GOWIN GWU2X Operating instructions
GWU2X Programming Guide_U2X_JTAG
UG1003-1.0E, 06/29/2021
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Description
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Initial version published.
Contents
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Contents............................................................................................................... i
List of Tables....................................................................................................... ii
1 General Description ........................................................................................ 1
2 Programming................................................................................................... 5
2.1 API Functions...................................................................................................................... 5
2.1.1 Get JTAG Status.............................................................................................................. 5
2.1.2 Get Running Error Information ........................................................................................ 5
2.1.3 Generate TMS Signal Array............................................................................................. 6
2.1.4 Set TCK Frequency......................................................................................................... 6
2.1.5 Set IO Ports..................................................................................................................... 7
2.1.6 JTAG Status Reset.......................................................................................................... 7
2.1.7 JTAG Status Jumping to IDLE......................................................................................... 8
2.1.8 Send IR Data................................................................................................................... 9
2.1.9 Send DR Data................................................................................................................ 10
2.1.10 Readback TDO Data ....................................................................................................11
2.1.11 Generate Commands to Send DR Data.......................................................................11
2.2 Programming Example.....................................................................................................12
Terminology and Abbreviations...................................................................... 16
Support and Feedback..................................................................................... 17
1 General Description
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1General Description
GWU2X can be used to create a USB to JTAG protocol interface to
read/write JTAG interfaces. Its TCK clock frequency can be configured. It
supports up to 15MHz TCK according to the current test result. It can send
or read IR/DR data of any BIT length.
2 Driver Installation and Uninstallation
2.1 Use Zadig to Install Driver
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2Driver Installation and Uninstallation
GWU2X _JTAG can be programmed using libusb, the open source
USB function library. To program with this function library, the “WinUSB.sys”
USB driver program needs to be installed.
You can use Zadig(https://zadig.akeo.ie/), the open source driver
installation tool, to install driver. The driver installation requires administrator
privileges.
2.1 Use Zadig to Install Driver
Connect GWU2X device to the computer USB interface, double-click to
open Zadig (administrator privileges required), click Options, and check the
"List All Device" option. All USB devices connected to the computer will be
listed.
Figure 2-1 Check “List All Device” Option
Select GWU2X, the device that requires driver installation.
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2.1 Use Zadig to Install Driver
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Figure 2-2 Select the Device that Requires Driver Installation
Select the driver to be installed, use libusb+WinUSB, and select
WinUSB.
Figure 2-3 Select the Driver Program to be Installed
Click “Install Driver”. The driver will be installed after a few moments.
Note!
The button displays "Install Driver" if the driver is not currently installed, and "Replace
Driver" if another driver is currently installed.
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2.2 Uninstall Driver
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2.2 Uninstall Driver
To uninstall the driver, connect GWU2X device to the computer, open
the windows device manager, and find GWU2X device in the "Universal
Serial Bus Devices" list. Right-click on the device name and select the
"Uninstall Device" option in the pop-up menu.
Figure 2-4 Open Device Manager
In the pop-up dialog box, first check "Remove driver software for this
device", and then click the “Uninstall” button to uninstall the driver.
Figure 2-5 Uninstall Device
3 Programming
3.1 API Functions
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3Programming
3.1 API Functions
3.1.1 Get JTAG Status
const char * jtag_get_state_str(int iJtagStateCode);
Parameters:
iJtagStateCode: A variable of the JTAG state. For the variable definition,
please refer to the enumerated value of JTAG_STATE defined in
gw_usb2jtag.h.
Return Value:
A const char pointer to the address of a string that describes JTAG
status. It can be used to output information for debugging.
3.1.2 Get Running Error Information
const char * usb2jtag_get_err_info(int errCode);
Parameters:
errCode: Returns the error code ofAPI functions. Returns 0 if
successful; returns a negative value if an error occurs in the function
running.
Return Value:
A const char pointer to the address of a string that describes error
Information. It can be used to output information for debugging.
