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Appendix D
DE3_HSTC Utility
D
Appendix D : DE3_HSTC Utility
DE3_HSTC utility is to test the connection between I/O pins of HSTC connectors and Stratix III
FPGA on DE3 board. To perform this test, a THDB_HLB adapter card as shown in
Figure D.1
will
be used which can be found in the DE3 package. The detailed test procedures are list in below:
1.
Copy the whole folder named "DE3_HSTC" from DE3_System_CD/Tools to the host
computer.
2.
Execute the "DE3_HSTC.exe" in the "DE3_HSTC" folder.
3.
Make sure the power of the DE3 board is turned off and all the daughter boards are removed
from DE3 board.
4.
Connect the THDB_HLB adapter card to the HSTC connector which is needed to be tested as
shown in
Figure D.2
.
5.
Turn on the power of the DE3 board and connect the USB cable to the USB-Blaster port on the
DE3 board.
6.
In the DE3_HSTC utility window, press "Test HSTC-A" button to start testing the HSTC
connector A as shown in
Figure D.3
.
7.
The test result will be reported on the panel of the DE3_HSTC utility as shown in
Figure D.4
.
8.
If the test result is failed, the HSTC pin number of the invalid pins will be listed on the panel of
the DE3_HSTC utility as shown in
Figure D.5
.
9.
To test the rest of the HSCT connectors, connect the TRDB_HLB adapter card to the other
HSTC connector and redo the steps 3 to 8.
10.
Finally, the HSTC connectors (J2, J4, J6, and J8) on the bottom side of the DE3 board also can
use this utility and THDB_HLB card to perform the connection test.
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