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˃ Differences between SCUI and Firmware versions VCU118 SCUI Version 1.1 ˃ Clocks Voltages Power EEPROM Data About VCU118 SCUI Version 2.30 ˃ Clocks Voltages Power EEPROM Data About Programming Firmware ˃ References ˃ Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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VCU118 Software Install and Board Setup Complete setup steps in XTP449 – VCU118 Software Install and Board ˃ Setup: Software Requirements VCU118 Board Setup UART Driver Install Ethernet Setup Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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VCU118 System Controller Open the RDF0396 – VCU118 System Controller GUI (2019.1 C) ZIP file ˃ Extract these files to your C:\ drive Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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BIT works with either version of Firmware Version 1.1 SCUI: ˃ Firmware: v1.00 The ES1 VCU118 ships with v1.00 firmware. Some Rev 2.0 boards shipped with this. You must use SCUI v1.1 with this firmware. Version 2.30 SCUI: ˃ Firmware: v1.60 Current Rev 2.0 VCU118 shipping with this firmware.
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Basic Board Interface Test From C:\vcu118_scui, run the SCUI.exe that matches your firmware ˃ Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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Setting the clocks Select the Set tab underneath the Clocks tab ˃ Enter 156.25 for the Si5328 and click the Set Si5328 Frequency button ˃ Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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Reading the clocks Select the Read tab ˃ Click each of the Read buttons and verify the frequencies are set as shown ˃ Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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Setting Clock Boot Frequencies Select the Set Boot Frequency tab ˃ Type in your desired boot-up frequency and click the corresponding Set ˃ button Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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To restore to the defaults, select the Restore Device Defaults tab ˃ Restore the defaults by clicking the button associated with the clock you ˃ want to restore (156.25 MHz, 156.25 MHz, 156.25 MHz, and 0 MHz) Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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Reading onboard VCU118 voltages Select the Voltages tab ˃ Click the Get All Voltages button to view a voltage ˃ Observe the VCU118 voltages ˃ Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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Reading power values using default calibration Select the Use Default Calibration tab underneath Power ˃ Click the Get All Power button ˃ Observe the VCU118 PS power readings ˃ Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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Read INA226 Registers Select the Get INA226 Registers tab ˃ Click the Get All Registers button and observe the INA226 Registers ˃ settings Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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Set INA226 Registers Select the Set INA226 Registers tab ˃ Review TI INA226 documentation before making changes ˃ Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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Reading power values using custom calibration Select the Use Custom Calibration tab ˃ Click the Get All Power button (no calibrations were entered in this ˃ example) Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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Set VADJ Select the Set VADJ tab underneath the FMC tab ˃ Under the Current tab, select the desired VADJ voltage ˃ Some BIT tests expect 1.8 V ˃ Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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Set Boot-Up VADJ Select the Boot-up tab and choose the desired power-on voltage ˃ The default, Use FMC EEPROM Voltage, will set 1.8 V unless you attach an ˃ FMC card with a different setting Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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Reading FMC EEPROM Select the HPC0 or HPC1 tab ˃ Click the Get EEPROM Data button ˃ Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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Reading FMC EEPROM The EEPROM data will be displayed in a separate window (XM107 data ˃ shown) Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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Setting FMC HPC clocks With the XM107 FMC+ card attached, select the XM107 tab ˃ For the IBERT FMC+ testing, set 156.25, and click the Set SI570 button ˃ Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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Reading version information Select the About tab ˃ Click the Get Version button to get MSP430 and SCUI GUI version ˃ information Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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Setting the clocks Select the Set tab underneath the Clocks tab ˃ Enter 156.25 for the Si5328 and click the Set Si5328 Frequency button ˃ Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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Reading the clocks Select the Read tab ˃ Click each of the Read buttons and verify the frequencies are set as shown ˃ Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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Setting Clock Boot Frequencies Select the Set Boot Frequency tab ˃ Type in your desired boot-up frequency and click the corresponding Set ˃ button Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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Reading onboard VCU118 voltages Select the Voltages tab ˃ Click the Get All Voltages button to view a voltage ˃ Observe the VCU118 voltages ˃ Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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Reading power values using default calibration Select the Use Default Calibration tab underneath Power ˃ Click the Get All Power button ˃ Observe the VCU118 PS power readings ˃ Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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Read INA226 Registers Select the Get INA226 Registers tab ˃ Click the Get All Registers button and observe the INA226 Registers ˃ settings Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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Set INA226 Registers Select the Set INA226 Registers tab ˃ Review TI INA226 documentation before making changes ˃ Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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Reading power values using custom calibration Select the Set Default Calibration tab ˃ Click the Set All Power button (no calibrations were entered in this ˃ example) Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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Set VADJ Select the Set VADJ tab underneath the FMC tab ˃ Under the Current tab, select the desired VADJ voltage ˃ Some BIT tests expect 1.8 V ˃ Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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Set Boot-Up VADJ Select the Boot-up tab and choose the desired power-on voltage ˃ The default, Use FMC EEPROM Voltage, will set 1.8 V unless you attach an ˃ FMC card with a different setting Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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Reading FMC EEPROM Select the HPC0 or HPC1 tab ˃ Click the Get EEPROM Data button ˃ Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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Reading FMC EEPROM The EEPROM data will be displayed in a separate window (XM107 data ˃ shown) Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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Setting FMC HPC clocks With the XM107 FMC+ card attached, select the XM107 tab ˃ For the IBERT FMC+ testing, set 156.25, and click the Set SI570 button ˃ Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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Reading version information Select the About tab ˃ Click the Get Version button to get MSP430 and SCUI GUI version ˃ information Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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Reading version information Click the Restore Board Defaults button to reset initializations ˃ This restores the VCU118 and FMC clocks to their defaults Si5328 is reset to 0 MHz The FMC VADJ is reset to Use FMC EEPROM Voltage Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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Programming Firmware Remove the PCIe chassis bracket. ˃ Connect a USB Platform Cable to J82 with the Flying Leads ˃ Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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Programming Firmware Script files are included to program either the new or original firmware ˃ Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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Programming Firmware The Programming BAT files will prompt you to connect the Flying Leads ˃ Press any key to continue… ˃ Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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Programming Firmware Important: The current System Controller must be disabled prior to ˃ programming Put a jumper on J110, cycle VCU118 power and remove the jumper and ˃ press any key to continue… Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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Programming Firmware Programming finished successfully ˃ Cycle VCU118 power to enable the System Controller ˃ Note: Programming takes about 9 minutes...
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Programming Firmware Use the Verify BAT files to determine which version of the Firmware is ˃ currently programmed (if needed) Note: Presentation applies to the VCU118...
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