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Question & Answer
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Date: Jul 25, 2000
What Virtex configuration modes are supported by the XSV Board?
Q:
The Xilinx Virtex FPGA supports four configuration modes: slave-serial, master-serial, SelectMAP, and boundary-scan. Does the XSV Board support all of these four modes?
A:
Slave-serial: This mode is used in early versions of GXSLOAD and XSLOAD to download to the Virtex from the PC.
SelectMAP: This mode is used to load the Virtex from the on-board Flash. Newer versions of GXSLOAD and XSLOAD also use this mode to configure the FPGA through the parallel port in a manner similar to the XSA Board.
Boundary-scan: You can use this mode if you interface to the XSV Board through the Xchecker port. You have to reprogram the CPLD to do this.
Master-serial: You could probably use this mode if you reprogrammed the CPLD on the XSV Board to make the Flash look like a serial PROM to the Virtex.