USB Cable for Programming Xilinx FPGA (Spartan 3)

From	"Anand P. Paralkar" <anand.paralkar@gnospammale.com>
Newsgroups	comp.arch.embedded
Subject	USB Cable for Programming Xilinx FPGA (Spartan 3)
Date	2014-10-17 23:02 +0530
Message-ID	<cad264Fm379U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)

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Hello everyone,

I would like to know if we can use a general purpose (available 
off-the-shelf at popular stores) USB to JTAG cable to program a Xilinx 
Spartan 3 FPGA or does it *have to be* a cable (and box) specifically 
meant for programming a Spartan 3 FPGA (as shown on the Xilinx website)?

I am hoping to hear from people who have actually used a general purpose 
USB to JTAG cable (as seen on Digikey/Mouser/.. etc.) and tell me that 
it works just fine.

Regards,
Anand

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USB Cable for Programming Xilinx FPGA (Spartan 3) "Anand P. Paralkar" <anand.paralkar@gnospammale.com> - 2014-10-17 23:02 +0530
  Re: USB Cable for Programming Xilinx FPGA (Spartan 3) langwadt@fonz.dk - 2014-10-17 10:46 -0700
    Re: USB Cable for Programming Xilinx FPGA (Spartan 3) Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2014-10-17 20:10 +0100
      Re: USB Cable for Programming Xilinx FPGA (Spartan 3) rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2014-10-17 15:30 -0400
  Re: USB Cable for Programming Xilinx FPGA (Spartan 3) "Anand P. Paralkar" <anand.paralkar@gnospammale.com> - 2014-10-18 15:14 +0530
    Re: USB Cable for Programming Xilinx FPGA (Spartan 3) Petter Gustad <newsmailcomp6@gustad.com> - 2014-10-19 11:06 +0200
      Re: USB Cable for Programming Xilinx FPGA (Spartan 3) Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2014-10-19 12:08 +0100

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