SDK "Program FPGA failed" w/ Zybo Getting Started

[mindrobots]

Hi,

I'm new here with the Zybo and Vivado. I have Vivado 2015.2 and the SDK installed (I think completely) on my Fedora 22 laptop.

I've successfully worked my way through the Digilent Zybo Getting Started reference page until I get to the final step of running everything on my Zybo board. When I hit "Program", I get an error dialog telling me the "Program FPGA failed" with a number of troubleshooting hints (board connected properly, proper cable for zynq board, green led when using Xilinx Platform Cable USB)

The board is connected to a working USB20. port with a standard USB cable (came with the board). When first plugged in, RX flashes a few times, LD4 is lit and LD10 and LD11 are lit. After the failed programming attempt, LD4 goes out, LD10 and LD11 stay lit.

The FTDI chip is found by Linux and enumerated:

[rapost@toshi ~]$ lsusb
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 058f:b003 Alcor Micro Corp. 
Bus 004 Device 003: ID 046d:c52f Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 004 Device 004: ID 03eb:0902 Atmel Corp. 4-Port Hub
Bus 004 Device 007: ID 0403:6010 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd FT2232C Dual USB-UART/FIFO IC
Bus 004 Device 005: ID 413c:2003 Dell Computer Corp. Keyboard

And it shows up as these serial devices:

[rapost@toshi ~]$ ls -l /dev/serial
total 0
drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 80 Jul 14 11:49 by-id
drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 80 Jul 14 11:49 by-path
[rapost@toshi ~]$

At this point, I'm stumped. I've seen mention of the Digilient Plugin for Zilinx Tools as a solution for some problems but it doesn't appear to apply to Vivado.

 

I'm currently STUMPED!  Any thoughts????

Thanks!

Rick

[mindrobots]

Problem solved!! Self answering questions - the best kind.

Yes, kids, read the documentation. Someone took time to write it for a reason!

According to Xilinx UG973 - Vivado Release Notes,

For Linux, because root or sudo access is requir

ed to install drivers, this option has been

removed from the Linux installer beginning in

Vivado 2015.1.

[NAEastland]

Hey Rick,

Glad to see you were able to get the issue resolved and that the documentation was able to serve you well! I hope your experience with Zybo going forward goes well.

Regards

-Nate