Silicon Explorer Software Version 5.1 Release Notes
(Sep 23, 2005)
This release of Silicon Explorer software offers additional features
and performance enhancements for users of Silicon Explorer II and older
Silicon Explorer I debug hardware.
Silicon Explorer II, is an easy to use integrated verification and logic
analysis tool for the PC, accesses the probe circuitry. Silicon Explorer
II allows designers to complete the design verification process at their
desks.
- Windows 2000 with SP1 or SP2
- Windows XP
- Pentium 133 or higher (Pentium 200 or higher recommended) processor
- 16 MB of available memory for use
- 50 MB of available hard disk space
- VGA or higher-resolution video adapter (SVGA 256-color and 800x600
or higher resolution recommended)
- For Windows 2000 and Windows XP systems, you must have administration
rights to the local workstation for installation purposes.
- Support for all Antifuse Families
- Support for Axcelerator devices
- Silicon Explorer software now allows the user to read back the FAB
ID of a device (SXA/SXS) via JTAG to determine if an SXA or SXS device
is MEC or UMC. When the user clicks the INFO button the display will
either be "MEC" or "UMC" for these devices.
- Remote control (batch mode) interface is provided
- Rad Tolerant Axcelerator part RTAX250S is now supported
- SARno21736: Loading larger probe files takes too
long
- SARno36127: Filter with * is slow
- SARno36538: Need a reminder to customers to manually
remove files after uninstall
- SARno40426: Gray out synchronous capture mode only
when a Silicon Explorer II is connected to the PC until feature works
- SARno46227: Add a feature to read back the FAB ID
of a device (SXA/SXS)
- Signals in Axcelerator devices can only be probed for speeds of 28
MHz or less.
- SARno21399: Synchronous capture does not work for
Silicon Explorer II, only Silicon Explorer I.
- SARno31675: FPGA Checksum Read back: When reading
the checksum of a FPGA with Silicon Explorer, the Explorer window may
go into a 'confused' state where the "Acquire / Auto Run" button
and the "Stop" button randomly toggle.
Workaround: When the software is in this 'confused'
state, click on the "Acquire" button then the "Stop" button.
This releases the software from the 'confused' state.
