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INTRODUCTION TO THE SOFTWARE TOOLS
options are also included and should be used to verify board functionality before
beginning development. A build utility, described in the section Compiling The
Reference Design, can be used to generate new bit files, or to generate bit files for less
common configurations of the DN6000K10PCI.
1.2 Using the Reference Design
For information on preparing the board for running the reference design, see Chapter
5: Programming / Configuring the Hardware. This section assumes that board has
been set up with appropriate jumper settings and oscillators, code has been loaded for
the Configuration FPGA and the MCU, and that the Reference Design has been
loaded into at least FPGA A. Note that when the board is shipped, all of these
steps have already been completed- no modification to jumper settings,
oscillators, Config FPGA code, or MCU code is required to use the Reference
Design.
The primary interface to the DN6000K10PCI Reference Design is through an RS232
Serial Port, connected to one of the four PPC RS232 headers, P1, P3, P4, and P2. For
more information, see the section PPC RS232 Port Setup in Chapter 2: Getting
Started, and the section Configuring HyperTerminal in Chapter 5: Programming /
Configuring the Hardware. It is assumed at this point that a terminal emulator is
connected to PPC Port1 (Header P1), running at 19200 bps.
Powering up the board will display the following text on the terminal:
*****************************************
*****************************************
** DN6000K10PCI ASIC DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM **
******* REFERENCE DESIGN SOFTWARE *******
*****************************************
*****************************************
FPGA_A:
Waiting for External Host Commands
Press Any Key To Enter Local User Menu
The various
functions of the Reference Design may be controlled both from the MCU
menu, described in the section Description of Main M enu Options in Chapter 5, or
from the PowerPC menu. In this example we will be using the PowerPC menu to
exe rcise the functions of the Reference Design. When presented with the above text,
the Reference Design is waiting for commands to be sent from the MCU. Press any
key to stop waiting for MCU commands and get the following menu:
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