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Entry  Tue May 19 14:14:45 2015, Ilja Bekman, DRS4 firmware UCF constraints  
    Reply  Fri May 22 14:25:45 2015, Stefan Ritt, DRS4 firmware UCF constraints  firmware.zip
       Reply  Tue May 26 11:27:27 2015, Felix Bachmair, DRS4 firmware UCF constraints  
          Reply  Fri Jun 5 12:07:38 2015, Stefan Ritt, DRS4 firmware UCF constraints  
             Reply  Fri Jun 5 13:15:35 2015, Felix Bachmair, DRS4 firmware UCF constraints  
                Reply  Fri Jun 5 13:29:55 2015, Stefan Ritt, DRS4 firmware UCF constraints  
                   Reply  Fri Jun 5 13:32:03 2015, Stefan Ritt, DRS4 firmware UCF constraints  
Message ID: 422     Entry time: Fri May 22 14:25:45 2015     In reply to: 421     Reply to this: 425
Author: Stefan Ritt 
Subject: DRS4 firmware UCF constraints  
> Hello, I'm using two DRS4 rev.5 boards for 8ch readout and triggering.
> 
> I needed to modify the trigger logic and implement some tweaks in the firmware, and noticed that 
> the firmware source in drs-5.0.2 (and 5.0.3, SVN:5339) while still compiling fine with Xilinx ISE 10, stops
> doing so in the ISE 14.7 (also already in 13.2)
> 
> While the Synthesis is running through (in the new ISE it complains about using more than 100% of resources.)
> The Mapping fails due to constraints (firmware/ucf/drs4_eval5.ucf) complaining about an illegal IOSTANDARD
> for P_IO_PMC_USR<55> (LVDS_25).
> 
> In the newer version the wild-cards (lines 67..69 ) are not properly dealt with, it seems, and if I move the
> property by hand to all the wild-carded NETs it start to recognise the LVDS_25.
> But after that Place&Route fails with messages about locked Banks due to incompatible VCCO.
> 
> I'm trying to adapt the ucf file and am reading about the changes in the ISE software and constraints files, but
> want to ask if some of you guys have seen the same issue and resolved it out "officially".

The current firmware compiles nicely under 14.7. I attached it. It also has one modification which you probably need:

When the board triggers, the TRG OUT goes high and stays high until the board has been read out and restarted. So it can be used as a "busy" signal for an external trigger logic.

Best regards,
Stefan
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