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Programing FPGA by microcontroller

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xilinx xapp058 pic18f

Hi,

I want to program a FPGA through a microcontroller, can you please direct me to a site where i can find information about this issue.

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Gigi.
 

Hi Gigi,

You didnt specify the type of FPGA or micro you are using,

You can use the JTAG lines (boundary scan) for testing and programing any device located on your board.

You can find information at the following standards:

IEEE 1532 (ISC)
IEEE 1149 (Boundary Scan)

anyway you can find some information at the following sites/files:

https://www.xilinx.com/bvdocs/appnotes/xapp058.pdf
https://www.xilinx.com/bvdocs/appnotes/xapp070.pdf

I have attached a nice Boundary Scan tutorial -> have a look.

Regards,

Benny.
 

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Hi Benny,

Thanks for your help.

Im using a PIC18 micro and a VIRTEX FPGA.

Gigi.
 

Hi,

the attached file is a bit more informative regarding the boundary scan standard.

enjoy,

Benny.
 

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Do you need to learn how to program a PIC, or how to configure the FPGA?

Download the Data Sheet and User Guide for your FPGA type, and read the sections about "configuration".
https://www.xilinx.com/support/library.htm

The Virtex families provide several different configuation download methods - serial, parallel, and JTAG. Choose the one that seems best for your project.
 

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