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New Contributor(added Aug. 20)
Do I need a JTAG connection to the board in order to start and run the BTS? The dev kit user manual (ug_a10-fpga-prod-devkit-683526-670687.pdf) doesn't mention it in the board setup, except in a paragraph starting with "The BTS communicates over the JTAG bus to a test design running in the FPGA. The Board Test System and Power Monitor share the JTAG bus with other applications ..." Does this mean that the BTS won't run unless the JTAG connection is in place? What USB-to-JTAG
Super ContributorYes, BTS programs designs into the device so there must be a connection.
New ContributorYes, I saw the connection when I found the board schematic. If there's clarification in the user's guide, I havent found it.
But with all due thanks, that still doesn't tell me why the BTS hangs on start with that "connecting to console server" message.
Super ContributorI meant the JTAG connection. You need to connect via USB (USB Blaster hardware is included on all current dev kits) and have Quartus installed on the machine you are using to connect to the kit. I don't know if you can get away with just a Quartus Programmer installation or if you need to have full Quartus installed. I rarely if ever use the BTS since I always just do everything through Quartus.
