AMD is now offering its second generation Pb-Free (RoHS compliant) USB compatible cable for in-circuit configuration and programming of all AMD devices.
The Platform Cable USB II provides integrated firmware to deliver high-performance, reliable and user-friendly configuration of AMD FPGAs and programming of AMD PROM and CPLD devices. The Platform Cable USB II cable optimizes direct programming of third-party SPI flash memory devices and indirect programming of SPI or parallel NOR flash memory devices via the FPGA JTAG port. In addition, Platform Cable USB II is a cost effective tool for debugging embedded software and firmware when used with AMD applications such as the Embedded Development Kit and ChipScope™ Pro Analyzer.
Platform Cable USB II is an upgrade to and backwards compatible with Platform Cable USB. It has industry-leading performance and is compatible with Full Speed (USB 1.1) and Hi-Speed (USB 2.0) ports.
List of the supported device for different versions of Vivado can be found in the Release Notes.
Comparison Metric | Platform Cable USB II | SmartLynq Data Cable | SmartLynq+ Module |
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Device Programming and Hardware Debug | Y | Y | Y |
Basic Software Debug | Y | Y | Y |
High-speed Debug Capability | N | N | Y (up to 10Gb/s) |
OS / Hypervisor Aware Debug | N | Y | Y |
Trace Capability | N | N | AIE Trace Only |
Remote Access / Debug Capability | N | Y | Y |
USB Host Interface | Y (USB 2.0) | Y (USB 2.0) | Y (USB 3.0) |
10/100/1000 Ethernet Host Interface | N | Y | Y |
Default Bitstream Programming Speed (MB/s) | 0.4 | 4 | 4 |
JTAG Max Clock Speed (MHz) | 24 | 40 | 100 |
Connection to Target via PC4 JTAG or Flying Wire Adapter Cable (provided) | Y | Y | Y |
GPIO Available with Flying Lead Cable (provided) | N | Y | Y |
Hardware Server Application | On Host | Local to Cable | Local to Cable |