MityDSP Hardware Release Notes

1. All Cores rebuilt using ISE 11.4 tool chain. Only .ngc are delivered (no more EDN's will be delivered).

1. Fixed bug for burst capture mode (which is off by 1, capturing 1 less sample than requested). Bugzilla #1892

1. Added support for payload bits override. Bugzilla #1870

1. Fixed bug for burst capture mode (which is off by 1, capturing 1 less sample than requested). Bugzilla #1871

1. Fixed metastability issue in start bit detect logic Bugzilla #1861
2. Added metastability flip-flops for i_dcd, i_ri, and i_dsr

1. Added serdes_wrapper synchronization ports for running the display at higher data rates (synchronization is optional). Running the LCD clock at 6.25MHz the QVGA refresh rate can be as high as 80Hz. Bugzilla #1855
2. Added LCD controls:
   • Power Control
   • Backlight Control
   • Backlight Dimming
   • HREV & VREV Control
3. Improved clock timing adjustments
4. Added lcd_serdes_cl000099 wrapper
5. Added Modelsim simulation scripts and updated testbench
6. Added lcd_serdes_84_0023_001T.vhd to replace lcd_serdes.vhd

1. Added additional framegrabber timing registers to support inverting lval and fval signals, and subsampling framed data to support various cameras that have additional pixels clocked out during valid frame intervals or don't provide subsampling interfaces (or developers don't want to write the interface). Bugzilla #1221

1. Added metastability flip-flops for i_xmit_cts. Bugzilla #1845

1. Slowed Touch ADC DCLK rate down to 100 KHz from 50 MHz EMIF clock to support MDK development kit (which shifts the data in/out via a serial shift register). Bugzilla #1718

1. Fixed wr_busy flag such that it asserts earlier, so it is not missed. Bugzilla #1733

1. Added support for resetting DCM and reporting external clock lock status. This fix requires version 1.01 of the Cypress USB PC Drivers. Fixed dropping of data when inbound FPGA FIFO fills. Bugzilla #1751

1. Rebuilt core to remove IOBs in blackbox netlist, which do not allow map to work. No functional changes. Bugzilla #1752
2. Default Timing Generator core now supports 1024 block RAM entries. Bugzilla #1762

1. Fixed EZ-USB core for FULL speed operation. Also fixed some potential HIGH speed issues. Bugzilla #1715

1. New LCD Controller core, which uses the new EMIF_SDRAM_DMA engine. Bugzilla #1328

1. Rebuilt with KEEPER enabled on USB UART input pins. Bugzilla #1542

1. Fixed bug in burst capture mode. Bugzilla #1570

1. Added Alarm interrupt generation capability. Bugzilla #1613

1. Added Xmit-Enable output port. Bugzilla #1658

1. Fixed binaries for high speed Cypress USB Core. Bugzilla #1674

1. Updated code to current standards.

1. Added 50MHz clock input, and updated code to current standards.

1. New AD7760 ADC Interface Core.

1. New high speed Cypress USB Core.

1. Added multiple MAC filters and promiscuous mode for IGMP support. Bugzilla #1363
2. Added packet filtering capability to ethernet module, supporting PtP FPGA based timestamping and other RTP data injection into MAC layer inbound and outbound data streams. Bugzilla #1424

1. Added optional DMA interface ports for FPGA controlled SDRAM read or write transfers. Bugzilla #1310

1. Added capability to transfer camera link data directly to SDRAM via EMIF_Iface DMA engine. Bugzilla #1327

1. Baselined version of RFC 1305 compliant FPGA local clock. Bugzilla #1364

1. Fixed bug where MSB of GPIO pins may not generate input interrupt. Bugzilla #1397

1. Added frame decimation register to support decimation of frames on fast cameras. Bugzilla #1218

1. Added DCM reset logic to base module for consistent EMIF DCM resets across MityDSP designs. Added 4 ms clock enable output (25 MHz domain). Bugzilla #1253

