Platform Cable USB II
Pseudo Ground Signal
The pseudo ground (PGND) pin on target interface connector is routed to a ultra-high-speed buffer with an open-drain output
(Figure 23). A pull-up resistor is required on target systems that utilize this signal. The buffer can tolerate a pull-up voltage
as high as 6.0V.
X-Ref Target - Figure 23
FPGA
NC7WZ07
2-mm Connector
PGND
PGND_CNTL
A
Y
Input
A
Output
Y
Z
L
H
L
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Figure 23: PGND Signal
HALT_INIT_WP Signal in iMPACT
Platform Cable USB II provides a second multi-use signal on its target interface connector called HALT_INIT_WP (this signal
is referred to as HALT when the cable is in JTAG mode). The HALT_INIT_WP pin is connected to a three-state CMOS driver
(see Bidirectional Signal Pins, page 19).
The behavior of HALT_INIT_WP is determined by the host application connected to the cable. iMPACT provides the option
of enabling the HALT pin during JTAG operations (Figure 24). This option is accessed by clicking on the Xilinx FPGA in the
iMPACT GUI and selecting Edit →Set Programming Properties… to open the Device Programming Properties dialog box.
Check “Assert Cable INIT during programming” to enable the HALT signal.
When enabled in iMPACT, HALT is active-Low while the cable is performing JTAG operations on any Xilinx FPGA and high-
Z when the cable is idle. HALT is active-High while JTAG operations are being performed on other devices. The HALT signal
remains high-Z when not enabled (iMPACT default) or when the cable is in Slave Serial or SPI modes.
Note: HALT signal control is available in iMPACT 9.2i and later. HALT remains high-Z in earlier versions of iMPACT and in Xilinx design
tools where the HALT signal is not supported.
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