JTAG
The JTAG connections on the FPGA are wired directly to the expansion connector MC2 on the XEM7310 to facilitate FPGA configuration and ChipScope usage using a Xilinx JTAG cable. The JTAG interface presented at MC2 is a 1.8v interface corresponding to the FPGA JTAG I/O voltage. An appropriate connector (such as a 2mm connector compatible with the Xilinx JTAG cable) would need to be wired on the peripheral attached to the XEM7310. Our BRK7010 has this connector and may be used as a reference.
JTAG Cables
The USB interface on FrontPanel-enabled devices provides FrontPanel-based FPGA configuration and communication only. This interface is not available for JTAG access and is not compatible with the vendor tools for JTAG communication (i.e. Xilinx Vivado Integrated Logic Analyzer).
A vendor-supported JTAG cable is required to interface with the JTAG connector and provide tool access to JTAG.
The following JTAG cables are available with connectors compatible with the connector on the breakout board:
| FPGA COMPATIBILITY | MANUFACTURER | CABLE P/N |
|---|---|---|
| Xilinx | Digilent | JTAG-HS2 |
| Xilinx | Digilent | JTAG-HS3 |
| Xilinx | Xilinx | Platform Cable USB II |