1. Offset both Transmit and Receive buffers by 2 bytes in order to support direct DMA transfers from the DSP (without addition buffer copies). This was required as the DSP required certain IP layer fields to be 4 byte aligned in order to avoid additional buffer copies. Due to the nature of this change, version 2.00 of the ethernet core is no longer compatible with prior MDK versions of software. This change allows nearly a 3x improvement in ethernet stack performance and was deemed necessary to support new MityDSP realtime applications. Bugzilla #1096

Added additional flip-flops to ease meeting timing and meta-stability issues. Bugzilla #1102

1. Introduced. Bugzilla #1036

1. Added latest-sample register. Bugzilla #1136
2. Combined ADS8343 and ADS8344 source directories into one ADS834x directory which generates two outputs.

1. Added latest-sample register. Bugzilla #1136

1. The source code for the GPIO core has been included in all distributions for optimized building. The GPIO core includes a default direction setting, which allows for an optional 32 bit vector (rather than a sized reference by the NUM_IO generic, see Bugzilla #1040) defining the default IO direction on reset.

1. Change MOSI level to be updated on write side (EMIF) side for correct level reporting. Resolves Bugzilla #1049

1. Decode Tx/Rx FIFOs at address offsets 0x40 through 0x7F in order to support MityDSP Pro DMA due to 645x EMIF erratas. Resolves Bugzilla #1017

1. Decode FIFO reads additionally at address 0x40 through 0x7F in order to support MityDSP Pro DMA due to 645x EMIF erratas. Resolves Bugzilla #1017

1. Decode FIFO reads additionally at address 0x40 through 0x7F in order to support MityDSP Pro DMA due to 645x EMIF erratas. Resolves Bugzilla #1017

1. Decode FIFO reads additionally at address 0x40 through 0x7F in order to support MityDSP Pro DMA due to 645x EMIF erratas. Resolves Bugzilla #1017

1. Force chip select to toggle during power/up or reset in order to ensure a falling edge is detected by part correctly as CS is held low during normal operation. Resolves Bugzilla #969
2. Decode FIFO reads additionally at address 0x40 through 0x7F in order to support MityDSP Pro DMA due to 645x EMIF erratas. Resolves Bugzilla #1017

1. Added current control flags to register definitions, added software control of MS flags. Resolves Bugzilla #1002

1. Updated display timing to drive the standard Sharp portrait QVGA LCD. Resolves Bugzilla #1003
2. Removed IOB instantiation within wrapper. Should be included in top level Resolves Bugzilla #1010

1. Moved location of read FIFO register and MSR register to offset 0x0c and 0x10, respectively in order to support MityDSP Pro builds. The MityDSP-Pro DSP does not appear to assert byte enable strobes on read access logic. This UART will only work with software build using MDK 2.0. Resolves Bugzilla #1007

1. Rebuilt using UART Version 2.0 and new base module source code (which supports MityDSP Pro in common code). Resolves Bugzilla #1012

1. Baseline Support for MityDSP-PRO. Resolves Bugzilla #1012

1. Fixed intermittent problem with extra output word being clocked. Fixed FIFO EMPTY Status Flag. Fixed reset condition to not clock data into the miso FIFO on startup. Resolves Bugzilla #942

1. Baseline touchscreen controller. ADS7843. Resolves Bugzilla #641

1. SDRAM DMA engine, controlled via FPGA. Necessary to support QVGA LCD display. Built for MityDSP XM SDRAM timings. Baseline version. Resolves Bugzilla #639

1. QVGA LCD Control module. Supports QVGA color resolution and includes control for dimming backlight via PWM adjustment on LED control. Resolves Bugzilla #928

1. Updated Quad Encoder VHDL file to fix problem where no quadrature pulses are detected ("lock-up"). Resolves Bugzilla #790

