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Power Cycling the Bitporter Pod (and Connected Target Hardware) Connecting the Bitporter Pod

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2. DisconnecttheJTAGribboncable.

3. DisconnecttheUSBcableforUSB‐connectedpods,ortheBitporter’sDCpowercable

forEthernet‐connectedpods.

Power Cycling the Bitporter Pod (and Connected Target Hardware)

Important! AnunpoweredBitportermustneverbeconnectedtopoweredtargethardware,orthe

Bitportermaybedamaged.

TheproperBitporterandconnectedtargethardwarepowercyclingsequenceis:

1. Turnoffthetargethardwa re.

2. UnplugtheBitporterfromitspowersource(eithertheUSBcable,ortheDCpower

supply).

3. Waitatleast

5seconds.

4. PlugtheBitporterbackintoitspowersource(eithertheUSBcable,ortheDCpower

supply)andwaitfortheBitporter’sPOWERLEDtolightup.

5. Turnonthe targethardware.

Alternately, if power cycling the  target hardware is not desirable, the following sequence

wouldalsobesafe:

1. Disconnectthe

JTAGribboncablefromtheBitporter

2. UnplugtheBitporterfromitspowersource(eithertheUSBcable,ortheDCpower

supply).

3. Waitatleast5seconds.

4. PlugtheBitporterbackintoitspowersource(eithertheUSBcable,ortheDCpower

supply)andwaitfortheBitporter’sPOWERLEDto

lightup.

5. ConnecttheJTAGribboncabletotheBitporter.

Note that since the  Bitporter typically only  requires power cycling after abnormal program

termination, which will also typically leave the target device in an undefined state,  power

cyclingboththeBitporterandtargethardwareisgenerallyrecommended.

Verifying the Setup

Bitporter Connectivity Self Test

ToverifythattheSTAPLplayer,(theoptionalUSBdrivers,)andBitporterpodarefunctioning

correctly:

1. Openacommandpromptintheinstallationdirectory.

2. Atthecommandprompt,run:

acx_stapl_player -q

Theprogramreturnsalistingofallcorrectlyconnectedandcurrentlyavailablepods

(thosenotactivelyinuse).Forexample:

Achronix STAPL Player (acx_stapl_player)

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