Xilinx Vivado 20202 Fixed (2027)

Run the following inside Vivado Tcl console:

# Check exact version
version -short
# Should output: 2020.2.2
Xilinx releases Answer Records (AR) with patches. To apply: xilinx vivado 20202 fixed

source /path/to/ar76034_vivado_2020.2.tcl
patch_vivado


Important: Patches are version-specific – never apply a 2021.1 patch to 2020.2. Run the following inside Vivado Tcl console: #

Go to the Xilinx Download Archive (requires free account): source /path/to/ar76034_vivado_2020

Files needed:

Alternative: Use the Vivado Update mechanism from within an already installed 2020.2 base:
# In Vivado Tcl Console
source C:/Xilinx/Vivado/2020.2/.Xilinx/Vivado/2020.2/data/update/update_vivado.tcl
update_vivado -full


Symptom: Vivado 2020.2 Hardware Manager shows "No hardware targets are open" even with a Digilent JTAG-HS3 or Platform Cable USB.
Root Cause: The hw_server.exe in 2020.2 has a USB polling bug on Linux and Windows 10 v2004.
The Fix: