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Virtex-6 FPGA System Monitor
UG370 (v1.1) June 14, 2010
Application Guidelines
ChipScope Pro Tool and System Monitor
A useful feature of the Virtex-6 FPGA System Monitor is the ability to access the
measurement information via the JTAG TAP at any time—even before the FPGA is
configured. Most PC boards have an existing JTAG infrastructure that is used for
debugging and testing the hardware. With the addition of System Monitor to the JTAG
chain, analog information can now be extracted using Xilinx or third-party JTAG tools.
Hardware designers and test engineers can use the JTAG access to monitor on-chip
temperatures and supply conditions during development or during qualification of a
design. External analog sensors on the PC board (current, voltage, and temperature) can
also be monitored through JTAG by using the System Monitor external analog input
channels (
). The JTAG interface is fully IEEE 1149.1 compliant and is documented
in
The easiest way to access this information through JTAG is to use the ChipScope™ Pro
tool, version 8.2.04 and later. This tool automatically detects the presence of System
Monitor on the JTAG chain and allow users to display the measurement data. There is also
a data logging function that allows users to record sensor readings along with time stamp
information in a log file for analysis. Users can also configure the System Monitor
operation via JTAG using the ChipScope Pro tool by writing to the control registers.
shows a screen capture of the System Monitor measurements as displayed by the
ChipScope
Pro tool. For more information, see the ChipScope Pro documentation at
http://www.xilinx.com/chipscope
. The easiest way to try out the System Monitor
foundationally described in this section and the ChipScope Pro interface is by using the
ML605 demonstration board. Both on-chip and external senors are support on this board.
The external sensors are used to implement current and power monitoring functions.
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Figure 33:
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