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June 2001
ISL5217EVAL1
Board:
This form has mixed controls for both the device and
the board. For the ISL5217 device, it controls the pins for
TXENA-D, the Mp mode, OUTEN0-1, TRITEST, and OFFBIN.
This form also controls the pattern memory contents for the
memory patterns which are loaded to RAM and output to the
ISL5217 serial channels SDA-SDD. Additionally, this form also
control the selected Dynamic configuration file which provides
for real-time device operational mode changes. Please see the
file formats for additional details on the pattern and dynamic
configuration files.
Test
:
This form is reserved for factory device and board
testing.
Command Line Window
The Command Line Window is an alternative way to control
the ISL5217. There are 5 commands that can be used to
control the ISL5217 device, and 2 commands that can be use
to control the board:
ISL5217 Device Commands
peek ADDRESS:
Reads one of the ISL5217’s control registers
specified by ADDRESS.
poke ADDRESS DATA:
Writes DATA to the one of the
ISL5217 control registers specified by ADDRESS.
setbits ADDRESS MASK:
Sets the bits of the control register
specified by ADDRESS according to the specified MASK.
resetbits ADDRESS MASK:
Clears the bits of the control
register specified by ADDRESS according to the specified
MASK.
modifybits ADDRESS DATA MASK:
Changes the bits
specified by MASK of the control register specified by
ADDRESS to the value specified by DATA.
Board Commands:
read ADDRESS:
Reads the FPGA’s register.
write ADDRESS DATA:
Writes to the FPGA register.
All ADDRESS, DATA, and MASK values are expressed in
HEXADECIMAL. Additional insight on the command line
window can be obtained by using the forms to change bit fields
and observing the corresponding commands being echoed in
the command line window.
Pull Down Menus
File Menu
Load Configuration:
Allows the user to select and load a
configuration script file.
Save Configuration:
Saves the contents of all the form
register contents into a configuration script file. This file will
contain all necessary steps for initializing the evaluation board
registers to the present values displayed on all forms.
New Script
: Opens a scripting window in Notepad.
Run Script
: Allows the user to select and load a script file.
Start Recording:
Begins recording the user’s actions that
pertain to the evaluation board into a Java script file. To end
the recording, click on File, and deselect Recording.
Actions Menu
Chip S/W Hard Reset:
Issues a reset to the ISL5217 device
via device software register 7f, bit 1.
Chip Hard Reset:
Issues a reset to the ISL5217 device via
hardware pin E4.
FPGA Hard Reset:
Issues a reset to both the ISL5217 and the
evaluation board.
File Formats
Script files
Scripts can be used to configure the evaluation board and for
programming a sequential set of actions. Java scripts (*.js) and
Visual Basic scripts (*.vbs), created with any text editor, are
supported. Specific file formats are required for each type of
file, with examples provided in the evaluation software.
Configuration Files *.js or *.vbs
Configuration files contain the evaluation board form contents
in register command format. The header contains the set-up
information required for the loader, followed by the reset
commands and the software form registers output commands.
Coefficient Files *.coe or *.imp
The coefficient files contain seven comment lines at the
beginning, which are ignored by the loader, with each line
thereafter containing one floating point coefficient per line.
Pattern Files *.pat or *.imp
The pattern file contains seven comment lines at the
beginning, which are ignored by the loader, with each line
thereafter containing two floating point numbers with values
<1. The first number is for the I data, and the second is for the
Q data.
Dynamic Configuration Files *.cfg
The dynamic configuration file contains seven comment lines
at the beginning, which are ignored by the loader, with each
line thereafter containing a device register address and value
for the 15 device configuration registers.
