RealView Emulation Baseboard User Guide (Lead Free)HBI-0140 Rev D
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2.9.3. Upgrading your hardware

Use one of the progcards utilities and the board description (*.brd) files to load configuration images to the FPGA. There are three versions of the utility:

progcards_rvi.exe

progcards_rvi.exe uses RealView ICE and the JTAG interface. It runs on a PC host in a DOS window and communicates with the RealView ICE interface box.

See Procedure for progcards_rvi.exe for detailed instructions.

progcards_multiice.exe

progcards_multiice.exe uses Multi-ICE and the JTAG interface. It is a TAPOp program that runs on a PC host in a DOS window and communicates with the Multi-ICE server.

See Procedure for progcards_multiice.exe for detailed instructions.

progcards_usb.exe

progcards_usb.exe uses the built-in USB to JTAG interface logic on the baseboard. A standard USB cable connects the baseboard to the PC running progcards_usb.exe.

See Procedure for progcards_usb.exe for detailed instructions.

Note

The latest version of the RVI firmware can be downloaded from the Technical Support area of the ARM web site.

Procedure for progcards_rvi.exe

  1. Ensure that the RealView ICE firmware is version 1.4.1 (or later) and has the additional patch required for running progcards_rvi. The patch can be downloaded from the downloads page on the Technical Support section of the ARM web site. See the readme file supplied with progcards_rvi for information on updating the firmware.

  2. Connect the 20-way JTAG cable from the RealView ICE JTAG interface to the box header on the platform baseboard. See Figure 2.8.

  3. Move the CONFIG switch S1 to the ON position, see Connecting JTAG debugging equipment. The orange CONFIG LED lights.

  4. Turn on the power.

  5. Start a command window by selecting Run from the Start menu and entering command in the text box.

  6. Change directory to the directory that contains board description (*.brd) files for the design to be programmed.

  7. Start the programming utility by entering progcards_rvi at the command prompt.

  8. A menu is displayed asking which interface box you want to connect to. Select the interface that is connected to the baseboard.

    Note

    See the documentation supplied with progcards_rvi for information on connecting directly to a specified interface that is connected to either the network or the local USB connection on the PC.

  9. RVI attempts to autoconfigure. If auto-configuration fails, see the documentation supplied with progcards_rvi.

  10. progcards_rvi searches for board description files that match the JTAG scan chain. All board descriptions matching the first part of the chain are presented as a menu and you can select the file to use.

    progcards_rvi runs through the steps required to completely reprogram the boards. The output is similar to the example transcript is shown in Example 2.2.

  11. To bypass programming a Logic Tile or the baseboard select the Skip option from the menu. progcards_rvi then looks for board description files that match the next segment of scan chain and so on.

    Typically one menu is displayed for the Logic Tile and one menu is displayed for the baseboard. If only one board description matches your hardware, it is automatically selected and no menu is displayed.

    Caution

    Ensure that the image file you are loading matches your system configuration. If the incorrect files are loaded, the baseboard and tiles might not function or might be unreliable.

  12. After downloading the image completes, turn the baseboard power off and move the CONFIG switch to the OFF position.

  13. Set the configuration switches to match the boot option you are using, see Setting the configuration switches.

  14. Power on the baseboard and use the Boot Monitor to load your application (see Using the baseboard Boot Monitor and platform library).

    If you are not using the Boot Monitor, use a JTAG debugger to load and run an application. See the documentation supplied with your debugger for details.

Procedure for progcards_multiice.exe

  1. If it is not already installed, install the Multi-ICE server (revision 2.2.6 or later).

  2. Connect the 20-way JTAG cable from the JTAG interface (Multi-ICE) to the box header on the platform baseboard. See Figure 2.8.

  3. Move the CONFIG switch S1 to the ON position, see Connecting JTAG debugging equipment. The orange CONFIG LED lights.

  4. Turn on the power.

  5. Start the Multi-ICE server. See the documentation supplied with the JTAG hardware for details on using the interface.

  6. Select File → Auto-Configure. The display should be updated to show a number of FPGA and PLD devices in the scan chain.

    Note

    If auto-configuration fails, you must manually load an appropriate configuration. Select File → Load → Configuration and then choose the file in the multi-ice subdirectory that matches your hardware configuration.

    The configuration files automatically set the transfer timing (TCK) to 1MHz, therefore manually setting the transfer timing is not necessary.

  7. Start a command window by selecting Run from the Start menu and entering command in the text box.

  8. Open a command prompt window and change directory to the directory that contains board description (*.brd) files for the design to be programmed.

