How To Install xc3sprog on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xc3sprog on Ubuntu.
What is xc3sprog
xc3sprog is:
xc3sprog is a suite of utilities for programming Xilinx FPGAs, CPLDs, and EEPROMs with the Xilinx Parallel Cable and other JTAG adapters under Linux. xc3sprog runs as a command-line application.
The main features include:
- Reading a .BIT file from Xilinx design tools and programming it into an FPGA.
- Reading a JEDEC file and programming it into a CPLD.
- Programming a .BIT file into an on-board configuration PROM.
- Programming a binary image into on-board SPI flash memory.
- Reading the contents of a PROM chip back to a file.
- Programming AVR microcontrollers.
The functionality of xc3sprog is similar to that of Xilinx IMPACT. There are also similarities with other free JTAG tools, such as UrJTAG. However, xc3sprog has a number of advantages:
- xc3sprog is free software.
- It is a command-line tool.
- It works on Linux without the need to install binary “cable-drivers”. (Although some types of JTAG cables need to load firmware.)
- It uses an optional configuration file to recognize new JTAG devices.
- It contains programming algorithms for the supported devices, enabling the direct use of binary files (.BIT / JEDEC) from design tools (as opposed to intermediate SVF/STAPLE files).
There are three methods to install xc3sprog on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install xc3sprog Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xc3sprog using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xc3sprog
Install xc3sprog Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xc3sprog using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xc3sprog
Install xc3sprog Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install xc3sprog using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xc3sprog
How To Uninstall xc3sprog on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xc3sprog package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xc3sprog
Uninstall xc3sprog And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xc3sprog and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xc3sprog
Remove xc3sprog Configurations and Data
To remove xc3sprog configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xc3sprog
Remove xc3sprog configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xc3sprog configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xc3sprog
Dependencies
xc3sprog have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xc3sprog package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.