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> Ouch those delivery times are long! I bought my programmer from DigiKey,
> [...]
> should I build anything else :) Wonder why Canada has such long
> delivery
> times. I have noticed that parts destined for the US clear US customs
> in China
Yeah, that's sort of par for the course for ordering things internationally to
here. :( Stuff I've had shipped from China usually doesn't have a useful
tracking number on it - it only tells me it's left China and then many weeks go
by before I get it. Stuff that has been trackable has only hit customs once it
reaches Canada, which shows that the lengthy delivery day is between China and
Canada - it's only a couple of days after hitting customs before I get it.
> While you wait you can load the programming software and explore its
> features.
I tried this, but I didn't activate the license yet because it said it was a
30-day trial and I can't be certain I'll get my programmer within 30 days. (I
don't know if this means I'm going to be screwed if I try building more REX
modules in the future, or what a permanent license costs... I was under the
impression that the software to flash the Xilinx chips was free but maybe I
misread). Anyway, I ran the iMPACT tool and without a license or a USB device
attached I don't think I could do much - I have absolutely no idea what I'm
going to need to do in that software and I suspect I'm going to be asking for
more help when it comes time to upload the .jed file.
> Powered USBs hubs are good and if you want to sacrifice a USB cable you
> can get the +5V from any good quality USB charger. I use USB chargers
I think that's what I'll do when the time comes to program the completed
modules.
jim
