Actel® Silicon Explorer II
User’s Guide
Actel Corporation, Mountain View, CA 94043
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Table of Contents
Getting Started ..................................................................................................... 7
About Silicon Explorer ............................................................................................................................ 7
Connecting to the PC .............................................................................................................................. 8
Connecting Silicon Explorer .................................................................................. 9
Powering Silicon Explorer II ................................................................................................................... 9
Connector Types .................................................................................................................................... 10
Silicon Explorer Target Connections .................................................................................................... 12
Silicon Explorer PC Connection ........................................................................................................... 14
Device Settings ...................................................................................................................................... 16
Act1 and A40MX Connection .............................................................................................................. 17
Act2/XL/Act3/DX/A42MX Connections ............................................................................................ 18
SX/SX-A/eX/RTSX/RTSX-S Connections ......................................................................................... 19
Axcelerator Connection ......................................................................................................................... 20
Using the Software .............................................................................................. 22
Software Settings ................................................................................................................................... 22
Silicon Explorer Software ...................................................................................................................... 22
Using the Command Mode ................................................................................................................... 23
Using the Analyze Module .................................................................................................................... 26
Understanding the Main GUI ............................................................................. 28
Understanding the Tool Bar .................................................................................................................. 28
Main window ......................................................................................................................................... 29
Shortcuts ................................................................................................................................................ 30
Data Display ....................................................................................................... 33
Bussed Signals ........................................................................................................................................ 33
Rearrange Channels ............................................................................................................................... 36
Pattern.................................................................................................................................................... 36
Find ........................................................................................................................................................ 37
Highlight ............................................................................................................................................... 38
Data Files ............................................................................................................................................... 38
Copy Display Data................................................................................................................................. 38
Readback Data ....................................................................................................................................... 39
Logic Analyzer Concepts ..................................................................................... 40
Understanding Synchronous Sampling .................................................................................................. 40
Understanding Asynchronous Sampling................................................................................................ 41
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Understanding Triggering ..................................................................................................................... 43
Trigger ................................................................................................................................................... 44
Auto-Trigger ......................................................................................................................................... 44
Triggering .............................................................................................................................................. 45
Triggering Silicon Explorer ................................................................................................................... 45
Analyzer Controls ............................................................................................... 47
Probe Instrument ................................................................................................................................... 47
Run Controls ......................................................................................................................................... 49
Sampling ................................................................................................................................................ 49
Troubleshooting Silicon Explorer ........................................................................ 51
Troubleshooting Errors ......................................................................................................................... 51
Troubleshooting General ....................................................................................................................... 53
Troubleshooting Software...................................................................................................................... 54
Troubleshooting Hardware .................................................................................................................... 55
Debugging AX/eX/SX/SX-A Devices Using Silicon Explorer II ........................... 57
Debugging AX/eX/SX/SX-A Devices Using Silicon Explorer II ......................................................... 57
Internal Probing Feature for Antifuse Families ..................................................................................... 60
SDO Pin Locations ............................................................................................. 62
ACT2 and 1200XL Families ................................................................................................................. 62
ACT3 Family SDO Pin Locations........................................................................................................ 63
A3200 Family SDO Pin Locations ....................................................................................................... 64
A42MX SDO Pin Locations ................................................................................................................. 66
RT SDO Pin Locations ......................................................................................................................... 67
Specifications ...................................................................................................... 69
Silicon Explorer Specifications .............................................................................................................. 69
Accessories .......................................................................................................... 71
Accessories ............................................................................................................................................. 71
Glossary of Terms ............................................................................................... 73
Glossary of Terms .................................................................................................................................. 73
Product Support .................................................................................................. 79
Customer Service ................................................................................................................................... 79
Actel Customer Technical Support Center ........................................................................................... 79
Actel Technical Support ........................................................................................................................ 79
Website .................................................................................................................................................. 79
Contacting the Customer Technical Support Center ............................................................................ 79
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