Category: FPGA-based Fast Programming (FFP)

In the Basys Chronicles Episode 1, I started to learn about FPGA programming using Xilinx’s Vivado tool and the Digilent Basys 3 Trainer Board. Now, after a few weeks (okay, time flies; it’s been almost two months), I’ve made some good headway in understanding FPGA architecture and creating some interesting designs that do useful things.
We announced today the extended integration of ScanWorks’ boundary-scan test capabilities with the Teradyne’s PXI Express-based High Speed Subsystem (HSSub). Come see a demo at Booth #101 at the AUTOTESTCON conference!
In recent years, the increasing size of flash memory has driven device programming to offline methods. However, new techniques are significantly reducing in-system programming times, making it much more feasible and convenient to program flash memory after it’s already been soldered to the board.
Boundary scan is known to be quite slow to program large flash devices. But, with a new approach using SPI Master IP within an FPGA, flash programming time can be decreased by a factor of 15 or more.
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