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  1. HoWei
    In our lab we do have a digital discovey board. We have the need to generate a SVF file and verify its behaviour on a GPIO-JTAG-interface (via oscilloscope first - later we might connect the JTAG GPIOs to the DUT). We don't have any other device or tool that can import SVF files to verify the correctness of our custom generated SVF files. Is there a tool or module that allows to import a SVF-file and play it with the digital discovery board ?
  2. HoWei

    Regarding https://forum.digilentinc.com/topic/4710-spartan-3-starter-board-help/ and https://forum.digilentinc.com/topic/4784-s3-starter-board-programmer/

    I do not have a second FPGA board - I only have the parallel-2-JTAG adapter-cable that comes with the board. I am wondering if this adapter-cable is still working with modern Laptops USB-Parralel adaptors ?

     

    Do you have any experience ? 

     

    1. zygot

      zygot

      Not really. If an adapter costs as much as CMOD-A7 that I use in the project you might as well buy one of those FPGA boards; then you can replicate the project as presented. If you want to try and get a modern PC working with a parallel port then I suggest that you stick with an OS like Linux. The project that you refer to is a good reference for one way to configure older devices if all of the required signals are exposed to a connector. If you want to save money but have the time there's no reason why you couldn't use a microprocessor to do the programming. A lot of FPGA device embedded in PCBs with a micro are configured that way instead of using a separate flash device.

    2. HoWei

      HoWei

      I see and learned that its not worth spending too much time on the old board. I will look into one of the new small FPGA boards available. Thanks for your reply.

       

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