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Using Xilinx tools, iMPACT, Chipscope, ... on an UBUNTU 12.04LTS machine.
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Using Xilinx tools, iMPACT, Chipscope, ... on an '''UBUNTU 12.04LTS''' machine.
  
  
Being able to download configuration files in Xilinx FPGAs on Xilinx and othere demo boards and
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<p>Being able to download configuration files in Xilinx FPGAs on Xilinx and othere demo boards and
 
use tools a iMPACT, Chipscope, and etcetera requires he installation of drivers.
 
use tools a iMPACT, Chipscope, and etcetera requires he installation of drivers.
 
In the past it often was a burden to get this going, in the latest releases of the software  
 
In the past it often was a burden to get this going, in the latest releases of the software  
these drivers are delivered with the installation of the software.
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these drivers are delivered with the installation of the software.</p>
  
I'll provide here the installation procedure on an Ubuntu 12.04LTS equipped machine but this
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<p>I'll provide here the installation procedure on an Ubuntu 12.04LTS equipped machine but this
procedure can also be followed for other Linux distributions.
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procedure can also be followed for other Linux distributions.</p>
  
After installing the Xilinx ISE software on your machine, open a terminal window.
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<p>After installing the Xilinx ISE software on your machine, open a terminal window using the following key-combination:</p>
  
    [CTRL] - [ALT] - T
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[CTRL] + [ALT] + T
 
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<br/>
The terminal window opens in your home directory.
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<p>The terminal window opens in your home directory. Change directory to where the Xilinx USB drivers can be found.</p>
Change directory to where the Xilinx USB drivers can be found.
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  cd /<Install Path>/Xilinx/<Version Number>/ISE_DS/common/bin/lin64/digilent
   
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<br/>   
    cd /<Install Path>/Xilinx/<Version Number>/ISE_DS/common/bin/lin64/digilent
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<p>The given path points to the 64-bit drivers, for the 32-bit versions replace '''"lin64"''' by '''"lin"'''.</p>
   
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<p>for the installation on my machine the path looks as:</p>
The given path points to the 64-bit drivers, for the 32-bit versions replace "lin64" by "lin".
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/usr/Xilinx/14.4/ISE_DS/common/bin/lin64/digilent
for the installation on my machine the path looks as:
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<br/>
 
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=== Install the USB cable drivers for Xilinx tools ===
    /usr/Xilinx/14.4/ISE_DS/common/bin/lin64/digilent
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<p>Install the USB cable drivers for Xilinx tools by typing in the terminal:</p>
 
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sudo ./install_digilent.sh
Install the USB cable drivers for Xilinx tools by typing in the terminal:
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<br/>
 
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<p>Provide your sudo password and the installation will start.
    sudo ./install_digilent.sh
 
 
 
Provide your sudo password and the installation will start.
 
 
Below is an example of the text that will appear in the terminal window while the drivers are
 
Below is an example of the text that will appear in the terminal window while the drivers are
installed:
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installed:</p>
 
 
    Digilent Cable Drivers Installer
 
  
    Checking for prerequisite: libusb-1.0
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    Digilent Cable Drivers Installer
    libusb-1.0.so.0 is present
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    Checking for prerequisite: libusb-1.0
 
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    libusb-1.0.so.0 is present
    Installing component: Digilent Adept Runtime
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    Installing component: Digilent Adept Runtime
    Adept Runtime Installer
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    Adept Runtime Installer
    64-bit operating system detected
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    64-bit operating system detected
    In which directory should libraries be installed? [/usr/local/lib64/digilent/adept]  
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    In which directory should libraries be installed? [/usr/local/lib64/digilent/adept]  
  
It is possible to specify here a directory path for the installation of the drivers, but
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It is possible to specify a directory path here for the installation of the drivers, but normally you can just accept the default given path.
normally you can just accept the default given path.
 
  
 
     Installing runtime libraries.....
 
     Installing runtime libraries.....
        Checking to see if libdabs.so is already installed....
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    Checking to see if libdabs.so is already installed....
        No existing installation of libdabs.so found.
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    No existing installation of libdabs.so found.
        Installed shared library "/usr/local/lib64/digilent/adept/libdabs.so.2.10.1"
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    Installed shared library "/usr/local/lib64/digilent/adept/libdabs.so.2.10.1"
 
      
 
      
 
The terminal screen will show a whole list of this kind of messages while all .so files are
 
The terminal screen will show a whole list of this kind of messages while all .so files are
 
installed or installation is skipped because the libraries are already available.
 
installed or installation is skipped because the libraries are already available.
 
