS
XC3000 SS NS NS
ChipScope
1.0
Virtex SM SM SM
Spartan N/A N/A N/A
XC4000 N/A N/A N/A
XC3000 N/A N/A N/A
Notes:
SS = Slave Serial
SM = SelectMAP
NS = Not Supported
NA = Family is not applicable