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Configuration Overview Minimum Hardware Requirements
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• For
acx_stapl_player
with Ethernet-connected Bitporter pods:
♦
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Release 5, 32-bit
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS Release 4, 32-bit
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CentOS 5, 32-bit
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Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 32-bit (other versions may work, but are
untested)
Note: Other 32-bit versions of Linux may work, but are unsupported. No 64-bit operating systems are
supported at this time.
Minimum Hardware Requirements
• Pentium-class PC with a minimum of 128 MB of memory (512 MB for Windows Vista)
• Either a USB 2.0 port and/or an Ethernet connection for the Bitporter pod
Note: USB 1.0 and 1.1 may be used but USB 2.0 is strongly recommended for performance
reasons. In addition, a USB port connection is required to change the Ethernet configuration of a
Bitporter pod (Bitporter pods are configured for DHCP by default — if this configuration is
acceptable, no USB connection is needed).
Board-Level Device Connections
Figure 1-3 details the board-level electrical connections to the JTAG header, and Figure 1-4
provides the mechanical specifications.
Figure 1-3: JTAG Header Electrical Connections
ug004_c01_03_v02
1
TRST
TDI
TDO
TMS
TCK
NC
NC
FPGA
1 K
Ω
10 K
Ω
10 K
Ω
10 K
Ω
V
DDO_JTAG
V
DDO_JTAG