[Fpga-synth] All of the jumpers are set but the Done LED doens't light up

[malik martin]

ok, i'm just using a regular USB cable, so that can't be the problem, correct?


On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 8:50 AM, Scott Gravenhorst <music.maker at gte.net> wrote:
> "The making of synthesizers in FPGAs." wrote:
>>i wonder... i'm sure i can use any old usb cable since i'm using the
>>type b usb port
>
> Not sure exactly what you mean by that, but iMPACT supports only certain specific cables.  For
> example, the JTAG-USB cable is NOT supported by iMPACT.  The Spartan-3E can be programmed with the
> USB cable it came with (I don't know if there is anything special about it - I think it's just a
> standard cable) OR it can be programmed with a Digilent Parallel-III cable when plugged into the
> board's JTAG port.
>
>>On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 7:26 AM, Scott Gravenhorst <music.maker at gte.net> wrote:
>>> "The making of synthesizers in FPGAs." wrote:
>>>>Hi,
>>>>I have a s3e sk and all the jumpers are in there default positions but
>>>>the done LED doesn't light up. I'm using ISE 9.2i.
>>>>When i perform a boundry scan, iMPACT tells me that it detects many
>>>>devices and asks me if i want to continue.
>>>>if i do, iMPACT just hangs.
>>>>Can someone please help?
>>>>No offense to anyone here (you might work at digilent) but they're
>>>>simply trying to give me the brush off.
>>>>and i've even begged them for help. :/
>>>
>>> I had a problem a while back that has one of your symptoms.  I really wish I could
>>> remember all of the details, but I can't - it started when I bought a second FPGA
>>> board, different from the Spartan-3E Starter.  The new board uses a different
>>> programming cable (I can't remember the details) and gave me the "detects many
>>> devices" response.  For whatever reason, iMPACT was trying to use the wrong cable.
>>>  When I force-selected the correct cable it worked.  I seem to remember this
>>> happening when I bought the _wrong_ USB cable for the board in question (Digilent
>>> JTAG-USB).
>>>
>>> If you have more than one programming cable plugged into the computer, I'd pull out
>>> all but the one you need and try it again.
>>>
>>>
>>> -- ScottG
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>>
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