Open On Chip Debugger Advantages?

HI all,

Im going to do my research on Msc using Open ocd based FPGA degugging system.Im doing my litrature survey now.I faced a little difficulty. Why we choose Open OCD over other softwares which they are issued by FPGA vendors.

as example xilinx have xilinx IMPACT to use Boundry Scan Testing. So what are the Advantages and Disadvantages???

According to me;

Advantages ;

(01) It is a Open source application

(02) Can be developed as our requirements

Disadvantage:

(01) difficult to adapt to develop new modifications

Please help me to over come this problem.Im new to OPEN OCD Thanks.

Hi all,

Please help me to find out correct advantages of OPEN OCD platform.Thanks