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• AMS Design Kits

Clear a Cable Lock in Impact

impact -batch
setmode -bs
cleancablelock
setcable -p auto
quit

Configuring JTAG Cables

For parallel port cables, add the following to /etc/init.d/boot.local:

modprobe ppdev
chmod a+rw /dev/parport0

For Xilinx USB cables, install fxload and the rest should be automatic.