Max ii registers –6, Max ii registers – Altera Stratix IV GT 100G User Manual

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Chapter 6: Board Test System

Using the Board Test System

Stratix IV GT 100G Development Kit User Guide

October 2010

Altera Corporation

MAX II ver

—Indicates the version of MAX II code currently running on the board.

The MAX II code resides in the
<install dir>\kits\stratixIVGT_4sgt100g5_100g\examples directory. Newer
revisions of this code might be available on the

Stratix IV GT 100G Development

Kit

page of the Altera website.

MAX II Registers

The MAX II registers control allow you to view and change the current MAX II
register values as described in

Table 6–1

. Changes to the register values with the GUI

take effect immediately. For example, writing a 0 to SRST resets the board.

PSO

—Sets the MAX II PSO register. The following options are available:

Use PSR

—Allows the PSR to determine the page of flash memory to use for

FPGA reconfiguration.

Use PSS

—Allows the PSS to determine the page of flash memory to use for

FPGA reconfiguration.

PSR

—Sets the MAX II PSR register. The numerical values in the list corresponds to

the page of flash memory to load during FPGA reconfiguration. Refer to

Table 6–1

for more information.

PSS

—Displays the MAX II PSS register value. Refer to

Table 6–1

for the list of

available options.

SRST

—Resets the system and reloads the FPGA with a design from flash memory

based on the other MAX II register values. Refer to

Table 6–1

for more information.

1

Because the Config tab requires that a specific design is running in the FPGA at a
specific clock speed, writing a 0 to SRST or changing the PSO value can cause the
Board Test System to stop running.

Table 6–1. MAX II Registers

Register Name

Read/Write

Capability

Description

System Reset
(SRST)

Write only

Set to 0 to initiate an FPGA reconfiguration.

Page Select Register
(PSR)

Read / Write

Determines which of the pages of flash memory to use for
FPGA reconfiguration. The flash memory ships with pages 0
and 1 preconfigured.

Page Select Override
(PSO)

Read / Write

When set to 0, the value in PSR determines the page of
flash memory to use for FPGA reconfiguration. When set to
1, the value in PSS determines the page of flash memory to
use for FPGA reconfiguration.

Page Select Switch
(PSS)

Read only

Holds the current value of the illuminated USER_POF LED
(D19, D20, D25) based on the following encoding:

0 = USER_POF1 LED (D19)

1 = USER_POF2 LED (D20)

2 = USER_POF3 LED (D25)

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