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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

Product Part: EZTag

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


Problem Description:
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 - Last Modified: 06/09/97 10:47

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