XSTOOLs is a collection of Python classes for interfacing to XESS FPGA boards through a USB connection.
There are also several examples of command-line utilities that use these classes to perform operations on XESS boards.
- Free software: GPL V3 license
- Documentation: https://xstools.readthedocs.org.
- Python package for accessing XuLA FPGA boards through a USB link.
- Command-line tools for configuring the FPGA, uploading/downloading the serial flash and SDRAM, and running diagnostics on the board.
- GUI tool that performs the same functions as the command-line tools.
XSTOOLs utilities use [PyUSB](https://walac.github.io/pyusb/). PyUSB relies on a native system library for USB access. Instructions below will cover tested libraries.
Install for a single user with the following commands:
* Windows: ` pip install --user -r requirements.txt python setup.py install --home=$HOME`
* MacOS: [HomeBrew](http://brew.sh/) is a great choice for installing system libraries. ` <.travis/brew.txt xargs brew install pip install --user -r requirements.txt python setup.py install --home=$HOME`
* Linux: You must install [wxPython Phoenix](https://github.com/wxWidgets/Phoenix/blob/master/README.rst) from source. ` sudo apt-get install freeglut3-dev libgtk2.0-dev libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-dev libwebkitgtk-dev libnotify-dev libsdl1.2-dev wget http://wxpython.org/Phoenix/snapshot-builds/wxPython_Phoenix-3.0.3.dev2076+9cbca77.tar.gz tar -zxvf wxPython_Phoenix-3.0.3.dev2076+9cbca77.tar.gz python build.py dox etg --nodoc sip build sudo apt-get install libusb-1.0.0-dev pip install --user -r requirements.txt python setup.py install --home=$HOME`
* MacOS: ` PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:. pythonw xstools/gxstools.py`