def DownloadXilinx(self, bitfile):
        """We hijack this call to perform the socket connect"""
        self._sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
        self._sock.connect((self.simulation_host, self.simulation_port))
        self._iface = PickleInterface(self._sock)
        return True
We hijack this call to perform the socket connect