Hello Chris, I know it's a pain because I used to install the download tools onto production line computers. It's a 8gb download for the ise webpack which includes the impact tool.
It is possible to program the fpga with urjtag but that requires a SVF file which can be played back with urjtag. However Xilinx impact tool is still required to convert the bit files into svf files. Another way would be to program the attached flash prom by defining a "bus" in urjtag, then program the flash, then rebooting the board. Unfortunately urjtag only support parallel flash chips as far as I know. It's probably also a very slow process to program a serial flash through urjtag. -----Original Message----- From: Chris Stankevitz [mailto:chrisstankev...@gmail.com] Sent: den 17 januari 2013 00:51 To: urjtag-development@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [UrJTAG-dev] Can UrJTAG be used to program .bit files into a Xilinx FPGA? Hello, [This question comes from a linux sysadmin-type, not an FPGA-type] I have been given a circuit board with Xilinx FPGA, a power adapter, and a .bit file. My job is to: 1. Turn on power to circuit board/FPGA 2. Program the .bit file into the FPGA using the JTAG interface 3. Watch lights blink. Step (2) is a real pain because it involves doing the following from all my machines: 2a. Connect JTAG to computer and to FPGA 2b. Download 'impact" (a multi-gigabyte download (albeit free)) 2c. Register software, install software 2d. Use impact to upload bit file Question: Can UrJtag replace steps (2b) - (2d)? Ideally this would look like "urjtag --program-fpga file.bit" Thank you, Chris ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Master Java SE, Java EE, Eclipse, Spring, Hibernate, JavaScript, jQuery and much more. Keep your Java skills current with LearnJavaNow - 200+ hours of step-by-step video tutorials by Java experts. SALE $49.99 this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122612 _______________________________________________ UrJTAG-development mailing list UrJTAG-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/urjtag-development ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122712 _______________________________________________ UrJTAG-development mailing list UrJTAG-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/urjtag-development