      
 
      
        Checking to see if libjtsc.so is already installed....
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    Checking to see if libjtsc.so is already installed....
        No existing installation of libjtsc.so found.
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    No existing installation of libjtsc.so found.
        Installed shared library "/usr/local/lib64/digilent/adept/libjtsc.so.2.7.2"
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    Installed shared library "/usr/local/lib64/digilent/adept/libjtsc.so.2.7.2"
        Created symbolic link "/usr/local/lib64/digilent/adept/libjtsc.so"
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    Created symbolic link "/usr/local/lib64/digilent/adept/libjtsc.so"
        Created symbolic link "/usr/local/lib64/digilent/adept/libjtsc.so.2"
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    Created symbolic link "/usr/local/lib64/digilent/adept/libjtsc.so.2"
 
     Successfully installed runtime libraries.
 
     Successfully installed runtime libraries.
 
     In which directory should system binaries be installed? [/usr/local/sbin]  
 
     In which directory should system binaries be installed? [/usr/local/sbin]  
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Xilinx USB cable drivers. Provide a path or accept the default given path by just hitting the  
 
Xilinx USB cable drivers. Provide a path or accept the default given path by just hitting the  
 
enter/return key.
 
enter/return key.
Remark:  
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    The paths shown in the terminal text examples are those where the drivers are installed
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'''''Remark:'''''
    on my machine, it is possible that the install paths/locations are different for your
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'''<p>The paths shown in the terminal text examples are those where the drivers are installed on my machine, it is possible that the install paths/locations are different for your machine and/or Linux distribution.</p>'''
    machine and/or Linux distribution.
 
  
 
     Installing system binaries.....
 
     Installing system binaries.....
        installed "/usr/local/sbin/dftdrvdtch"
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    installed "/usr/local/sbin/dftdrvdtch"
 
     Successfully installed system binaries in "/usr/local/sbin".
 
     Successfully installed system binaries in "/usr/local/sbin".
 
     In which directory should data files be installed? [/usr/local/share/digilent/data]
 
     In which directory should data files be installed? [/usr/local/share/digilent/data]
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     64-bit operating system detected
 
     64-bit operating system detected
 
     In which directory should libraries be installed? [/usr/local/lib64]  
 
     In which directory should libraries be installed? [/usr/local/lib64]  
 
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    Checking to see if libftd2xx.so is already installed....
        Checking to see if libftd2xx.so is already installed....
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    No existing installation of libftd2xx.so found.
        No existing installation of libftd2xx.so found.
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    Installed shared library "/usr/local/lib64/libftd2xx.so.1.0.4"
        Installed shared library "/usr/local/lib64/libftd2xx.so.1.0.4"
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    Created symbolic link "/usr/local/lib64/libftd2xx.so"
        Created symbolic link "/usr/local/lib64/libftd2xx.so"
 
 
     Successfully installed dynamic loader configuration "/etc/ld.so.conf.d/ftdi-drivers.conf"
 
     Successfully installed dynamic loader configuration "/etc/ld.so.conf.d/ftdi-drivers.conf"
 
     Successfully updated dynamic loader cache
 
     Successfully updated dynamic loader cache
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     Plugins will be installed in the following directory: "/home/marc/.cse"
 
     Plugins will be installed in the following directory: "/home/marc/.cse"
 
     Found plugin "libCseDigilent" version "14.1" by "Digilent".
 
     Found plugin "libCseDigilent" version "14.1" by "Digilent".
        Overwrite existing plugin "/home/marc/.cse/lin64/14.1/plugins/Digilent/libCseDigilent"? (y/n) [y] y
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    Overwrite existing plugin "/home/marc/.cse/lin64/14.1/plugins/Digilent/libCseDigilent"? (y/n) [y] y
        Successfully installed plugin in "/home/marc/.cse/lin64/14.1/plugins/Digilent/libCseDigilent".
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    Successfully installed plugin in "/home/marc/.cse/lin64/14.1/plugins/Digilent/libCseDigilent".
 
     Successfully installed 1 plugin(s) for Xilinx Tools.
 
     Successfully installed 1 plugin(s) for Xilinx Tools.
 
