Re: [Xc3sprog-users] Programming XCFxxP flash PROMs

[Wojciech A. K. <wk...@Fr...>]

On Wed, Jul 07, 2010 at 06:36:19PM +0200, Joris van Rantwijk wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I just submitted a patch to support Xilinx XCFxxP series flash PROMs.
> It seems to work but it has only been tested with XCF32P, so it should
> be considered experimental. I'm planning to look at Virtex 5 as well,
> but I have no idea what will come out of that.
> 
> I noticed that programming big files is quite slow (20 minutes for a
> 20 Mbit image). I'm using a Xilinx DLC10 USB programmer.
> 
> What is currently the fastest cable type for xc3sprog?
> 
> Also, I'd like to mention again that the Xilinx Parallel Cable III still
> does not work for me. It says "Missing power for Parallel Cable III".

Hi Joris,

You probably want to get a USB cable of any kind. It should be faster.
There's a hack we talked about on this mailing list in the past. It's all
about how to enable Xilinx Parallel Cable III. Unless Uwe decides to commit
it you may want to browse the archives and apply the fix temporarily and let
us know, whether it fixes a problem in your case.

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