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11 years ago

JTAG Chain HPS and FPGA - Excluding HPS or FPGA via Jumpers - Cyclone V SoC

Hi guys, I want my custom board to be able to connect to both FPGA and HPS via JTAG. To avoid unnecessary cabling I thought of implementing a JTAG chain that includes both HPS and FPGA. However...
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11 years ago

The JTAG chain is also routed tio the MICTOR connector. You may want to configure the FPGA via JTAG from the on-board USB blaster, but debug using a tool connected via the MICTOR connector. The jumpers allow you to do this. There may be other scenarios were he jumpers are useful in a development environment.

Andrew