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15 years ago

Using SignalTap with a device configured by an external processor?

I'm new to SignalTap II and having just been through the online training, it looks as if it only works when configuring the FPGA directly from the PC by JTAG or USB Blaster. Is there any straig...
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15 years ago

As kaz says, you can perfectly configure the FPGA with an external CPU, e.g. in Passive Serial mode, while having the USB-blaster connected to the JTAG port. Once you have loaded the logic you can capture events with SignalTap. The SignalTap SW will even detect when you have loaded/configured the FPGA.