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 JTAG - How to 'turn on' jtag circuitry via XDE and EPIC for XC4K/XC5K devices 
 
 Record #1220
Product Family:  Hardware 
 
Product Line:  4000 
 
Product Part:  4000 
 
Problem Title: 
JTAG - How to 'turn on' jtag circuitry via XDE and EPIC for XC4K/XC5K devices  
 
 
Problem Description: 
Urgency: Standard 
 
General Description: 
 
How to turn on the Boundary Scan circuitry in the XC4K/XC5K 
devices after configuration. 
 
 
Solution 1: 
 
1. Load the .lca file in XDE 
 
2. type 'eb bscan' 
 
This will bring up the editblock window for the BSCAN block. 
 
3. In the editblock window, select the 'used' text, which is 
      by the BSCAN line.  The user will see the 'used' text turn 
      red. 
 
 
4. type 'endblk' 
 
5. The user should now see that the TAP pins and the BSCAN 
      symbol are 'used'; The color of these blocks will have 
      changed from yellow to gray. 
 
 
 
Solution 2: 
 
1. Load the .ncd file in EPIC 
 
2. In EPIC, do a Find for the BSCAN site. 
 
3. Select Edit -> Add. 
 
4. Select the BSCAN site by clicking on it. 
 
5. Now use Editblock to open the block. 
 
6. Select the checkbox next to the 'USED' text. Save the .ncd 
      file. 
 
 
 
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