Hardware User Guide — 3.1i 1-1Chapter 1Cable HardwareThis chapter gives specific information about connecting and usingthe In System Programming (ISP) Download Cables. These cables canbe used to configure FPGAs and CPLDs. The following sections are inthis chapter.• “Cable Overview”• “Cable Baud Rates”• “MultiLINX Cable and Flying Leads”• “External Power for the MultiLINX Cable”• “Parallel Cable III”• “XChecker Cable”• “Download Cable Schematic”Cable OverviewThere are three cables available for use with Xilinx Alliance andFoundation software. The MultiLINX Cable supports USB and RS-232 serial port connections, the Parallel Cable III supports parallelport, and the XChecker Cable supports RS-232 serial ports.Selecting a CableDetermine the most suitable cable to use, depending upon the tasksyou wish to perform.MultiLINX CableYou can use the MultiLINX Cable to download and readback yourXilinx programmable logic device. The MultiLINX cable hardware
