system ace programming xf60

[Wade Maxfield]

Hi Sharon,

   Thank you!   I found the irlength (called INSTRUCTION_LENGTH) in the file
xc4vfx60_ff1152.bsd and it is indeed 14.

   We are running a custom board that looks like an ml410, with only one
device, the xf60 (in addition to the system ace chip), which is exactly what
the genace.tcl file specifies.  We do have  a cpld as a second part, but we
are not programming it. The genace.tcl file in the Xininx/data/xmd directory
was incorrect in how it listed the device IDCODE on the part.  It had
0x01eb409, the real code is 0x1EB4093.  Once the code was fixed in the file,
the genace.tcl created system.ace bundling the zImage.elf file into it
correctly.

    However, we are not yet getting a xilinx program load.  Onward through
the fog!

    We can program the xilinx through the system ace using the jtag, but we
cannot get the system ace to program it from the system.ace on the compact
flash, generated using the same download.bit we use over the jtag.

wade



On 12/14/06, Sharon Feldman <sharonf at scopus.net> wrote:
>
>  the INSTRUCTION_LENGTH attribute can be found in The Device BSDL File.
>
> As Much As I Know It Is 14 For All FX60 Devices.
>
> BSDL .bsd File Are Found Under :
>
> C:\Xilinx\virtex4\data
>
> Are You Sure You Are Accessing The Wright Device On The Chain ?
> It Is Possible That The Number Of Xilinx FPGA Has Changed In ML410. (It Is
> 3 In ML403),
> In ML410 There Is No CPLD, So I Guess It Is Probebly 2 Now.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* linuxppc-embedded-bounces+sharonf=scopus.net at ozlabs.org [mailto:
> linuxppc-embedded-bounces+sharonf=scopus.net at ozlabs.org]*On Behalf Of *Wade
> Maxfield
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 14, 2006 6:06 PM
> *To:* ppc
> *Subject:* system ace programming xf60
>
> Hi,
>
>   We are trying to generate a system ace file that will program an xf60
> using Xilinx scripts,
> (and even their impact GUI), using 8.1i, service pack 3 EDK.
>
>   Unfortunately, if we choose the ml410 board from Xilinx's genace.tclscript
> in their EDK/data/xmd directory, it errors with an invalid instruction
> register length.
> The irlength is listed as 14 in the xilinx script files.  I looked and
> googled and could
> not find the irlength listed for that xf60 part in any literature.
>
>   Also, if we try to include the zImage.elf file, the script errors out.
>
>   Conversely, if we choose an ml403 board (and switch the project to the
> xf12 chip),
> we can combine the zImage.elf file and generate a system.ace file that
> loads on an
> ml403 board.
>
>   We can take the download.bit file that refuses to load when combined
> into the system.ace,
> and load it over the jtag port.  It programs the xf60 just fine.
>
>   If we create an empty system.ace file,  the system ace chip on our board
> signals everything is ok,
> but of course, the xilinx chip is not programmed.  If we pull the compact
> flash out of the board,
> the system ace chip signals that is can't find the compact flash by
> flashing the error light.
>
>   Has anyone on this list had any experience with this that could lead us
> in a right direction?  We've
> tried about 10 different combinations so far with no luck.
>
> thanks,
> wade
>
>
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