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RZhen11
Occasional Contributor
3 years agoSignalTap Invalid jtag (completely wiring dependent)
Dear support, This issue has haunted me since 16.1 till 22.1std. SinglTap is not reliable. And it is completely wiring dependent. I don't see hardware or setup issue, since reducing wiring will get...
- 3 years ago
Ouch.
Have you tried slowing the JTAG clock or making sure you have the JTAG timing constraints in your .sdc:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/docs/programmable/683081/22-2/jtag-signals.html
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/programmable/articles/000084236.html
sstrell
Super Contributor
3 years agoAh, thought it was in the design. So you're probably having issues with programming the device itself as well.
There's a JTAG Chain Debugger tool in Quartus you could try. That might help identify a board issue, especially if there are other devices on your JTAG chain.
- RZhen113 years ago
Occasional Contributor
Hi sstrell,
I've never had any issue programming, but when it's not "reliable" right after programming, I don't see SignalTap.