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16 years ago

HSMC JTAG chain

Hello, I am using Stratix III with data conversion card. I realized that HSMA_BYPASS has to be set 1 to enable the port A. This mean that JTAG setting should be set at '1100' in sw 1; "...
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16 years ago

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In order to use HSMC Port A, shouldn't JTAG setting be '1100'?

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No.

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How do you enable the HSMC Port A or HSMC Port B?

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It doesn't need to be enabled.

The switch is required to enable jtag function on hsmc connectors, not to enable HSMC ports itself.

JTAG can be used only with a HSMC card that's supporting it.