ECE 554 HW TutorialECE 554 HW Tutorial

Spring 2002www.engr.wisc.edu/ece/courses/ece554.html

OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES

Hardware setup Configuration (.bit) download Introduction to logic analyzer

Hardware setupHardware setup

Probe CLK pin and ground it properly Turn on the equipment Make sure that all the knobs on the pulse

generator are at the “black” mark Adjust the clock frequency and read it

from the scope

Configuration DownloadConfiguration DownloadParallel Cable

Serial Cable

NT machine running

GXSTools V.3.3

- GXSLoad

- GXSPort

ManualsManuals

GXSTools V.3.3 (Being used)– GXSLoad– GXSPort

GXSTools V.4.0 (Coming soon)– GXSLoad – GXSPort

Logic Analyzer: FunctionalityLogic Analyzer: Functionality

Timing AnalyzerState Analyzer

Timing Analyzer: How it worksTiming Analyzer: How it works

Synchronizes with target CLKSamples every 1/fs = 2n *4 ns, n=0,1,..

It has limited amount of storageSamples with a transition detectorSet the right fs for your signals

Sampling at high resolutionSampling at high resolution

Sampling with a transition Sampling with a transition detectordetector

Triggering on eventsTriggering on events

State Analyzer: State TriggerState Analyzer: State Trigger

State TriggerState Trigger

State Analyzer: Hex codes State Analyzer: Hex codes translated into assembly codetranslated into assembly code

SRAM LoaderSRAM Loader

Left Right

32-bit data

19-bit addr

MSBs LSBs

512 k words

WEBOEB

Logic Analyzer and XSV BoardLogic Analyzer and XSV Board

Pod A[15:0]=Data[31:16]

Pod B[15:0]= Data[15:0]

Pod C[15:0]=Addr[15:0]

D[0]=CLK,D[1]=WEB,D[2]=OEB