Achronix ACE Version 5.0 User Manual

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Chapter 3. Concepts

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Description

STAPL design file

Default File from Current Design/Impl

The STAPL design file will correspond to the
bitstream file of the currently active
implementation (

design name.jam

).

Manual Selection and Browse

Allow the user to choose/enter any STAPL design
file from the file system. The textfield showing the
filename is also a drop-down combobox of the last
15

*.jam

files selected.

STAPL Actions and Procedures

Refresh lists from STAPL file selected above

Button to refresh the lists of actions and
procedures to match those found in the selected
STAPL file.

Action Name

Lists the Actions contained in the selected STAPL
file.

Description

Lists the description for each Action found in the
file.

Run

Allows the Procedure to be run or bypassed. Icons
indicate:

= Required;

= Deselected;

=

Selected

Procedure Name

Displays the names of the Procedures comprising
the selected Action, in execution order.

Execution State

Displays the execution state of a Procedure. Values
include: blank (required), optional, recommended

Bitporter Probes

Autodetect

Selects an attached Bitporter.

12

Manually Specify by Name

When selected, allows a Bitporter pod to be
specified by name, for example, ”

usb12345

”, or

net10234

”.

13

Pick from List

When selected, allows a Bitporter pod to be
selected from a list of detected pods.

Refresh list

Button to refresh the list of detected Bitporter
pods. Equivalent to Tcl command

get pod names

.

Run Selected Action

Run ’Selected Action’ on the Connected Device

Plays the selected Action with the active
Procedures to the connected Achronix FPGA.
Equivalent to TCL command

run stapl action

.

See also:

Playing a STAPL File

.

12

If a STAPL Action is played while autodetection is selected and more than one pod is detected, an error is written to the TCL

console. The option remains active.

13

Bitporter pod names consist of a three-letter suffix, (”usb” for USB-connected pods, ”net” for Ethernet-connected pods,)

followed by either the five-digit serial number, or optionally for Ethernet-connected pods, their IP address.

For example:

net192.168.100.101

”.

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