Hey Stephen, am I missing anything here? Using the files you posted several weeks ago I built a couple of boards, and managed to get the ISE software going on a linux laptop, seem to have got past the usb driver complication.
So, the software and usb driver might not be right yet, I can't tell for sure because I've never used the xilinx software before, so I can't prove the tool chain. But considering the error messages I'm getting, from 2 different units, I think maybe the software and usb programmer is ok and I have either a hardware problem on the board, or I'm simply not using the software correctly yet. Can you zoom in one of these pics and say if I'm missing a component or got something wrong? This was my best guess what to do based on opening up the cad files in eaglecad (never used that before either) and reading the notes right on the drawing. c4 is 1 uf r1 is 0 r3 is 10k There's a screen shot of the errors from iMPACT, and I get the same thing from both boards. Those same bit patterns for the device id etc. I'm feeding 5v to the module through the same pins (1 & 14) that the model100 would, and no other pins connected to anything. The programmer gives the green light for expected reference voltage. A dmm reads 5.26vdc coming into the breadboard and 3.11 on the gnd and vcc pins with the programmer connected, and 3.33 without the programmer connected. I see that r3 is port_en so that's ok. ...or, is everything as expected so far, and I'm just not using the software right? https://goo.gl/photos/7wRjuTUDv6cojpjU9 -- bkw
