I am new to Alchitry Au board, currently I’m facing 2 issues which i list here i already ask in Alchitry Au forum but did not receive any response yet.
so could you please give me a guidance.
Issue 1:
Finding a connector for Alchitry Au Board. Not able to find the connectors for accessing I/O Pins of a board, which connectors/cables should I use or any alternative options?
Issue 2:
I downloaded the windows driver, Xilinx USB cable but unable to fix the issue. when I tried Alchitry Au lab loader it works properly but when though the Xilinx vivado I am not able do it. could you please guide me how can i resolve this error.
> This is my console message:
open_hw_manager
connect_hw_server -allow_non_jtag
INFO: [Labtools 27-2285] Connecting to hw_server url TCP:localhost:3121
INFO: [Labtools 27-2222] Launching hw_server…
INFO: [Labtools 27-2221] Launch Output:
****** Xilinx hw_server v2024.1.0
**** Build date : Mar 6 2024 at 20:50:54
** Copyright 1986-2022 Xilinx, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
INFO: [Labtools 27-3415] Connecting to cs_server url TCP:localhost:0
INFO: [Labtools 27-3417] Launching cs_server…
INFO: [Labtools 27-2221] Launch Output:
******** Xilinx cs_server v2024.1.0
****** Build date : Mar 09 2024-05:30:37
**** Build number : 2024.1.1709942437
** Copyright 2017-2022 Xilinx, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
** Copyright 2022-2025 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
connect_hw_server: Time (s): cpu = 00:00:02 ; elapsed = 00:00:34 . Memory (MB): peak = 1543.020 ; gain = 8.191
refresh_hw_server {localhost:3121}
WARNING: [Labtoolstcl 44-27] No hardware targets exist on the server [localhost:3121]
Check to make sure the cable targets connected to this machine are properly connected
and powered up, then use the refresh_hw_server command to re-register the hardware targets.strong text****strong text
Are you connecting the Xilinx cable to the JTAG pins on the header or trying something else?
The easiest way to use JTAG is with the on-board JTAG bridge. You can program the V1 boards with the “program_ftdi” program included with Vivado. It will then show up in the hardware manager. See No Devices Detected with Vivado Hardware Manager - #5 by alchitry
As per your suggestion I implement the “Program_ftdi” but still I am facing same issue.
I read this topic and followed all the steps but, hardware target on local server still not exists, No Devices Detected with Vivado Hardware Manager - #5 by alchitry.
I tried multiple times and reinstalled the Xilinx USB cable driver manually, but didn’t get any solution.
I updated the Xilinx Vivado tool 2024.2 >>> 2024.2.1
here I also attached the file for your reference.
Could you please guide me how can I solve these errors.
Let me know if you need anything else.
You can check that the board was programmed correctly from program_ftdi by reading back part of the config with FT_Prog. It should say “Xilinx” under “Manufacture Desc”. Check it by plugging your board in then going to DEVICES->Scan and Parse. It should then show it in the main window.
I’m planning to roll a utility into Alchitry Labs to program the FTDI chip for you as well if you’re having issues with program_ftdi.
