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15 years agoSignalTab sometimes not working on Stratix III
Hello.
We've got problems with SignalTab II on Stratix III. Sometimes, after some compilation SignalTab stop working. When I run acquiring (Single Run or Autorun) it shows message "Acquiring pre-trigger data" and hangs in that state. It doesn't mean if I choose trigger conditions or not chosen trigger at all. Restarting acquiring in signaltab doesn't solve problem. The only things that helps is changing project in some way - add/remove some probes in signaltab setup window and recompile project. Device: Stratix III EP3SL110F1152C2 Quartus 9.1 sp2 Windows XP SP3 One compilation takes about 20-30 minutes, so it very boring to find that after some changes in project Signaltab not working. Please help!5 Replies
- Altera_Forum
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--- Quote Start --- Of cource, it supports this frequency, because it C2 speed grate. Anyway, we were tring to slow speed of sampling in SignalTab to 200 or 100 Mhz. And we had same problems with: "Acquiring pre-trigger data"... --- Quote End --- Hi, any setup or hold time violations ? Hold time violations could not be solved by reducing the clock speed. Kind regards GPK - Altera_Forum
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Of cource, it supports this frequency, because it C2 speed grate. Anyway, we were tring to slow speed of sampling in SignalTab to 200 or 100 Mhz. And we had same problems with:
"Acquiring pre-trigger data"... - Altera_Forum
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--- Quote Start --- We are using ALT_PLL output - 400 MHz, which is made from input clock 10 MHz. --- Quote End --- Hi, are you sure that signaltap could run at that speed ? No timing violations in the timing reports ? Kind regards GPK - Altera_Forum
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We are using ALT_PLL output - 400 MHz, which is made from input clock 10 MHz.
- Altera_Forum
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--- Quote Start --- Hello. We've got problems with SignalTab II on Stratix III. Sometimes, after some compilation SignalTab stop working. When I run acquiring (Single Run or Autorun) it shows message "Acquiring pre-trigger data" and hangs in that state. It doesn't mean if I choose trigger conditions or not chosen trigger at all. Restarting acquiring in signaltab doesn't solve problem. The only things that helps is changing project in some way - add/remove some probes in signaltab setup window and recompile project. Device: Stratix III EP3SL110F1152C2 Quartus 9.1 sp2 Windows XP SP3 One compilation takes about 20-30 minutes, so it very boring to find that after some changes in project Signaltab not working. Please help! --- Quote End --- Hi, what clock are you using for capturing the data ? Kind regards GPK