The following is a list of all BittWare Knowledge Database topics.
| Topic ID# |
Question |
| 1 |
When I compile my program with VisualDSP on my Win98 PC, I get the following error: Spawnvc ( ): Invalid Argument. What is causing this error? |
| 2 |
I removed my board from the PC and then reinstalled it. Now my emulator does not work. |
| 3 |
Can I use a Summit ICE with the TS-201 processor? |
| 4 |
I just upgraded to VDSP 3.5 and now my HPPCI Emulator is not working with the TS-201 processor. What could be the issue? |
| 5 |
What is the input range of the Barracuda-PMC+ (BCPM)? |
| 6 |
What are the characteristics of the External clock for the Barracuda-PMC+ (BCPM)? |
| 7 |
There are 2 trigger timers in the Barracuda-PMC+ (BCPM). Are these used as trigger delays? |
| 8 |
How do I get printfs to display? |
| 9 |
When I load a program built with VDSP 3.5, the load fails. What is the issue? |
| 10 |
How much space is used in the FPGA on the Barracuda-PMC+ (BCPM)? |
| 11 |
What cable can I hook up to a Remora-PMC+ (RMPM) card? |
| 12 |
What cable can I hook up to a Remora-BMC+ (RMBM) card? |
| 13 |
What is the mating connector to the Danube 6-PaC PCI (D6PC) link port connectors. |
| 14 |
What connector is used on board for the Danube 6-PaC PCI (D6PC) link port? |
| 15 |
After I updated my Toolkit, my host program no longer works. |
| 16 |
I just upgraded to VDSP 3.5 and now my build fails with errors in my .ldf file |
| 17 |
How do I load a .bit file into a BittWare board that has an FPGA on it? |
| 18 |
How do I write a file to the FPGA PROM? |
| 19 |
What is the information that is passed back from the board when using the dsp21k_int functions? |
| 20 |
Why does the mailbox status show 0xF when I write to it from the DSP? Wouldn't it only be 0x1? |
| 21 |
What do I need to send to get a license for my BittWare Target? |
| 22 |
My VDSP compiler is telling me I have only 10 days left on my license. Why is that? |
| 23 |
What is the maximum DMA size I can set the SharcFin DMA engine up for? |
| 24 |
I am using the DMA engine in the SharcFin to transfer data from the PC Host memory down to the DSP memory. It will run once, but all the other DMAs never complete. Why is that? |
| 25 |
How do I set up the interrupts to notify me when the DMA is complete? |
| 26 |
What are the speeds of the Cluster bus on your boards? |
| 27 |
Are there any examples for your boards? |
| 28 |
Why can't I get 512 MByte SDRAM on my Tiger board? |
| 29 |
What is the SDRAM Window on a Hammerhead board used for? |
| 30 |
Why do I have to multiply the target address of a DMA by 4 in my DSP program? |
| 31 |
Why is DspTest failing the SDRAM on my Danube 6-PaC PCI (D6PC) board? |
| 32 |
How do I build a Host Interface Library (HIL) application using a Borland compiler? I keep getting errors. |
| 33 |
What are the environmental specifications of your boards? |
| 34 |
What are the versions of software needed to run the DSPdeveloper Tools? |
| 35 |
How do I tell what version of SharcFin is on my board? |
| 36 |
How do I tell what release of the Toolkit I am running? |
| 37 |
What are the DMAR mappings on a Danube 6-PaC PCI (D6PC) board? |
| 39 |
How do I retrieve the latest updates to VisualDSP++ 4.0? |
| 40 |
What are the part numbers for the Rocket I/O (J1, J2) and the DIO breakout connectors (J6A, J7A) on the T2-PCI (T2PC) board? |
| 41 |
What are the characteristics of the external trigger of the Barracuda-PMC+ (BCPM)? |
| 42 |
Sometimes, when using a hardware-emulator/ICE session, when I invoke VisualDSP it gives me an error window specifying that it cannot connect to the target, with Error Code: 0x80004005. How do I fix this? |
| 44 |
Where can I find a datasheet that includes mechanical information for the SharcFIN? |
| 45 |
I am having problems rebuilding the ATLANTiS code, what's wrong? |
| 48 |
Is BittWare still offering it's Audio-PMC+ board to new customers? |
| 49 |
Why isn't the serial loopback on my RocketIOs working properly? |
| 54 |
Where do I find processor manuals and VDSP manuals? |
| 55 |
