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EZtag: SVF file generation mode does not work when data security is enable.


Record #2338

Product Family:  Software

Product Line:  EPLD Core

Problem Title:
EZtag: SVF file generation mode does not work when data security is
enable.



Problem Description:
Keywords: eztag, 9500, svf, data security

Urgency: Standard

If the data security (DS) option is selected when creating an
SVF file, EZtag will return a message similar to the following:

 S:\demo>eztag -svf
  Xilinx (R) EZTAG XACT-CPLD-V6.0.5 - JTAG Boundary-Scan
  Download
  Copyright (C) Xilinx Inc. 1991-1996. All Rights Reserved.
  386|DOS-Extender 4.1	- Copyright (C) 1986-1993 Phar Lap
  Software, Inc.
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  *** SVF GENERATION MODE ***
  EZTAG ? part xc95108:demo
  WARNING Part type 'XC95108' is supported only in BYPASS mode.
  Loading BSDL file
  'c:\xact9000\data\xc95108.bsd'.....completed successfully.
  EZTAG ? prog -s demo
  'demo': Checking boundary-scan chain integrity...done.
  'demo': Putting device in ISP mode...done.
  'demo': Erasing device....done.
  'demo': Processing JEDEC file...done.
  'demo': Programming device....done.
  'demo': Setting data security....FATAL INTERNAL ERROR:
   condition
  'location < verify.index' at line '3135' in file
  'epldjtag.c'.

 Please contact Xilinx with this internal error information for
 assistance.


Solution 1:

This feature is not supported in SVF mode in V6.X software.
It is however, supprted in the XACT-M1 software.




End of Record #2338