Altera Quartus II Scripting - Manual (Page 265)

Chapter 3: Tcl Packages & Commands 3–135
insystem_source_probe
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read_probe_data
Usage
read_probe_data -instance_index <instance_index> [-value_in_hex]
Options
-instance_index <instance_index>: Index of the In-System Sources and Probes instance to
communicate with
-value_in_hex: Specifies that the value string is represented in hexadecimal format
Description
Retrieves the current value of the probes.
A string is returned specifying the status of each probe, with the MSB on the left and LSB on the right. By
default, the value is represented as a binary string. Optionally, the option -value_in_hex makes the value a
hex string.
Example
#List probe data of instance 0
start_insystem_sourc_probe -hardware_name "USB-Blaster \[USB-0\]" \
-device_name "@1: EP1S25/_HARDCOPY_FPGA_PROTOTYPE (0x020030DD)"
puts "probe data of instance 0"
puts [read_probe_data -instance_index 0]
end_insystem_source_probe