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