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3.1.3 Generate TMS Signal Array
int jtag_generate_tms_array(
int *pJtagState,
int iTargetState,
int *pTmsBitCnt,
unsigned int *pTmsBitArray);
Parameters:
pJtagState: A pointer to a variable that holds the current JTAG state. If
running successful, the variable will be updated to the JTAG state after the
TMS signal is sent.
iTargetState: Send a TMS signal to cause the JTAG device to jump to
the target JTAG state.
pTmsBitCnt: A pointer to a variable that holds the length of the
generated TMS signal array.
pTmsBitArray:A pointer to a variable that holds the value of the
generated TMS signal array.
Return Value:
Returns 0 if the parameter setting is successful, otherwise an error
code less than zero is returned
3.1.4 Set TCK Frequency
int usb2jtag_tckset(
libusb_device_handle *devh,
unsigned int uiFreqKiloHz,
unsigned int uiTimeOut);
Parameters:
Devh: USB device handle in libusb, used to operate the USB2JTAG
device.
uiFreqKiloHz: TCK frequency to be set, in KHz;
uiTimeout: Timeout parameter, in ms. It's infinite waiting if set to “0”.
Return Value:
Returns 0 if the parameter setting is successful, otherwise an error
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code less than zero is returned
3.1.5 Set IO Ports
int usb2jtag_ioset(
libusb_device_handle *devh,
unsigned short usIODir,
unsigned short usIOLevelSet,
unsigned int uiTimeOut);
Parameters:
Devh: USB device handle in libusb, used to operate the USB2JTAG
device.
uiIODir: Set the direction of IO ports. JTAG TCK/TMS/TDI needs to be
set to output mode and TDO needs to be set to input mode. For the
parameter definition, please refer to the macro definition in gw_usb2jtag.h.
uiIOLevelSet: Set the level of the IO port during its idle time. During idle
time, TMS/TDI is usually set to high and TCK/TDO to low. For the parameter
definition, please refer to the macro definition in gw_usb2jtag.h.
uiTimeout: Timeout parameter, in ms. It's infinite waiting if set to “0”.
Return Value:
Returns 0 if the parameter setting is successful, otherwise an error
code less than zero is returned
Example:
usIODir = JTAG_GPIO_TCK_OUT | JTAG_GPIO_TMS_OUT |
JTAG_GPIO_TDI_OUT;
usIOLevelSet = JTAG_GPIO_TMS_HIGH |
JTAG_GPIO_TDI_HIGH;
usb2jtag_ioset(devh, usIODir, usIOLevelSet, TIMEOUT);
3.1.6 JTAG Status Reset
When this function is executed, JTAG sends a series of TMS high level
signals, causing the JTAG device state to jump to TEST LOGIC RESET.
int usb2jtag_reset(
libusb_device_handle *devh,
int *pJtagCurrentState,
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unsigned int uiTimeOut);
Parameters:
Devh: USB device handle in libusb, used to operate the USB2JTAG
device.
pJtagCurrentState: A pointer to a variable that holds the current JTAG
status. After the function is executed, the variable will change to
TEST_LOGIC_RESET (0x0).
uiTimeout: Timeout parameter, in ms. It's infinite waiting if set to “0”.
Return Value:
Returns 0 if the function runs successful, otherwise an error code less
than zero is returned
3.1.7 JTAG Status Jumping to IDLE
When this function is executed, JTAG sends TMS signals, causing the
JTAG device state to jump to RUN TEST IDLE.
int usb2jtag_goto_idle(
libusb_device_handle *devh,
int *pJtagCurrentState,
unsigned short usIdleTckLen,
unsigned int uiTimeOut);
Parameters:
Devh: USB device handle in libusb, used to operate the USB2JTAG
device.
pJtagCurrentState: A pointer to a variable that holds the current JTAG
status. After the function is executed, the variable will change to RUN TEST
IDLE (0x0).
usIdleTckLen:After jumping to Run Test Idle, it continues to generate a
TCK with the specified length. If it is not required, this parameter is passed
to 0.
uiTimeout: Timeout parameter, in ms. It's infinite waiting if set to “0”.
