Xilinx ChipScope Pro User Manual

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System Requirements
Communications Requirements
The ChipScope Pro Analyzer tool supports the following download cables (see Table 1-13)
for communication between the PC and the devices in the JTAG boundary scan chain:
• Platform Cable USB-II
• Platform Cable USB
• Parallel Cable IV
• Digilent JTAG-SMT1 and JTAG-HS1 USB-to-JTAG download cables
• ByteTools Catapult EJ-1 Ethernet-to-JTAG cable [See Reference 27, p. 226]
Note: Certain competing operations on the cable or device (such as configuring the device using
the iMPACT tool while communicating with the ILA core in the device using the ChipScope Pro
Analyzer tool) may render the design-under-test unusable. When in doubt about the results of
competing cable/device operations, close the cable connection from the ChipScope Pro Analyzer tool
until the competing operation has completed.
Table 1-13: ChipScope Pro Download Cable Support
Download Cable Features
Platform Cable USB II and
Platform Cable USB
(1)
• Uses the USB port (USB 2.0 or USB 1.1) to communicate
with the boundary scan chain of the board-under-test
• Downloads at speeds up to 12 Mb/s throughput
• Contains an adjustable voltage interface that enables it to
communicate with systems and device I/Os operating at 5V
down to 1.5V
• Windows and Red Hat Linux OS support
Parallel Cable IV
(1)
• Uses the parallel port (i.e., printer port) to communicate
with the boundary scan chain of the board-under-test
• Downloads at speeds up to 5 Mb/s throughput
• Contains an adjustable voltage interface that enables it to
communicate with systems and device I/Os operating at
5 V down to 1.5 V
• Windows and Red Hat Linux OS support
Digilent JTAG-SMT1 and
JTAG-HS1 USB-to-JTAG
download cables
• Uses the USB port (USB 2.0 or USB 1.1) to communicate
with the boundary scan chain of the board-under-test
• Downloads at speeds up to 30 Mb/s throughput
• Adjustable voltage interface supports device I/Os
operating at 5 V down to 1.5 V
• Windows and Linux OS support
For more information, see the Digilent web page:
http://www.digilentinc.com
ByteTools Catapult EJ-1
Ethernet-to-JTAG Cable
• Uses the Ethernet port to communicate with the boundary
scan chain of the board-under-test
• For more information, see ByteTools Web page [See
Reference 27, p. 226]
Notes:
1. The Parallel Cable IV and Platform Cable USB cables are available for purchase from the Xilinx Online
Store
[See Reference 20, p. 225] (choose Online Store > Programming Cables).

Xilinx ChipScope Pro Specifications

General

Brand	Xilinx
Model	ChipScope Pro
Category	Computer Hardware
Language	English