     Successfully installed component: libCseDigilent
 
     Successfully installed component: libCseDigilent
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     Successfully installed Digilent Cable Drivers
 
     Successfully installed Digilent Cable Drivers
  
Voila, installation doen and ready to be tested.
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Voila, installation done and ready to be tested. Connect a development board via a USB cable to your PC and start a tool like iMPACT or Chipscope.
Connect a development board via a USB cable to your PC and start a tool like iMPACT or Chipscope.
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=== Example for iMPACT ===
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Start iMPACT via the menu, if you installed the menu system as described in another article on this web page or start iMPACT from the command line.       
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[CTRL] + [ALT] + T       
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Source the right Xilinx settings file: 
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source /<Install Path>/Xilinx/<Version Number>/ISE_DS/settingsNN.FFF   
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Where <Install Path> is the directory path where the Xilinx tools are installed, <Version Number> is the version of the Xilinx ISE software installed on your machine, NN = 32 or 64 bit machine and FFF = csh or sh shell used.
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Then type: 
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impact       
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The iMPACT GUI will start and when it asks to automatically detect the JTAG chain, respond with yes. WHen the drivers are correctly installed the JTAG chain of components on the used development board will be displayed with icons on the iMPACT canvas.
  
Example for iMPACT:
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    Start iMPACT via the menu, if you installed the menu system as described in another article
 
    on this web page.
 
    or start iMPACT from the command line.
 
       
 
        [CTRL] - [ALT] - T
 
       
 
    Source the right Xilinx settings file:
 
 
 
        source /<Install Path>/Xilinx/<Version Number>/ISE_DS/settingsNN.FFF
 
   
 
    Where <Install Path> is the directory path where the Xilinx tools are installed,
 
    <Version Number> is the version of the Xilinx ISE software installed on your machine,
 
    NN = 32 or 64 bit machine and FFF = csh or sh shell used.
 
           
 
    Then type:
 
   
 
        impact
 
       
 
    The iMPACT GUI will start and when it asks to automatically detect the JTAG chain, respond
 
    with yes. WHen the drivers are correctly installed the JTAG chain of components on the
 
    used development board will be displayed with icons on the iMPACT canvas.
 

Latest revision as of 11:48, 14 February 2013

Using Xilinx tools, iMPACT, Chipscope, ... on an UBUNTU 12.04LTS machine.


Being able to download configuration files in Xilinx FPGAs on Xilinx and othere demo boards and use tools a iMPACT, Chipscope, and etcetera requires he installation of drivers. In the past it often was a burden to get this going, in the latest releases of the software these drivers are delivered with the installation of the software.

I'll provide here the installation procedure on an Ubuntu 12.04LTS equipped machine but this procedure can also be followed for other Linux distributions.

After installing the Xilinx ISE software on your machine, open a terminal window using the following key-combination:

[CTRL] + [ALT] + T


The terminal window opens in your home directory. Change directory to where the Xilinx USB drivers can be found.

cd /<Install Path>/Xilinx/<Version Number>/ISE_DS/common/bin/lin64/digilent


The given path points to the 64-bit drivers, for the 32-bit versions replace "lin64" by "lin".

for the installation on my machine the path looks as:

/usr/Xilinx/14.4/ISE_DS/common/bin/lin64/digilent


Install the USB cable drivers for Xilinx tools

Install the USB cable drivers for Xilinx tools by typing in the terminal:

sudo ./install_digilent.sh


Provide your sudo password and the installation will start. Below is an example of the text that will appear in the terminal window while the drivers are installed:

    Digilent Cable Drivers Installer
    Checking for prerequisite: libusb-1.0
    libusb-1.0.so.0 is present
    Installing component: Digilent Adept Runtime
    Adept Runtime Installer
    64-bit operating system detected
    In which directory should libraries be installed? [/usr/local/lib64/digilent/adept] 

It is possible to specify a directory path here for the installation of the drivers, but normally you can just accept the default given path.

   Installing runtime libraries.....
   Checking to see if libdabs.so is already installed....
   No existing installation of libdabs.so found.
   Installed shared library "/usr/local/lib64/digilent/adept/libdabs.so.2.10.1"
   

The terminal screen will show a whole list of this kind of messages while all .so files are installed or installation is skipped because the libraries are already available.

   Checking to see if libjtsc.so is already installed....
   No existing installation of libjtsc.so found.
   Installed shared library "/usr/local/lib64/digilent/adept/libjtsc.so.2.7.2"
   Created symbolic link "/usr/local/lib64/digilent/adept/libjtsc.so"
   Created symbolic link "/usr/local/lib64/digilent/adept/libjtsc.so.2"
   Successfully installed runtime libraries.
   In which directory should system binaries be installed? [/usr/local/sbin] 

The libraries are installed and the question is asked where to install the binaries of the Xilinx USB cable drivers. Provide a path or accept the default given path by just hitting the enter/return key.

