apio drivers

Usage

apio drivers [OPTIONS]

Description

Enable/Disable the FTDI drivers.

  • Linux: add the rules file. It may require a reboot or to uplug and reconnect the board.
  • Mac OSX: configure FTDIUSBSerialDriver and AppleUSBFTDI keys and install libftdi.
  • Windows: open zadig to replace the current driver by libusbK. It requires to uplug and reconnect the board.

This command requires the driver package (only for Windows).

Note

More information in Install FTDI drivers

Options

--ftdi-enable

Enable FPGA drivers.

--ftdi-disable

Disable FPGA drivers.

--serial-enable

Enable Serial drivers.

--serial-disable

Disable Serial drivers.

Examples

  1. Enable the FTDI drivers on Linux
$ apio drivers --ftdi-enable
Configure FTDI drivers for FPGA
[sudo] password for user:
FTDI drivers enabled
Unplug and reconnect your board
  1. Disable the FTDI drivers on Linux
$ apio drivers --ftdi-disable
Revert FTDI drivers configuration
[sudo] password for user:
FTDI drivers disabled
Unplug and reconnect your board
  1. Enable the Serial drivers on Linux
$ apio drivers --serial-enable
Configure Serial drivers for FPGA
[sudo] password for user:
Serial drivers enabled
Unplug and reconnect your board
  1. Disable the Serial drivers on Linux
$ apio drivers --serial-disable
Revert Serial drivers configuration
[sudo] password for user:
Serial drivers disabled
Unplug and reconnect your board