Return Value:
Returns 0 if the function runs successful, otherwise an error code less
than zero is returned
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3.1.8 Send IR Data
This function sends TMS signals first to cause JTAG status to jump to
SHIFT IR, and then sends the specified IR data.After that, sends TMS
signals to cause JTAG status to jump to RUN TEST IDLE, and continues to
send TCK signals with specified cycles if necessary.
int usb2jtag_shift_ir(
libusb_device_handle *devh,
int *pJtagCurrentState,
int iTdiBitCnt,
unsigned char *ucTdiData,
unsigned char *ucTdoReadBack,
unsigned short usIdleTckLen,
unsigned int uiTimeOut);
Parameters:
Devh: USB device handle in libusb, used to operate the USB2JTAG
device.
pJtagCurrentState: A pointer to a variable that holds the current JTAG
status. After the function is executed, the variable will change to RUN TEST
IDLE (0x0).
iTdiBitCnt: The BIT length of IR data sent by TDI.
TransData: A pointer to the IR data to be sent by TDI.
ucTdoReadBack: A pointer to the address that holds the TDO readback
data. If the TDO readback data is not required to be stored, this parameter is
passed to NULL.
usIdleTckLen:After jumping to RUN TEST IDLE, it continues to
generate a TCK with the specified length. If it is not required, this parameter
is passed to 0.
uiTimeout: Timeout parameter, in ms. It's infinite waiting if set to “0”.
Return Value:
Returns 0 if the function runs successful, otherwise an error code less
than zero is returned
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3.1.9 Send DR Data
This function sends TMS signals first to cause JTAG status to jump to
SHIFT DR, and then sends the specified DR data. After that, sends TMS
signals to cause JTAG status to jump to RUN TEST IDLE, and continues to
send TCK signals with specified cycles if necessary.
int usb2jtag_shift_dr(
libusb_device_handle *devh,
int *pJtagCurrentState,
int iTdiBitCnt,
unsigned char *ucTdiData,
unsigned char *ucTdoReadBack,
unsigned short usIdleTckLen,
unsigned int uiTimeOut);
Parameters:
Devh: USB device handle in libusb, used to operate the USB2JTAG
device.
pJtagCurrentState: A pointer to a variable that holds the current JTAG
status. After the function is executed, the variable will change to RUN TEST
IDLE (0x0).
iTdiBitCnt: The BIT length of DR data sent by TDI.
ucTdiData: A Pointer to the DR data to be sent by TDI.
ucTdoReadBack: A pointer to the address that holds the TDO readback
data. If the TDO readback data is not required to be stored, this parameter is
passed to NULL.
usIdleTckLen:After jumping to RUN TEST IDLE, it continues to
generate a TCK with the specified length. If it is not required, this parameter
is passed to 0.
uiTimeout: Timeout parameter, in ms. It's infinite waiting if set to “0”.
Return Value:
Returns 0 if the function runs successful, otherwise an error code less
than zero is returned.
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3.1.10 Readback TDO Data
This function reads back the TDO data currently stored.
int usb2jtag_readback_tdo(
libusb_device_handle *devh,
int iBitsToRead,
unsigned char *ucTdoReadBack,
unsigned int uiTimeOut);
Parameters:
Devh: USB device handle in libusb, used to operate the USB2JTAG
device.
iBitsToRead: The BIT length of TDO that needs to be read back.
ucTdoReadBack: A pointer to the address that holds the TDO readback
data.
uiTimeout: Timeout parameter, in ms. It's infinite waiting if set to “0”.
Return Value:
Returns 0 if the function runs successful, otherwise an error code less
than zero is returned.
