I need help programing efuse registers on Spartan 6 from windows 10.
- We have plethora of boards designed with the Spartan 6.
- We are currently programming them with an old Windows XP machine which needs to be retired and replaced with windows 10.
- The new Xilinx Vivado software doesn't support Spartan 6.
- The Xilinx official installer for the legacy ISE software installs a Virtual Box VM but this can not program the efuse registers probably because it is 64 bit.
- I have also followed a hack shared on the forms to install iMPACT natively on windows 10, but this also can not access the efuse registers.
- I have tried burning the key from the new toolset Vivado, but the instructions reference changing settings in the implementation project which doesn't exist for an unsupported chip.
Further effort:
- I am attempting to build my own 32bit Linux VM with the software tools installed, but getting the cable driver working has eluded me so far.
- I may reinstall windows 10 as 32 bit.
Has anyone out there found a solution for programming Spartan 6 efuse registers from windows 10 or any other configuration?