  9. The command to start progcards_multiice depends on your hardware setup:

    • If you are using Multi-ICE and the server is running on a different machine than you are using to enter the commands, invoke progcards_multiice by entering:

      C:\Boardfiles> progcards_multiice server_name

    • If the Multi-ICE server is running on the same machine, there is no need to supply a server name as the local host is the default. Invoke progcards_multiice by entering:

      C:\Boardfiles> progcards_multiice

  10. progcards_multiice searches for board description (*.brd) files that match the JTAG scan chain shown on the Multi-ICE server window. All board descriptions matching the first part of the chain are presented as a menu and you can select the file to use.

    progcards_multiice runs through the steps required to completely reprogram the boards. An example transcript is shown in Example 2.2.

  11. To bypass programming a Logic Tile or the baseboard select the Skip option from the menu. progcards_multiice then looks for board description (*.brd) files that match the next segment of scan chain and so on.

    Typically one menu is displayed for the Logic Tile and one menu is displayed for the baseboard. If only one board description matches your hardware, it is automatically selected and no menu is displayed.

    Caution

    Ensure that the image file you are loading matches your system configuration. If the incorrect files are loaded, the baseboard and tiles might not function or might be unreliable.

  12. After downloading the image completes, turn the baseboard power off and move the CONFIG switch to the OFF position.

  13. Set the configuration switches to match the boot option you are using, see Setting the configuration switches.

  14. Power on the baseboard and use the Boot Monitor to load your application (see Using the baseboard Boot Monitor and platform library).

    If you are not using the Boot Monitor, use a JTAG debugger to load and run an application. See the documentation supplied with your debugger for details.

Example 2.2. Example transcript for Multi-ICE and progcards_muiltiice.exe

C:\BoardFiles> progcards_multiice
ARM Development Card Logic Programmer
Version 2.53
Attempting to connect to Multi-ICE server
Multi-ICE reports 4 TAP controllers
Several possible boards detected at TAP position 0:-
0: Quit progcards
1: Skip (eb)
2: EB (HBI-01409C) CTMPCore FPGA flash image 0 build28, Character LCD Mux build 3
Make a choice: 2
Step 1: PLD/SVF download of an1151/an151_eb_140c_xc2v6000_ct926umc_le_build3_mux_xc2c128_build2.svf
Progress: 100.00%
Step 2: FPGA download of an1151/an151_eb_140c_xc2v6000_via_build1.bit
Progress: 100.00%, Throughput: 23.19k/s, Frame: 1458
Step 3: Intel flash download of an1151/an151_eb_140c_ctmpcore_li_build7.bit
Progress: 100.00%, Throughput: 31.68k/s
Step 4: Intel flash verify against an1151/an151_eb_140c_xc2v6000_ctmpcore_li_build7.bit
Progress: 100.00%, Throughput: 29.46k/s, Errors: 0%
Step 5: PLD/SVF download of an1151/an151_eb_140c_mux_xc2c128_build1.svf
Progress: 100.00%

Procedure for progcards_usb.exe

  1. If it is not already installed, install the USB Debug Direct Control software.

    Note

    Windows USB Debug drivers must be installed before using the progcards_usb utility. Information on installing the USB drivers can be found in \boardfiles\USB_Debug_driver\readme.txt.

  2. Connect the USB cable from the host PC to the USB debug port (near the screw terminals) on the platform baseboard. See Figure 2.12.

  3. Move the CONFIG switch to the ON position, see Connecting JTAG debugging equipment.

  4. Turn on the power. The orange CONFIG LED lights.

  5. Start a command window by selecting Run from the start menu and entering command in the text box.

  6. Change directory to the directory that contains board description (*.brd) files for the design to be programmed.

  7. Start the programming utility by entering progcards_usb at the command prompt.

    Note

    If progcards_usb.exe is not in the current working directory, set your PATH environment variable to point to the directory that contains progcards_usb.exe.

  8. Progcards_usb searches for board description files that match the scan chain. All board descriptions matching the first part of the chain are presented as a menu and you can select the file to use.

    progcards_usb runs through the steps required to completely reprogram the boards. The output is similar to the example transcript is shown in Example 2.2.

  9. To bypass programming a Logic Tile or the baseboard select the Skip option from the menu. progcards_usb then looks for board description files that match the next segment of scan chain and so on.

    Typically one menu is displayed for the Logic Tile and one menu is displayed for the platform baseboard. If only one board description matches your hardware, it is automatically selected and no menu is displayed.

  10. After downloading the image completes, turn the power off and move the CONFIG switch to the OFF position.

  11. Set the configuration switches to match the boot option you are using, see Setting the configuration switches.

  12. Power on the board and use the Boot Monitor to load your application, see Using the baseboard Boot Monitor and platform library.

    If you are not using the Boot Monitor, use a JTAG debugger to load and run an application. See the documentation supplied with your debugger for details.

Figure 2.12. USB debug port connection for progcards_usb

USB debug port connection for progcards_usb

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