Is it possible to connect to and debug a Flash loaded DSP in standalone mode? |
| 56 |
What is the availability of the User Constraints File (UCF) required on BittWare boards utilizing FPGAs? |
| 57 |
Why is a WinDriver error generated when using the Toolkit? |
| 58 |
What is the expected power consumption for the Tiger-PCI (TSPC)? |
| 59 |
What are the Hammerhead-6U-cPCI (HH6U) power requirements? |
| 60 |
What is the recommended manufacturer and part number for the T2-PCI DIO cable assemblies? |
| 61 |
Will the opening of DSPgraph cause a reset to occur on any BittWare board? |
| 62 |
The Configuration Manager detects all boards and processors in my system, but when I try to use the HIL "open" statements, not all boards are successfully opened. Why is this, what can I do to further characterize the issue, and how is this normally fixed? |
| 63 |
Is there any software limitation on the number of HIL open calls I can make? |
| 64 |
What are the SDRAM speed requirements for BittWare's Hammerhead 21160 DSP boards? |
| 65 |
Is the Hammerhead-3U-cPCI (HH3U) PXI compliant? |
| 66 |
What OS is recommended for use with my BittWare hardware - Windows or Linux? |
| 67 |
Is the Tiger-6U-cPCI (TS6U) compatible with the PXI standard? |
| 68 |
Regarding the Atlantis Architecture, there are 2 Muxes available in the FPGA to connect various peripherals together. Does this meant that it you can only have two simultaneous data flows in the FPGA, i.e., one link port sending information to one Rocket I/O on one Mux and another link port sending information to another port? |
| 69 |
What are the characteristics of the AURORA protocol implemented on the Atlantis FPGAs and available on the Rocket I/O links? |
| 70 |
When the ADC's on the Barracuda-PMC+ (BCPM) are set to full sampling rate, why do I only get half the expected data across the link ports ? |
| 71 |
Why are my ADCperf and IOBarracuda applications crashing and not working reliably? |
| 72 |
What are the different ways to transfer data between two T2-PCI (T2PC) boards? |
| 73 |
What PCI adapter or carrier board do you recommend using with your PMC boards? |
| 74 |
What is the transfer rate from the DSP to the SDRAM on a Tiger-PCI (TSPC) board? |
| 75 |
What are the power requirements for the Hammerhead-PCI (HHPC)? |
| 76 |
How do I control and change the SYSCON & SDRCON settings on my TS201-based board? |
| 77 |
How do I find the current revision level of my installed BittWare DSP21k Toolkit? |
| 78 |
How do I find the current revision level of my installed BittWare Target for VisualDSP++? |
| 79 |
What version of BittWare's DSP21k Toolkit will support my BittWare ISA board? |
| 80 |
Does BittWare still provide support for the EZ-KIT Lite Evaluation systems? |
| 81 |
Can BittWare recommend right-angle mounted Link Port Cables for the Tiger-PCI (TSPC)? |
| 82 |
How do I initiate communication between the Host computer and a Client computer using the BittWare Remote Toolkit? |
| 83 |
Which jumpers does BittWare use on their boards? |
| 84 |
Why and how can carrier board damage occur when transitioning between different Barracuda-PMC+ (BCPM) FPGA loads? |
| 85 |
On my BittWare DSP board, why is the data transfer rate between the DSP's via the Cluster Bus diminished while BittWare's VisualDSP Target is running? |
| 86 |
If I would like to implement the ATLANTiS SERDES Block within a non-ATLANTiS FPGA, how do I obtain the wrapper and supporting material to compile my FPGA? |
| 87 |
I just installed the Remote Client Toolkit on my Client computer and tried to connect it to BittWare's VisualDSP Target, but I am receiving the error message: "Unable to connect to the Target". Why? |
| 88 |
When there are multiple DSP's writing to the same region of SDRAM, what is the best method to implement a "lockout" feature, allowing the current DSP to complete its data cycle before any other DSPs are allowed access to the same SDRAM area? |
| 89 |
When using ATLANTiS to switch Link Ports or RocketIO ports, why do I sometimes get duplicating data at the receiver? |
