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problem with programming the fpga on the zedboard

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Hi,
I am having problem with my rev D zedboard. i am trying to program the fpga via the jtag port j17 using the supplied usb cable (only one usb cable is supplied which is also used for the uart connection). i have set all the   jumper (j7 to j11) correctly to ground. i am going through a zedbook tutorial and have reached the point in sdk to program the fpga via 'xilinx tools' -> program fpga but when i run this i get an error "program FPGA failed". what is wrong?

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    You have not given us much to go on. What version of the Xilinx tools are you using?

    What is your Host PC OS, Windows 7, Linux?

     

    The usb cable is a standard one so you can add a second to connect the USB-UART and programming port at the same time.

     

    That said there are a couple of things to look at.

     

    Sometimes, once you connect the USB cable between the ZedBoard J17 and your PC it can take a while for the drivers to load. You can open Windows Device Manager and you should see a "USB Serial Converter" added to the hardware list when the drivers load.

     

    You may also need to allow the firewall to make the connection.

     

    If you still have issues you might want to try a different tutorial to make sure you have generated a valid FPGA config file.

     

    -Gary

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    Thanks Gary. i am using windows XP. The usb-uart connection to j14 works ok so it is not the cable or the usb port. i also believe that the generated bit stream file is ok too. the error message i get is:-
    10:11:57 INFOt: Time out for XMD transaction is 60000
    If you want to increase the timeout value, goto Windows-> Preferences -> Xilinx SDK -> XMD Startup
    10:11:57 ERRORt: Timeout occured while waiting to get reply for command "xload hw C:/Zynq_Book/first_zynq_design/first_zynq_design.sdk/first_zynq_system_wrapper_hw_platform_0/system.hdf"

    i tried increasing the timeout period without but it did not fix the problem. i am beginning ot think that the J17 port is faulty. when i plug the cable to it I can see the USB serial converter connection in the device manager menu but don't see any other message such as new hardware detected or anything (should i see such a message?).

    mehrdad

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    Thanks Gary. i am using windows XP. The usb-uart connection to j14 works ok so it is not the cable or the usb port. i also believe that the generated bit stream file is ok too. the error message i get is:-
    10:11:57 INFOt: Time out for XMD transaction is 60000
    If you want to increase the timeout value, goto Windows-> Preferences -> Xilinx SDK -> XMD Startup
    10:11:57 ERRORt: Timeout occured while waiting to get reply for command "xload hw C:/Zynq_Book/first_zynq_design/first_zynq_design.sdk/first_zynq_system_wrapper_hw_platform_0/system.hdf"

    i tried increasing the timeout period without but it did not fix the problem. i am beginning ot think that the J17 port is faulty. when i plug the cable to it I can see the USB serial converter connection in the device manager menu but don't see any other message such as new hardware detected or anything (should i see such a message?).

    mehrdad

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