1. Fixed issue with first sample being bad following disabling of continuous mode capture. Resolves Bugzilla #368

1. Baseline delivery of TI (Burr Brown) ADS8329 16-Bit 1 MHz serial interface ADC. Resolves Bugzilla #774

1. Firmware now provides required reset to the ADS8402 at power up. There is also a reset bit in the CCR to force a reset. Resolves Bugzilla #535

1. Added receive functionality to the SPIT core. Resolves Bugzilla #736
2. The SPIT core version 2.00 is not compatible with prior MDK software drivers.
3. Added clock polarity software control.
4. Added controlled clock mode (the output clock may be gated or allowed to free run) control.

1. Added baseline version of Timing Generator Core, version 1.00. Resolves Bugzilla #459

1. Corrected errors in 1.07 build. Watchdog timer is not connected in Bootloader FPGA due to conflicts with MityDSP Rev.C DSP CLKOUT3 signal. Resolves Bugzilla #679

1. Rebuilt with new base_module to support masked interrupts, watchdog timer, and bank address clearing. Resolves Bugzilla #414, #498

1. Added scratch pad RAM (16 x 32-bit) @ offsets 0x40 thru 0x7f. Part of Bugzilla #436 Resolution
2. Added a bank-zero clearing input port (for system resets). Part of Bugzilla #436 Resolution
3. Added a watchdog timer. Part of Bugzilla #436 Resolution
4. Changed bank_sel & sba_clk signal to tri-state enables. Resolves Bugzilla #498

1. Updated Bootloader to include UART Version 1.5 Resolves Bugzilla #389

1. Added individual IRQ source masking capability. Also added a version register for the core itself (@ offset 0x18). Resolves Bugzilla #327

1. Changed receive interrupt logic to only generate Rx interrupts if the receive FIFO is 1/2 Full or if the receive FIFO is not empty and 300 usecs have transpired. (reduce IRQ rate for higher BAUD rate configurations). Resolves Bugzilla #389

1. Initial delivery of FPGA based fixed point Infinite Impulse Response (IIR) filtering core. Resolves Bugzilla #360

1. Fixed a few bugs, and added phase roll-over output. Resolves Bugzilla #384 & #386
2. Added sample enable input for more clocking flexibility.

1. Updated trigger logic to use level instead of edge sensitivity Resolves Bugzilla #402
2. Split capture logic from front end in order to support external filtering and capture engine Resolves Bugzilla #403

1. Fixed problem in continuous mode of operation (only) that caused flipping of even and odd words in the data FIFO for random start events. Resolves Bugzilla #333
2. Fixed problem where 2 bursts worth of data are collected (instead of 1) in burst collect mode. Changes do not effect continuous mode of operation. Resolves Bugzilla #343

1. Initial Baseline of ADS8402 16-bit 1 MHz ADC core for MityDSP Resolves Bugzilla #323

1. Initial Baseline of Arbitrary Waveform Generator Core for MityDSP Resolves Bugzilla #352

1. Fixed intermittent value error due to register reset race condition Resolves Bugzilla #331

1. Fixed bank select logic. Resolves Bugzilla #305

1. Introduced. Resolves Bugzilla #215

1. Added Modem Control lines (DSR, DTR, RI, DCD). Resolves Bugzilla #260
2. Removed Auto-Enabling of Tx/Rx interrupts. Resolves Bugzilla #290

1. Added FlipBit command. Resolves Bugzilla #288

1. Fixed the CTL_IE logic so that it will clear the IRQ when not set. Resolves Bugzilla #304

1. Fixed bug in external trigger mode. Resolves Bugzilla #283
2. Fixed bug with inverted Differential-Mode bit. Resolves Bugzilla #284

1. The cores were updated to put out 0's when not selected and the EMIF_iface OR's the data busses together instead of using MUXes. Resolves Bugzilla #178

1. New I2C interface for the Real Time Clock Resolves Bugzilla #233

1. A generic distributed RAM core was added for temp PWM count interface Resolves Bugzilla #251

1. Removed the async reset from the core. Resolves Bugzilla #141

1. Fixed MII MI register alignment. Added phy 5-bit address for MII MI interface Resolves Bugzilla #192

1. Fixed problem with odd travel count commands resulting in hard stops instead of smooth decelerations. Resolves Bugzilla #269.
2. Fixed overshoot register to work properly, needed for locating terminal switches TS3 through TS7. Resolves Bugzilla #250.

