Preface
About This Manual
This manual describes Xilinx's EZTag software, a tool used for In-
system progamming.
Before using this manual, you should be familiar with the operations
that are common to all Xilinx's software tools: how to bring up the
system, select a tool for use, specify operations, and manage design
data. These topics are covered in the Development System Reference
Guide.
Manual Contents
This manual covers the following topics.
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EZTag User Guide
Chapter 1, "Introduction," provides an introduction to Xilinx
Boundary-scan and JTAG capabilities.
Chapter 2, "EZTag Download Cable Options," provides informa-
tion for connecting and using the XChecker Serial Cable or the
Parallel Download Cable to download and readback information
in-system.
Chapter 3, "In-System Tutorial for PCs," documents the basics of
using the interface to download programming to XC9500 family
devices in-system.
Chapter 4, "EZTag with Workstations," documents the basics of
using EZTag with from a workstation environment.
Appendix A, "Error Messages," provides a list of error messages
that EZTag may report. For most error messages a workaround is
suggested.
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