Revision History
| Date | Version | Description |
|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 4.0 | Added troubleshooting issue Table 2. (DOC-2903) |
| November 2025 | 3.9 | Updated Java runtime environment requirements and added
troubleshooting information about OpenJDK v24 and higher.
(DOC-2756) Corrected location of log files in Troubleshooting. (DOC-2743) |
| May 2025 | 3.8 | Updated machine memory requirements. (DOC-2286) Updated Hardware and Software Requirements.
(DOC-2343) Updated the troubleshooting topic for the
Sophos anti-virus software. (DOC-2409) Aldec Active HDL
and Riviera-PRO simulators now supported. (DOC-2463) Added
topic on Setting User and Project Directories. |
| January 2025 | 3.7 | Updated instructions for installing Linux USB drivers. (DOC-2279) |
| December 2024 | 3.6 | Added toubleshooting tip for users who have the Sophos antivirus software installed (Windows). (DOC-2267) |
| November 2024 | 3.5 | Updated memory requirements in Table 1.
(DOC-2052) Added new topic: Proxy Settings.
(DOC-2037) Corrected link to latest Microsoft Visual C++
Redistributable downloads. (DOC-2045) Linux users should
ensure that the JRE is installed. (DOC-2056) |
| August 2024 | 3.4 | Added Troubleshooting topic. (DOC-1956) |
| June 2024 | 3.3 | Red Hat support is v8.0 and higher. Removed support for v7.4. (DOC-1648) |
| May 2024 | 3.2 | Added Ti165 and Ti240 FPGAs, replacing the Ti135 and Ti200, respectively. |
| January 2024 | 3.1 | Added note about Windows %PATH% variable when installing patches. (DOC-1687) |
| December 2023 | 3.0 | Updated machine memory requirements. For Windows, a 64-bit
operating system is required. 32-bit systems are not
supported. |
| March 2023 | 2.9 | Updated x86 architecture info under General topic of Hardware and Software Requirements. (DOC-1102) Added note for Java in
Window requirement. Updated table Linux Operating
System. Updated information for Installing
iVerilog. Updated steps regarding browsing and downloading
Windows file from Sourceforge.net in Installing GTKWave topic.
(DOC-1122) |
| August 2022 | 2.8 | Updated Efinity 2022.1 platform in Hardware and Software Requirements. Updated Installing USB Drivers topics. |
| June 2022 | 2.7 | Pointed to new sourceforge location for GTKWave download. (DOC-797) |
| December 2021 | 2.6 |
Updated machine memory requirements (RAM).
|
| October 2021 | 2.5 | When using the stand-alone Programmer on 64-bit Windows, install both the x86 and x64 libraries. (DOC-576) |
| September 2021 | 2.4 | JRE required for running the DMA Controller in the IP Manager. (DOC-549) |
| June 2021 | 2.3 | Supported Ubuntu version is v18.04 or higher. v16.04 is end of life.
(DOC-433) Added the Java runtime environment as a software
requirement for configuring the Sapphire SoC in the IP
Manager. Updated the Windows USB driver installation
topic. |
| December 2020 | 2.2 | Added the requirement to install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 x64 and x86 runtime libraries for the standalone Programmer. |
| November 2020 | 2.1 | Updated instructions on installing USB drivers for Windows. |
| June 2020 | 2.0 | Added instructions on how to install software
patches. Windows 7, Red Hat v6, and CentOS v6 no longer
supported. Provided new driver when installing USB drivers on
Windows with Zadig software.Added FTDI Dual RS232 HS mini module in
steps to install the USB driver. |
| December 2019 | 1.7 | Updated Zadig USB driver information for Windows. |
| August 2019 | 1.6 | Updated Quick Start command-line instructions. |
| January 2019 | 1.5 | Added instructions on installing the USB driver for Windows. |
| October 2018 | 1.4 | Added Python 3 to the software requirements list. For Windows, if you do not have a full version of Python, the .py extension may not be correctly associated with Python. |
| June 2018 | 1.3 | Removed Python requirement; as of this release, Python is included
with the software. Added the requirement that Windows users install
the Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 x64 runtime library.
|
| April 2018 | 1.2 | No changes. |
| November 2017 | 1.1 | Removed references to OPM family.
Removed instructions for setting external code editor (this version embeds a Code Editor). |
| May 2017 | 1.0 | Initial release. |