Remark:

The paths shown in the terminal text examples are those where the drivers are installed on my machine, it is possible that the install paths/locations are different for your machine and/or Linux distribution.

   Installing system binaries.....
   installed "/usr/local/sbin/dftdrvdtch"
   Successfully installed system binaries in "/usr/local/sbin".
   In which directory should data files be installed? [/usr/local/share/digilent/data]

The binaries are installed and now the question is asked where to install the data files. Provide a pth or accept the given default by hitting enter/return.

   Installing firmware images.....
   Successfully installed firmware images in "/usr/local/share/digilent/data/firmware".
   Installing JTSC device list.....
   Successfully installed JTSC device list "/usr/local/share/digilent/data/jtscdvclist.txt".
   Installing CoolRunner support files.....
   Successfully installed CoolRunner support files in "/usr/local/share/digilent/data/xpla3".
   Installing CoolRunner 2 support files.....
   Successfully installed CoolRunner 2 support files in "/usr/local/share/digilent/data/xbr".
   In which directory should the Adept Runtime Configuration file be installed? [/etc]

Question asked by the installation flow where to install the runtime configuration file. As for may programs the default given path is /etc but hen wanted this can be anywere else by specifying a custom path.

   Installing Adept Runtime configuration.....
   Successfully installed Adept Runtime configuration "/etc/digilent-adept.conf".
   Installing USB UDEV rules.....
   Successfully installed USB UDEV rules "/etc/udev/rules.d/52-digilent-usb.rules".
   Installing dynamic loader configuration.....
   Successfully installed dynamic loader configuration "/etc/ld.so.conf.d/digilent-adept-libraries.conf".
   Successfully reloaded UDEV rules.
   Successfully updated dynamic loader cache.
   Successfully installed Adept Runtime.
   Successfully installed component: Digilent Adept Runtime

Xilinx and Digilent boards use a FTDI USB/RS232 device for communication and downloading of configuration files in the FPGA(s) on teh development / demo boards. The installation program checks if FTDI drivers are already available on the machine and if not installs them. Ubuntu is default equiped with Silabs USB/RS232 drivers, so the FTDI drivers will be installed. It is again possible to specify a location for these drivers. I've let the install tool use the default given location but maybe one wants to install drivers elsewhere, possibly were the Silabs drivers are installed.

   Installing component: FTDI Drivers (libftd2xx)
   FTDI Driver Installer
   64-bit operating system detected
   In which directory should libraries be installed? [/usr/local/lib64] 
   Checking to see if libftd2xx.so is already installed....
   No existing installation of libftd2xx.so found.
   Installed shared library "/usr/local/lib64/libftd2xx.so.1.0.4"
   Created symbolic link "/usr/local/lib64/libftd2xx.so"
   Successfully installed dynamic loader configuration "/etc/ld.so.conf.d/ftdi-drivers.conf"
   Successfully updated dynamic loader cache
   Successfully installed FTDI Driver
   Successfully installed component: FTDI Drivers (libftd2xx)
   Installing component: libCseDigilent
   Installer for Plugins for Xilinx Tools
   In which directory should plugins be installed? [/home/marc/.cse]
   Plugins will be installed in the following directory: "/home/marc/.cse"
   Found plugin "libCseDigilent" version "14.1" by "Digilent".
   Overwrite existing plugin "/home/marc/.cse/lin64/14.1/plugins/Digilent/libCseDigilent"? (y/n) [y] y
   Successfully installed plugin in "/home/marc/.cse/lin64/14.1/plugins/Digilent/libCseDigilent".
   Successfully installed 1 plugin(s) for Xilinx Tools.
   Successfully installed component: libCseDigilent
   Successfully installed Digilent Cable Drivers

Voila, installation done and ready to be tested. Connect a development board via a USB cable to your PC and start a tool like iMPACT or Chipscope.

Example for iMPACT

Start iMPACT via the menu, if you installed the menu system as described in another article on this web page or start iMPACT from the command line.

[CTRL] + [ALT] + T        

Source the right Xilinx settings file:

source /<Install Path>/Xilinx/<Version Number>/ISE_DS/settingsNN.FFF     

Where <Install Path> is the directory path where the Xilinx tools are installed, <Version Number> is the version of the Xilinx ISE software installed on your machine, NN = 32 or 64 bit machine and FFF = csh or sh shell used. Then type:

impact        

The iMPACT GUI will start and when it asks to automatically detect the JTAG chain, respond with yes. WHen the drivers are correctly installed the JTAG chain of components on the used development board will be displayed with icons on the iMPACT canvas.