Configuration panel now has a 'Xilinx Kit:' row at the top with:
- Entry field showing current path
- [Browse] button using system directory dialog (cross-platform)
- Select root directory (e.g. /data/xilinx or C:/Xilinx)
vitis_checker.py now scans xilinx_root subdirectories:
1. System PATH (shutil.which) — works on all platforms
2. Legacy vitis_path/bin
3. xilinx_root/Vitis/*/bin and Vivado/*/bin (all versions, newest first)
4. Common install paths (Windows: C:/Xilinx, Linux: /data/xilinx, /opt/xilinx)
Multi-version: scans all version directories under Vitis/ and Vivado/,
picks the newest version for each tool.
Config: xilinx_path replaces vitis_path (backward compat kept)
Based on real hardware timing data from XC7Z100 testing:
UART Monitoring:
- New UartMonitor class in serial_monitor.py: background thread reads
serial output continuously, parses for IP/version/boot messages
- GUI starts monitor when workflow runs, stops on completion/close
- Serial lines flow into log display in real time
Step Timing:
- New step_timeouts config (experience × 2):
check_env:30s flash_erase:120s flash_program:600s
bitstream:60s elf_download:60s tftp_reboot:120s
- GUI shows estimated timeout before each step
- Shows actual elapsed time after each step completes
- All subprocess calls now use config-driven timeouts
Non-blocking Output:
- New subprocess_utils.py: run_streaming() uses Popen + threaded
stdout/stderr readers, parses WARNING/ERROR/progress% in real time
- flash_programmer and bitstream_programmer use it
- Callbacks receive categorized events (out/err/warn/error/progress/done)
Fixes found during real hardware test:
bitstream_programmer.py:
- _program_with_xsct: use TCL file instead of xsct -eval (quit→exit fix)
- _run_elf_with_xsct: add reconnect + source ps7_init.tcl after PL config,
use target ID 2 instead of name filter, TCL file instead of -eval
- _find_ps7_init_tcl: auto-detect ps7_init.tcl from BIT file directory
- run_elf: remove Vivado fallback (program_hw_cpu is xsct, not Vivado)
- Remove dead _run_elf_with_vivado (Vivado HM can't program PS CPU)
flash_programmer.py:
- wipe_flash: -erase_only without -erase_all (s25fl256s1 compat fix)
- vitis_checker: shutil.which() + xsct fallback for impact detection
- flash_programmer: _get_impact_path now checks xsct as fallback
- bitstream_programmer: _get_impact_path now checks xsct as fallback
- GUI: show '(via xsct)' alias note when xsct replaces impact
- ToolStatus: add 'alias' field for tracking which executable was found
Jeremy Shen