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[dag1]

I am trying to use the ATLYS (Sp6) board.

I am succesfull in accessing it via the Digilent Adept application.

But once I try to use it form the ISE the cable not recognized.

I attach a description of the problem.

Any advice ?

thanks

Dag

[joelby]

According to the Digilent setup guide, the 'digilent_plugin' doesn't automatically appear in the list under iMPACT, Output, Cable Setup. Cable Plug-in. You have to type it in manually. Please give that a go!

[dag1]

Here is an update: I succeeded to install the board on Windows XP.

Now I am trying to make it work on Linux, Ubuntu 11.04
Linux  2.6.38-10-generic #46-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jun 28 15:05:41 UTC 2011 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

on which I have intalled Xilinx Design Suite 13.1.

I did the following:

1. Extract Digilent.zip file into <Xilinx_13_1_install_Dir>\ISE_

DS\EDK\board folder.
which contains the

/opt/Xilinx/13.1/ISE_DS/EDK/board/Digilent/ipxact/Digilent_Atlys/data

2. copied The Plug-in files “libCseDigilent.so” and “libCseDigilent.xml”
into folder:

 /opt/Xilinx/13.1/ISE_DS/ISE/lib/lin/plugins/Digilent

3. Installed the Adept System on Ubuntu:

 by running the install.sh

I guess it is working since I did not receive any errors while installing and when I do lsusb I see

Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 003: ID 046d:c31d Logitech, Inc.
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 046d:c05a Logitech, Inc. Optical Mouse M90
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 005: ID 04e2:1410 Exar Corp.
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 006: ID 1443:0007 Digilent CoolRunner-II CPLD Starter Kit
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0bc2:2100 Seagate RSS LLC
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

4. in iMPACT I do cable setup:

I type: digilent_plugin

but I still get the mesage:

ERROR:iMPACT - Could not open plug-in of the type: digilent_plugin. Please check to make sure the correct plug-in for this type is properly installed.
The following targetNames are available:
  xilinx_svffile (libCseSvfFilePlugin)
  auto (libCseXilCommPlugin)
  xilinx_parallel (libCseXilCommPlugin)
  xilinx_platformusb (libCseXilCommPlugin)
  xilinx_file (libCseXilCommPlugin)
  xilinx_xvc (libCseXvcPlugin)

Any advise ?

thanks

Dag

[dag1 · Accepted solution]

I found the problem:

one needs to create another folder and place the files

libCseDigilent.so

libCseDigilent.xml

under it

/opt/Xilinx/13.1/ISE_DS/ISE/lib/lin/plugins/Digilent/libCseDigilent/

My mistake was that I placed the files under

/opt/Xilinx/13.1/ISE_DS/ISE/lib/lin/plugins/Digilent/

I now have the Atlys board connected to the ISE (iMPACT) on Ubuntu 11.10

Dag

[bobda]

Where did you get the plugins directory under Xilinx/ISE/bin/lin ? my installation doesn't sho anything like that.

I have the digilent directory but not the plugins

Thanks

C

[dag1]

Just create it yourself