SmartLynq Data Cable

by: AMD

SmartLynq is a high performance JTAG cable for high-speed FPGA and flash programming, hardware and software debug, and performance analysis.

Overview

Product Description

SmartLynq is a high performance JTAG cable for high-speed FPGA and flash programming, hardware and software debug, and performance analysis. 

This cable delivers:

  • Up to 40Mbps throughput
  • Ethernet host connection for remote access
  • USB 2.0 host connection
  • Faster embedded software debugging
  • Support for Linux and Hypervisor aware debugging
  • 8 GPIO for additional debug signals

The SmartLynq Data Cable is backward compatible with the Platform Cable USB II through a standard PC4 JTAG header connection to the target board. It provides higher throughput than previous generation cables, allowing for faster programming and debug. It is compatible with the Vivado™ Design Suite, Labtools, and AMD Software Development Kit.

Device Support

List of the supported device for different versions of Vivado can be found in the Release Notes.

Comparison Metric Platform Cable USB II SmartLynq Data Cable SmartLynq+ Module*
Device Programming and Hardware Debug Y Y Y
Basic Software Debug Y Y Y
High-speed Debug Capability N N Y (up to 10Gb/s)
OS / Hypervisor Aware Debug N Y Y
Trace Capability N N AIE Trace Only
Remote Access / Debug Capability N Y Y
USB Host Interface Y (USB 2.0) Y (USB 2.0) Y (USB 3.0)
10/100/1000 Ethernet Host Interface N Y Y
Default Bitstream Programming Speed (MB/s) 0.4 4 4
JTAG Max Clock Speed (MHz) 24 40 100
Connection to Target via PC4 JTAG or Flying Wire Adapter Cable (provided) Y Y Y
GPIO Available with Flying Lead Cable (provided) N Y Y
Hardware Server Application On Host Local to Cable Local to Cable

* The SmartLynq+ Module is recommended for Versal platforms.

Product Information

What's Inside
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