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AR# 29864 12.1 EDK - I cannot download bitstreams to the targeted FPGA, even though I can accomplish this with iMPACT

Description

I can program the "download.bit" file into the FPGA using iMPACT. However, when I select Download Bitstream in the XPS GUI, the following error occurs:

"ERROR:iMPACT:583 - '<position_number>': The idcode read from the device does not match the idcode in the bsdl File.
INFO:iMPACT:1578 - '<position_number>': Device IDCODE : 00000000000000000000000000000000
INFO:iMPACT:1579 - '<position_number>': Expected IDCODE: 00000010101010010110000010010011"

Solution

This error indicates that you did not specify the correct JTAG chain position number for the targeted FPGA.

To solve this issue, open the "download.cmd" file and pinpoint the correct position number after "-p".

For example, if the targeted FPGA is the fourth chip on the JTAG chain, the statements in "download.cmd" should look similar to the following:

assignfile -p 4 -file implementation/download.bit
program -p 4

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AR# 29864
Date Created 02/13/2008
Last Updated 06/03/2010
Status Active
Type
Tools
  • EDK - 12.1
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