fix for mutex deadlock when closing and reopening the cable connection

[usb-driver] / README

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@@ -9,18 +9,28 @@ should work on every kernel version which is supported by libusb and supports
 ppdev. It was written against impact from ISE Webpack 9.1SP1 and tested with
 the following software:
 
 ppdev. It was written against impact from ISE Webpack 9.1SP1 and tested with
 the following software:
 

- * ISE Webpack 9.1SP3
- * ISE Webpack 9.1SP2
- * ISE Webpack 9.1SP1
+ * ISE Webpack 10.1
+ * ISE Webpack 9.2SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4
+ * ISE Webpack 9.1SP1, SP2, SP3

  * ISE Webpack 8.2SP3
  * ISE Webpack 8.1SP3
  * ISE Webpack 8.2SP3
  * ISE Webpack 8.1SP3

- * ChipScope 9.1.03i
- * ChipScope 9.1.02i
+ * ChipScope 10.1
+ * ChipScope 9.2.01i, 9.2.02i, 9.2.03i, 9.2.04i
+ * ChipScope 9.1.02i, 9.1.03i

  * ChipScope 8.2.04i
  * ChipScope 8.2.04i

+ * EDK 10.1
+ * EDK 9.2.01i, 9.2.02i
+ * EDK 9.1.01i, 9.1.02i

  * EDK 8.2.02i
  * EDK 8.1.02i
  * EDK 8.2.02i
  * EDK 8.1.02i

+ * Synplicity Identify

 
 

-Build the library by calling `make'.
+In addition to the XILINX USB and parallel cables, devices based on the FTDI
+2232 serial converter chip are also experimentally supported. This includes
+devices like the Amontec JTAGkey(-Tiny).
+
+Build the library by calling `make'. If you are on a 64 bit system but want
+to build a 32 bit library, run `make lib32' instead.

 
 To use this library you have to preload the library before starting impact:
 
 
 To use this library you have to preload the library before starting impact:
 


@@ -31,17 +41,20 @@ $ setenv LD_PRELOAD /path/to/libusb-driver.so  (for csh shells)
 $ impact
 
 The source for this library can be found at:
 $ impact
 
 The source for this library can be found at:

-http://cvs.zerfleddert.de/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/usb-driver/
+http://git.zerfleddert.de/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi/usb-driver

 
 The main website is located at:
 http://www.rmdir.de/~michael/xilinx/
 
 
 The main website is located at:
 http://www.rmdir.de/~michael/xilinx/
 

+The Git repository can be cloned with:
+git clone git://git.zerfleddert.de/usb-driver
+

 
 Notes for the USB cable
 =======================
 
 To use the device as an ordinary user, put the following line in a new
 
 Notes for the USB cable
 =======================
 
 To use the device as an ordinary user, put the following line in a new

-file in /etc/udev/rules.d/ and restart udev:
+file "libusb-driver.rules" in /etc/udev/rules.d/ and restart udev:

 ACTION=="add", BUS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="03fd", MODE="666"
 
 
 ACTION=="add", BUS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="03fd", MODE="666"
 
 


@@ -56,11 +69,19 @@ these steps:
 2. Install the package containing /sbin/fxload from your linux distribution.
    It is usually called "fxload"
 
 2. Install the package containing /sbin/fxload from your linux distribution.
    It is usually called "fxload"
 

-3. copy the file /path/to/ISE/bin/lin/xusbdfwu.hex to /usr/share/xusbdfwu.hex
+3. copy the files /path/to/ISE/bin/lin/xusb*.hex to /usr/share/

 
 4. restart udev and re-plug the cable
 
 
 
 4. restart udev and re-plug the cable
 
 

+If you have multiple cables connected, you can specify the cable to use
+in the XILINX_USB_DEV environment-variable as "bus:device".
+These identifiers are available in the output of lsusb:
+Bus 001 Device 004: ID 03fd:0008 Xilinx, Inc.
+    ^^^        ^^^
+To use this cable, set the XILINX_USB_DEV variable to "001:004".
+
+

 Notes for the parallel cable
 ============================
 
 Notes for the parallel cable
 ============================
 


@@ -93,6 +114,41 @@ HIGHZ instead of BYPASS" enabled in Edit -> Preferences -> iMPACT Configuration
 Preferences.
 If you are using batch mode, add the following line to your cmd file:
 setPreference -pref UseHighz:TRUE
 Preferences.
 If you are using batch mode, add the following line to your cmd file:
 setPreference -pref UseHighz:TRUE

-(This problem also occurs on windows and when using the real windrvr in linux and
-is solved with the same workaround. Impact 8.2 is working fine with the same
+(This problem also occurs on windows and when using the real windrvr in linux
+and is solved with the same workaround. Impact 8.2 is working fine with the same

 boards and designs)
 boards and designs)

+
+
+Notes for FTDI 2232 based cables
+================================
+
+To build the driver with FTDI 2232 support, you need to have libftdi and
+the libftdi development package installed. On debian, you can install both
+by installing 'libftdi-dev'.
+
+To set-up the device:
+1. Find out the vendor and product id of your cable using lsusb:
+   Bus 003 Device 005: ID 0403:cff8 Future Technology Devices ...
+                          ~~~~~~~~~
+
+2. Copy the sample libusb-driverrc to ~/.libusb-driverrc, edit it and replace
+   the vendor and product-id in the example file with the values provided in
+   the lsusb-output. You can also change the 'parallel port' which is mapped to
+   this cable. Impact sees the device at that port as a Parallel Cable III.
+
+3. To use the device as an ordinary user, put the following line in a new file
+   in /etc/udev/rules.d/ and restart udev:
+   ACTION=="add", BUS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="0403", SYSFS{idProduct}=="cff8", MODE="666"
+   (replace the vendor and product id with your values)
+
+The support for FTDI 2232 based devices is experimental and they are currently
+significantly slower than the other supported cables.
+
+
+Locked cables
+=============
+
+If you get the message 'The cable is being used by another application.' from
+impact, try running the following command:
+
+echo -e 'cleancablelock\nexit' | impact -batch