FPGA Board Drivers¶
Some FPGA boards require a system driver before the programmer can access them. When this is the case, install the driver with the apio drivers install command.
Apio provides two types of driver: ftdi and serial. The table below compares them.
Driver installation is not required on macOS.
If the FPGA board appears in the device list with
--unavail--manufacturer or product strings, the appropriate driver probably needs to be installed.
| FTDI driver | Serial driver | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Linux, Windows | Linux, Windows |
| Driver install | apio drivers install ftdi |
apio drivers install serial |
| Driver uninstall | apio drivers uninstall ftdi |
apio drivers uninstall serial |
| List devices | apio devices usb |
apio devices serial |