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14 years agoJtag signal integrity program
Hi all:
I have develop a custom board of stratix iv gx, with jtag and AS configuration. I find: 1) One week before, I can debug the fpga through jtag with USB-blaster cable(Rev C), and configurate epcs64 with USB-blaster cable too; 2) Now I add a chip with about 10 watt on the board, then I can't debug the fpga through jtag and configurate epcs64 with USB-blaster cable, but when I use Byte-blaster II cable, jtag and configuration are ok; I searched the forum, someone said this may result by TCK or other jtag signal integrity, and can be solved by good wiring. But I had develop some custom boards with different fpga(cyclone, cyclone II, Stratix II, Stratix II GX,ect), every board is ok when I test and configurate with byte-blaster II cable, but the USB-blaster cable didn't work. So I want to know that is it correct of JTAG Schematic for USB-blaster cable? Because I find that there is pullup resistor for TDO, series capacity and resistor for tck in some develop board, but there isn't these Elements in fpga datasheet. Can anyone give me a good answers? Thanks.