3.1.11 Generate Commands to Send DR Data
This function generates the commands of sending DR data according to
the incoming parameters, but the DR data will not be sent until a set of
several instructions to send DR data are generated and stored in a
continuous address and then the “libusb_bulk_transfer” function in libusb is
used to sent all at once, which can improve the transmission efficiency.
int usb2jtag_build_shift_dr_cmd(
int *pJtagCurrentState,
int iTdiBitCnt,
unsigned char *ucTdiData,
unsigned short usIdleTckLen,
unsigned char ucIsTdoRdbk,
unsigned char *ucCmdMem,
int *piCmdMemByteLeft,
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int *piCmdByteCnt);
Parameters:
pJtagCurrentState: A pointer to a variable that holds the current JTAG
status. After the function is executed, the variable will change to
RUN_TEST_IDLE.
iTdiBitCnt: The BIT length of the DR data sent by TDI.
ucTdiData: A Pointer to the address that holds the DR data to be sent
by TDI.
usIdleTckLen: How many TCK cycles needs to be sent after sending
and jumping to IDLE. If no TCK cycle is required, this parameter is passed
as 0.
ucIsTdoRdbk: Whether the TDO readback data needs to be saved. If so,
this parameter is passed as 1; otherwise, this parameter is passed as 0.
ucTdoReadBack: A pointer to the address that holds the generation
commands.
piCmdMemByteLeft: A pointer to a variable that indicates how much
byte space is left in the address that holds the generated commands.Upon
successful execution of this function, the value of the variable is
automatically updated.
piCmdByteCnt: Apointer to a variable that holds the BYTE length of the
comands generated by this execution of the function.
Return Value:
Returns 0 if the function runs successful, otherwise an error code less
than zero is returned.
3.2 Programming Example
#define TIMEOUT 1000
usIODir = JTAG_GPIO_TCK_OUT | JTAG_GPIO_TMS_OUT |
JTAG_GPIO_TDI_OUT;
usIOLevelSet = JTAG_GPIO_TMS_HIGH |
JTAG_GPIO_TDI_HIGH;
usb2jtag_ioset(devh, usIODir, usIOLevelSet, TIMEOUT);
usb2jtag_tckset(devh, 1330, TIMEOUT);
usb2jtag_reset(devh, &iJtagCurrentState, TIMEOUT);
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usb2jtag_goto_idle(devh, &iJtagCurrentState, 0,
TIMEOUT);
rc = usb2jtag_shift_ir(devh, &iJtagCurrentState, 5,
&ir_data, &ir_rdbk, 10, TIMEOUT);
if(rc != 0) {
printf("usb2jtag shift ir test failed...\n");
goto out;
}
printf("ir tdo read back: 0x%02x\n", ir_rdbk);
rc = usb2jtag_shift_dr(devh, &iJtagCurrentState, 58,
(unsigned char *)(&dr_data), (unsigned char *)(&dr_rdbk),
20, TIMEOUT);
if(rc != 0) {
printf("usb2jtag shift dr test failed...\n");
goto out;
}
printf("dr tdo read back: %016llx\n", dr_rdbk);
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4Error Code
If the API function runs well, it returns 0; otherwise, it returns a negative
number.
The meaning of the non-zero return values are shown in the table as
below.
Table 4-1 Error Code List
Value
Enumerator
0
SUCCESS
Runs correctly
-1
USB_ERROR_IO
USB input/output error
-2
USB_ERROR_INVALID_PARAM
USB parameter error
-3
USB_ERROR_ACCESS
No permission to access the device
-4
USB_ERROR_NO_DEVICE
No USB device (device
disconnected)
-5
USB_ERROR_NOT_FOUND
No Entity
-6
USB_ERROR_BUSY
USB device busy
-7
USB_ERROR_TIMEOUT
Timeout
-8
USB_ERROR_OVERFLOW
Memory overflow
-9
USB_ERROR_PIPE
Pipe error
-10
USB_ERROR_INTERRUPTED
The system function was interrupted
-11
USB_ERROR_NO_MEM
Out of memory
-12
USB_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED
Not supported on the current
platform
-13
U2J_ERROR_USBTRANS_ERR
USB data transmitting error
-14
U2J_ERROR_INVALID_PARAM
Invalid U2X_JTAG parameter setting
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Value
Enumerator
-15
U2J_ERROR_TIMEOUT
U2X_JTAG transmitting timeout
-16
U2J_ERROR_CMD_ERR
U2X_JTAG command error
-99
ERROR_OTHER
Other errors
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