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SignalTap and Cyclone VI

Altera_Forum
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Hello. I have strange problem with SignalTap and Cyclone IV. There are fault responses. Frequency is low (50 MHz) and I don't know what to do

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Altera_Forum
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Are you sampling on the right clock? Are your observations correct? 

Do you have timing violations(low clock does not mean no timing violations)?
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Altera_Forum
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There are fault responses. 

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Try a more meaningful report!
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Altera_Forum
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There is a simple code 

 

tp1 <= tp1_as; 

 

process (fpga_reset_h, sys_clk_int) is 

begin  

if(fpga_reset_h = '1') then 

--tp1 <= '0'; 

tp2 <= '0'; 

tp3 <= '0'; 

ser_txd <= '1'; 

elsif(rising_edge(sys_clk_int)) then 

tp2 <= tp2_as; 

tp3 <= tp3_as; 

ser_txd <= ser_rxd;-- Synchronous Sequential Statement(s) 

end if; 

end process;  

 

 

a1 : ENTITY work.spll 

PORT MAP 

areset => fpga_reset_h, 

inclk0 => sys_clk, 

c0 => sys_clk_int, 

c1 => tp1_as, 

c2 => tp2_as, 

locked => tp3_as 

); 

 

 

There are no timing violations. SCD file contain correct clock constrains. 

 

SignalTap connected to sys_clk_int and tp1, tp2, tp3. 

 

SignalTap start off-loading data at some moment, but I don't see any graphical data. Pressing "Read Data" button gives result that looks like valid data at incorrect trigger condition 

 

Thanks
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Altera_Forum
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I had a similar problem when using a USB blaster that didn't came from Altera and running signaltap on the linux platform. It seemed that some ftdi drivers messed up a bit the data collected from the blaster and it got shifted a bit. I don't know if you are in a similar situation. 

Can you route those signals to an FPGA pin and check them with a scope?
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Altera_Forum
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My USB blaster didn't came from Altera. But I have no any problem with previous design based on Cyclone III family. I use Windows7 

 

TP1..3 are testpoints and I checked them with a scope. I didn't see any problems. 

 

Thanks for reply
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