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Notes

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1. Installing JTAG cable drivers under Ubuntu:

   a) When installing ISE, do NOT install any cable drivers.

   b) sudo apt-get install \

        gitk git-gui libusb-dev build-essential libc6-dev fxload

   c) git clone git://git.zerfleddert.de/usb-driver

   d) cd usb-driver

   e) make

   f) ./setup_pcusb /opt/Xilinx/14.5/ISE_DS/ISE/

2. The configuration bitstring for the FPGA is stored in the

   "Platform Flash PROM" (XCF04S). The board must therefore

   be jumpered for "Master Serial Mode" (all 3 jumpers set).

3. Here is the command which burns the configuration bitstring

   into the Platform Flash PROM:

      /opt/Xilinx/14.5/ISE_DS/ISE/bin/lin/impact -batch ./program.cmd

4. The machine monitor is stored in the "StrataFlash Parallel NOR

   Flash PROM", starting at address 0x000000. The ECO32 CPU can

   access the machine monitor at virtual address 0xE0000000. The

   monitor's size must not exceed 16 MB (the size of the Flash ROM).

5. In order to program the Flash ROM proceed as follows (very

   briefly, the FPGA is used as a Flash ROM programmer):

   a) Connect a serial cable to the starter board. This is needed

      in order to communicate with the flash programmer.

   b) Transfer the MCS file you wish to program into the flash ROM

      to the computer to which the serial cable is connected.

   c) Start a serial communication program (e.g. minicom) on the

      computer at the other end of the serial cable. The communication

      parameters must be set as follows:

         - choose the serial port to which the cable is connected

           (this is /dev/??? on my computer)

         - 115200 baud

         - 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit ("8N1")

         - software flow control ("XON/XOFF protocol")

         - line wrap on (otherwise you won't see all chars of long lines)

         - add linefeed on (the programmer sends CR, but not LF)

         - local echo off (the programmer does echo itself)

   d) Here is the command that loads the FPGA with the programmer:

         /opt/Xilinx/14.5/ISE_DS/ISE/bin/lin/impact -batch ./flash-500.cmd

   e)

   f)