Hi,

What version of EDK and ChipScope are you using?

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arkaitz wrote:

>Hi,
>
>It's me again.
>
>Looking at Erik's details I have continued the the next steps:
>
>- Create a XPS proyect with JTAG Uart included in it.
>- Export to Project Navigator.
>- Include an ICON Core Disabling the BSCAN instantiation so that it
>shows the pins in the instantiation file.
>- Take the JTAG Uarts source core and modify so that BSCAN component
>can be instantiation from the top level.
>- Modify the top level so that the ICON uses the user port 1 of BSCAN.
>(There some signals that need to be shared. I have used an OR gate in
>those signals).
>
>
>Once I have implement the final design it doesn't work neither of
>both, I mean ChipScope and XMD.
>
>Someone any Idea what am I doing wrong?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Arkaitz.
>
>PD. Thanks Erik for the help.
>  
>

Hi,

It's me again.

Looking at Erik's details I have continued the the next steps:

- Create a XPS proyect with JTAG Uart included in it.
- Export to Project Navigator.
- Include an ICON Core Disabling the BSCAN instantiation so that it
shows the pins in the instantiation file.
- Take the JTAG Uarts source core and modify so that BSCAN component
can be instantiation from the top level.
- Modify the top level so that the ICON uses the user port 1 of BSCAN.
(There some signals that need to be shared. I have used an OR gate in
those signals).


Once I have implement the final design it doesn't work neither of
both, I mean ChipScope and XMD.

Someone any Idea what am I doing wrong?

Thanks in advance,

Arkaitz.

PD. Thanks Erik for the help.

Thanks a lot for your help!!!

Best regards,

Arkaitz.

arkagaz@yahoo.com (arkaitz) wrote in message news:<c1408b8c.0401190708.4e21862a@posting.google.com>...
> Has anybody tried Chipscope Pro with a MicroBlaze based system?

Yes we have done this many times.

> I am using JTAG-Uart for debugging purposes and now I want to use
> ChipScope Pro at the same time, but when I try to implement it
> generates an error with BSCAN.

Only one application can take ownership of the JTAG cable and attached
BSCAN component, so to be clear, you can create a single netlist that
will work with
both applications, but you can not have both applications using the
cable simultaneously.

> I know that JTAG-Uart uses a BSCAN and ChipScope also needs another
> one. If I take out the JTAG-Uart from the design it works.

You need to generate the Chipscope ICON core without a BSCAN
component.  This is a checkbox in the GUI.  There will be a number of
new signals on the ICON component that then need to be attached to the
BSCAN component that has already been instantiated in the
opb_jtag_uart.  The jtag_uart uses scan chain 2, so scan chain 1 is
available for chipscope.

I would highly recommend adding a BUFG to the BSCAN DRCK2 signal in
the OPB_JTAG_UART when making the modifications, as we saw rather
flaky behavior from the core (without floorplanning to account for
local clocking).  A BUFG was the easiest solution for us, as we had
plenty of them left.

Unfortunately, we can not distribute the code for our modified
OPB_JTAG_UART without permission of Xilinx, as it is based on their
copyrighted code.  Fortunately there is now source code in EDK 6.1i,
so the instructions herein should be sufficient.  The MicroBlaze team
does have our code, but has not chosen to include it in the
distribution.


Regards,
Erik Widding.

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I'm successfully using Chipscope Pro with a Microblaze system, but I'm using
UART Lite instead of JTAG UART. Change the UART and enjoy the nice waveforms
that Chipscope produces (it took me some time to learn how to use Chipscope
though, but it was worth it in the end).

Cheers
Johan


"Antti Lukats" <antti@case2000.com> wrote in message
news:80a3aea5.0401191153.121c251a@posting.google.com...
> > Has anybody tried Chipscope Pro with a MicroBlaze based system?
> >
> > I am using JTAG-Uart for debugging purposes and now I want to use
> > ChipScope Pro at the same time, but when I try to implement it
> > generates an error with BSCAN.
> >
> >I know that JTAG-Uart uses a BSCAN and ChipScope also needs another
> >one. If I take out the JTAG-Uart from the design it works.
>
> There is single BSCAN per FPGA,
> that BSCAN instance has two "user" instructions.
>
> If either JTAG UART or ChipScope uses both user instructions then
> it most likely is nogo with JTAG Uart and ChipScope at the same
> time, if both use only one user instruction then it could at
> least theoretically be possible. But I think it is not possible
> at this time.
>
> Ok, I can confirm at current time it is not possible: if you
> look at opb_jtag_uart RTL sources you see that even it is
> using only one user instruction from the 2 available ones
> it uses the BSCAN instance in a way that it can not be
> shared with Chipscope,
>
> and second - even it would worked, I think XMD and ChipScope
> can not share the JTAG interface so it wouldnt work anyway
>
> antti
> xilinx.openchip.org

> Has anybody tried Chipscope Pro with a MicroBlaze based system?
> 
> I am using JTAG-Uart for debugging purposes and now I want to use
> ChipScope Pro at the same time, but when I try to implement it
> generates an error with BSCAN.
>
>I know that JTAG-Uart uses a BSCAN and ChipScope also needs another
>one. If I take out the JTAG-Uart from the design it works.

There is single BSCAN per FPGA, 
that BSCAN instance has two "user" instructions.

If either JTAG UART or ChipScope uses both user instructions then
it most likely is nogo with JTAG Uart and ChipScope at the same
time, if both use only one user instruction then it could at
least theoretically be possible. But I think it is not possible
at this time.

Ok, I can confirm at current time it is not possible: if you
look at opb_jtag_uart RTL sources you see that even it is
using only one user instruction from the 2 available ones
it uses the BSCAN instance in a way that it can not be
shared with Chipscope,

and second - even it would worked, I think XMD and ChipScope
can not share the JTAG interface so it wouldnt work anyway

antti
xilinx.openchip.org

Hi all,

Has anybody tried Chipscope Pro with a MicroBlaze based system?

I am using JTAG-Uart for debugging purposes and now I want to use
ChipScope Pro at the same time, but when I try to implement it
generates an error with BSCAN.

I know that JTAG-Uart uses a BSCAN and ChipScope also needs another
one. If I take out the JTAG-Uart from the design it works.

So is there any possible solution to this?

I am using a 1000 million gate Virtex II FPGA.

Any help would be welcome.

Thanks in advance, 

Arkaitz.