Amontec Jtag Key + libftdi issue (+solution)

Hello,

I just wanted to describe a problem and the solution I found.

I have a Amontec Jtag Key under Linux using libftdi.

It was detected (as root, but not as user because of permission problems) with the utilities shipped by libftdi, but it was not usable by OpenOCD.

It turns out that the config file line must be :

ft2232_device_desc "Amontec JTAGkey"

Otherwise it does not work.

By defaut, the config file reads “Amontec JTAGkey A”, and it does not work.

The exact value is to be taken from the ‘find_all’ utility of libftdi:

~> sudo ./find_all
Number of FTDI devices found: 1
Checking device: 0
Manufacturer: Amontec, Description: Amontec JTAGkey

I tried to modify the wiki with this information, but I could not do it even when logged in.

I don’t know if the same problem occurs with libftd2xx.

Hope it helps !

OB

It’s the same with both, I have the same behavior with OS X