diff --git a/tcl/interface/usb-jtag.cfg b/tcl/interface/usb-jtag.cfg index f0164cafd..15274d529 100644 --- a/tcl/interface/usb-jtag.cfg +++ b/tcl/interface/usb-jtag.cfg @@ -1,9 +1,37 @@ +# ixo-usb-jtag - Emulation of a Altera Bus Blaster I on a Cypress FX2 IC. # -# Kolja Waschk's USB-JTAG +# The ixo-usb-jtag firmware can be loaded onto a bunch of different hardware +# including; +# * Xilinx USB Platform Cable +# * Many Digilent boards such as the Nexys, Nexys 2 and Atlys boards +# * Many fpga4fun.com boards from such as the Saxo and Xylo boards +# * The Numato Opsis # -# http://www.ixo.de/info/usb_jtag/ +# Original version - http://www.ixo.de/info/usb_jtag/ +# Updated version - http://ixo-jtag.sourceforge.net/ +# Newest version - http://github.com/mithro/ixo-usb-jtag # +# Procedure for using is; +# * Get the ixo-usb-jtag firmware for your hardware (or build it yourself). +# * Load the firmware using the fxload tool. +# * Use openocd. +# +# Unless you burn the firmware into the EEPROM on your device, power cycling +# will require you to reload the firmware using the fxload tool. This can be +# automated by using udev rules (which can be found in the firmware +# repository). +# +# Ubuntu packages built from mithro's version (with prebuilt firmware and udev +# rules) can be found at +# https://launchpad.net/~timvideos/+archive/ubuntu/fpga-support +# +# TODO: Refactor the usb_blaster driver to allow loading firmware using any low +# level driver. Loading firmware is currently only supported on the ublast2 +# driver but ixo-usb-jtag requires the ftdi or ftd2xx driver. interface usb_blaster usb_blaster_vid_pid 0x16C0 0x06AD -usb_blaster_device_desc "USB-JTAG-IF" +usb_blaster_device_desc "Van Ooijen Technische Informatica" +# ixo-usb-jtag is only compatible with the ublast1 protocol implemented via the +# ftdi or ftd2xx modes, using ublast2 will cause openocd to hang. +usb_blaster_lowlevel_driver ftdi