Frequently Asked Question

The firmware upgrade is not a difficult procedure if you know how to do it, otherwise you can always send the mother board to us and we will do it for you.

In order to upgrade the Alibava Motherboard firmware one needs:

1.- The Xilinx platform USB cable.

http://www.xilinx.com/products/boards-and-kits/hw-usb-ii-g.html



Available for example at:

Farnell:
http://uk.farnell.com/xilinx/hw-usb-ii-g/platform-cable-configuration-prog/dp/1649384

RS:
http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/programmable-logic-development-kits/7059737/

Digikey:
http://www.digikey.co.uk/product-detail/en/HW-USB-II-G/122-1572-ND/1825189

2.- Xilinx IMPACT program.

The program is available at Xilinx download webpage:

http://www.xilinx.com/support/download.html

You can find attached a mini-guide of how to download the firmware with IMPACT.