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Introduction

The reference architecture can be tested in two ways:

• USB communication tests + DMA tests
• full test (USB communication tests + DMA tests + other tests)

USB communication tests (to link)

To test the USB communication in the Reference Architecture case is necessary

• to download the correct reference bitstream file in the FPGA and/or SPI Flash
• the USB FX2 microcontroller on the TE0300, TE0320 or TE0630 family should contain valid firmware;
• the host computer should have a specific driver installed;
• a USB cable should be used to connect the PC and the FPGA module
• run the C# or C++ Reference Project test

Full test (here)

To completely test the To test the  Reference Architecture is necessary

•     to download the bitstream file (that create the Microblaze system) and the demo.elf file or to be certain that this two are already downloaded before;
•     the USB FX2 microcontroller on the TE0300, TE0320 or TE0630 family should contain valid firmware;
•     the host computer should have a specific driver installed;
•     the host computer should have Xilinx EDK installed;
•     a JTAG adapter cable. We recommend using the Xilinx Platform Cable USB (USB ↔ JTAG) .
•     a USB cable should be used to connect the PC and the FPGA module (USB communication test)

The procedure is the following:

1. update XPS project and download bitstream to the FPGA,
2. check the fiirmware of FX2 microcontroler;
3. run the demo project.
4. USB communication tests + DMA tests

1) Update XPS project and download bitstream to the FPGA

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