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FPGA dynamic probe lets you:
View internal activity – With a
logic analyzer, you are normally
limited to measuring signals at
the periphery of the FPGA. With
the FPGA dynamic probe, you can
now access signals internal to the
FPGA. You can measure up to 256
internal signals for each external
pin dedicated to debug, unlocking
visibility into your design that
you never had before.
Make multiple measurements in
seconds – Moving probe points
internal to an FPGA used to be
time consuming. Now, in less than
a second, you can easily measure
different sets of internal signals
without design changes. FPGA
timing stays constant when you
select new sets of internal signals
for probing.
Leverage the work you did in your
design environment – The FPGA
dynamic probe maps internal
signal names from your FPGA
design tool to your Agilent logic
analyzer. Eliminate unintentional
mistakes and save hours of time
with this automatic setup of
signal and bus names on your
logic analyzer.
Figure 2. The FPGA dynamic probe requires Altera’s Quartus II design software with
its logic analyzer interface and Altera programming hardware setup. The Quartus II
(ver. 6.0 or higher) logic analyzer interface allows you to create and insert the core for
use by the FPGA dynamic probe application on the logic analyzer. This configuration
allows you to probe the FPGA pins with the Agilent FPGA dynamic probe software. The
FPGA dynamic probe controls which group of internal signals to measure via the
Altera programming hardware connected to the JTAG port of the FPGA.
Figure 3: Access up to 256 internal signals for each debug pin. Signal
banks all have identical width (1 to 256 signals wide) determined by
the number of device pins you devote for debug. Each pin provides
sequential access to one signal from every input bank.
Debug your FPGAs faster and more effectively with a logic analyzer
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