Brand New Basys 3 User -- Can't get Vivado to see it
I just received my Basys 3 board and I am trying to test out my configuration. I am using Vivado 2020.2 (the latest). When I open the Hardware Manager it can't seem to see my board. I loaded, unloaded, loaded, unloaded and loaded 2020.2 three times. I running the 'blinky' example and I can't get Vivado to see my Basys3 board.
When I plugged in the Basys 3 I see the 7 segment displays cycling through the count. I see the pushbuttons effect each segment. I see the center pushbutton reset
Hi @Steve Ives,
An easy way to test if the board is working would be to use the Digilent Adept software, https://digilent.com/reference/software/adept/start (the download will take you to the Digilent MyProducts page which will ask you to log in; if you have a Digilent store account, this will be the exact same login). You'll be able to see if the Basys 3 is successfully detected by the software.
In the Windows Device Manger, upon connecting the Basys 3 you should be able to a USB Seri