David Marion

So, I uninstalled Vivado 2019.2, and installed 2018.3. The CMOD A7 connects in the hardware manager and I was able to program it through USB. Thanks so much zygot.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, for answering, and not only answering but providing some very plausible solutions that I shall begin to undertake right after this reply. I suppose I did a mini rant there, but I see you might be a ranter, as well. To answer you questions: Windows 10 A device shows up on COM4, but I am not certain that is it. I am just doing FPGA, so I don't use Vitis. I will try an earlier version of Vivado. Thanks again for your insight and helpfulness in my mini crisis.

Caveat to my own post. I have followed the connection guide provided by Digilent, to no avail. Also, the guide is severely outdated as all the Vivado screenshots are from older versions. I am using Vivado 2019.2. Is anyone else having this issue? Has anyone else that has had this issue resolved it? How? And, can someone at Digilent please update the connection guide to reflect the newer version of Vivado? Please?!!!! OMG, how frustrating, because it should work!

Hello, I have two FPGA boards from Digilent, both with Xilinx Arty A7; Basys3 and CMOD A7 15T. Neither one will connect through the hardware manager on Vivado. I am able to use the Basys3 by generating a raw bit file and saving it to a USB memory stick and inserting it into the Basys3, but the CMOD A7 does not have a USB port for raw bit files. How frustrating that the hardware manager does not connect to any board I plug into my computer. I have seen a few forums that outline the same issue, with NO ANSWERS. This is unsatisfactory! How can I have two different boards and neither will connect? How can I utilize this awesome technology for engineering, if it doesn't work, and I cannot find the answer to fix the problem. I have asked on this forum before, a while back for help on connecting the Basys3, with no help. Two boards, neither will connect for JTAG programming through mini-usb port. Has to be an issue with Vivado or what? WILL SOMEONE PLEASE HELP???!!!