Hello Roberto,

I did look there, but the option for port G is not listed.....I am 
using an old build of the Kernel so will investigate using the latest
build. Perhaps I should have doen that sooner. Sorry.

Many thanks for your quick response. Much appreciated.

Alistair

 
--- In [email protected], Roberto Asquini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hello Alistair,
> 
> the boot I/O state of the  port G lines is set inside the kernel 
options.
> If you issue the command:
> make kernelconfig
> starting from the devboard-R2_01 directory.
> 
> Navigating in the menu: "Drivers for ETRAX 100LX built-in 
interfaces" 
> you will find an option called: "Port G Output".
> There you can set the startup state of the G0, G8-G15, G16-G23 and 
G24  
> I/O pins.
> 
> In general when the Fox VHDL is mounted on the Fox Board you cannot 
> program the FPGA using the 2x5 Jtag header onboard the Fox VHDL for 
> conflict with the PortG lines. But reversing the data programming 
lines 
> is not enough to let you use the JTAG header since the signal Jtag 
TRST 
> is connected to the Fox Board Og25 that is a only-output pin. So to 
be 
> able to use the JTAG header to reprogram the FPGA you should 
disconnect 
> the Fox VHDL from the Fox Board or try to put the Fox Board in 
reset 
> state closing the jumper J9 on the Fox Board.
> 
> On the new coming Fox VHDL2 we provided a separate jumper to 
decouple 
> the Jtag programming from the Fox Board.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Roberto Asquini
> 
> Alistair ha scritto:
> >
> > Is there anyway to default the 32bit port G on the fox board to
> > be inputs rather than an outputs when using the foxbone bus?
> >
> > At boot the bus is currently loading my FPGA programming pins. 
There
> > is a good reason for me to do this..honestly.
> >
> > If the port G were inputs at power up then that would be great. 
After
> > the foxboard has booted I can control port G. But I just want to 
set
> > the direction in the Kernel so this is the case at power up.
> >
> > Any thoughts gratefully received.
> >
> > Great product by the way. It has really got me into embedded 
linux.
> >
> > Thanks again,
> > Alistair
> >
> >  
> 
> 
> -- 
> Roberto Asquini
> Acme Systems srl
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.acmesystems.it
>


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