1. Fixed empty flag on FIFO status. NOTE: FIFO count is actually 1 plus the number reported in the FSR when the empty flag is 0, 0 when empty flag is set. Resolves Bugzilla #232

1. Initial delivery of vhdl core supporting Burr Brown / Texas Instruments ADS8343 16-bit analog-to-digital converter.

1. Final delivery of Stepper baseline core (tested with software API). NOTE: version 1.00 does not support soft stop conditions properly. With testing, this delivery Resolves Bugzilla #175.

1. Made NUM_IO generic 1 based instead of 0 based. Resolves Bugzilla #177

1. Reduced number of bits in IRQ-Mask registers down to 8 per IRQ line, and compacted them into a single 32-bit register. Resolves Bugzilla #180
2. Implemented the new Serial-Bank-Addressing scheme for MityDSP-XM. The module defaults to compatibility with the standard MityDSP, and can be built for MityDSP-XM by setting generics on the module. Resolves Bugzilla #191

1. Initial delivery of vhdl core supporting Allegro 3967 microstepping chip.

1. Updated to work with the changes to base_module.vhd outlined above.

1. Added PWM Core. Resolves Bugzilla #101

1. Added metastable state for Burst Complete clear logic. Resolves Bugzilla #188

1. Initial Release. Includes internal bug fix for Bug 179.

1. Reverse logic levels for t_port output signal. Resolves Bugzilla #144

1. Initial release of the HDK, grouped together with MityDSP development kit.
2. Common top-level vhdl modules needed for skeleton applications are located under hardware/vhdl.
3. Core modules (including netlists) and necessary build scripts have been placed in the hardware/FPGA/cores path.
4. Baseline bootloader FPGA image which employs recommended FPGA skeleton architecture (utilizing common vhdl modules for versioning and EMIF interfacing) for MityDSP application FPGA images included under the hardware/FPGA_boot path.
5. Test modules for various cores are included under the hardware/FPGA_Test path. These modules also illustrate the general build structure recommended for new FPGA applications.
6. Reference schematics, in Protel 2004 compatible format have been included in the hardware/ReferenceDesigns area. Schematics are also available in PDF for viewing.

1. Added MityDSP Core Version register FIFO, includes capability to read core version number as well as interrupt vector registration from software.
2. Updated FIFO to support hardware RTS/CTS flow control.

1. Added MityDSP Core Version register FIFO, includes capability to read core version number as well as interrupt vector registration from software.
2. Shifted Tc Packet FIFO adddress from 0x00 to 0x18 to support core version address of 0x00.
3. Added local interrupt enable/disable mask to support sharing IRQ line.

1. Initial release of GPIO core. Compliant with MityDSP hardware development guidelines. See relevant design memos for more information.

1. Initial release of ADC9235 core. Compliant with MityDSP hardware development guidelines. See relevant design memos for more information.

1. FPGA image developed / built using MityDSP FPGA design skeleton, common top-level vhdl modules, and latest MityUART Core version (1.3) for dual serial port (USB+RS232). I/O mappings defined for supporting Camera I/O board.

1. Initial Release of the following reference schematics:
   1. RS-232 Serial Interface
   2. 12-Bit SPI ADC Interface
   3. 12-Bit SPI DAC Interface
   4. Ethernet PHY Interface (Broadcom)
   5. CP210X USB Bridge Chip Interface

  
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