gEDA-user: Re: gEDA: A new free JTAG software

[Karel Kulhavý <clock@twibright.com>]

Is it possible to use these tools to program XILINX etc.? I am very new to
this topic and have heard something about JTAG and that XILINX is difficult to
program using free software tools - how is it about this matter really?

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On Wed, Feb 04, 2004 at 10:40:11AM +0100, Uwe Bonnes wrote:
> >>>>> "Nahitafu" == Nahitafu  <nahitafu@nifty.com> writes:
> 
>     Nahitafu> Hi all.  I send this message to geda-dev again because I sent
>     Nahitafu> to geda-user by mistake. I am very sorry for overlapped
>     Nahitafu> message.
> 
>     Nahitafu> I am a Japanese of electronics hobbyist.  I release a free new
>     Nahitafu> JTAG software.  This tool's development codename is
>     Nahitafu> "MITOUJTAG".
> 
>     Nahitafu> http://www.nahitech.com/jtag-en/
> 
>     Nahitafu> This software can do boundary-scan operation graphically of
>     Nahitafu> any IC with the BSDL files and a package shape description
>     Nahitafu> file.  (As for some standard packages such as DIP , PLCC , QFP
>     Nahitafu> and BGA package files are prepared standardly as default.)
> 
>     Nahitafu> Even if you doesn't have an expensive oscilloscope or logic
>     Nahitafu> analyzer, you can see any IC's pins condition.
> 
>     Nahitafu> And, it can be controlled remotely through TCP/IP.
> 
> This sounds very interesting!
> 
>     Nahitafu> Now, the "JTAG server for evaluation" is introduced to the
>     Nahitafu> public. If you use "JTAG server for evaluation", even if you
>     Nahitafu> have no hardware for JTAG at hand , you can experience the
>     Nahitafu> feeling of the use of MITOUJTAG right now.  This server is
>     Nahitafu> operating on the Debian Linux.
> 
>     Nahitafu> http://www.nahitech.com/jtag-en/evserver.html
> 
> That web page points to nahitafu.mydns.jp. However that address doesn't
> resolve:
> > ping nahitafu.mydns.jp
> ping: unknown host nahitafu.mydns.jp
> 
>     Nahitafu> At present MITOUJTAG runs under the Windows only, but a
>     Nahitafu> Linux/Gtk edition is under development now.  Though this
>     Nahitafu> software source code hasn't been released yet,I will release
>     Nahitafu> it under dual license of GPL and something at the end of
>     Nahitafu> February
> 
> Thanks for your work
> 
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